Your Yeast infection and Antibiotics
A leading cause of a yeast infection is the use of antibiotics.
These drugs kill off bacteria that usually keep the yeast in check.
The yeast population can then grow too quickly for your immune system
to control it.
When this happens, yeast may then change over to its infectious
form and go on the attack.
Women quite often experience their first yeast infections after
taking a prescription for antibiotics, or after using soap containing
disinfectants. Other women have no problems with most antibiotics,
but may get yeast infections if they take specific types of antibiotics,
or if they are treated for an extended time for chronic problems
like acne.
Toddlers often have oral thrush after a course of antibiotics.
Some Antibiotics Can be Avoided
Some condoms have a spermicide containing nonoxynol-9, which has
been shown to increase the incidence of yeast infections. If you
get a yeast infection after having sex using a condom, check the
package to see if it has an antibiotic or spermicide. If it does,
you might consider changing brands.
Our food supply is also full of antibiotics, because beef and poultry
are fed these drugs on a regular basis to keep them healthy in crowded
conditions. Some health practitioners believe the widespread use
of antibiotics in both humans and animals is the cause for both
the recent increase in drug-resistant bacteria, and the increased
incidence of yeast infections.
If you have a child who gets oral yeast infections and there is
no obvious cause, (such as eating lots of sugar), you may want to
switch to certified organic beef, chicken and eggs. (“Free
range” is not a regulated term, and does not guarantee that the
chicken or egg is antibiotic free.)
Many people don’t realize that soap containing disinfectants can
remove the beneficial bacteria from their skin, right along with
the germs. If you get yeast infections often and you use one of
the popular brands of disinfectant soap, you may want to switch
to a non-medicated brand.
Some herbal remedies intended for a condition called "systemic
candidiasis" may act as mild antibiotics, and kill the beneficial
bacteria in the gut right along with the yeast. If you often have
vaginal yeast infections or thrush, you should talk to your doctor
before using one of these remedies. You do need those bacteria,
and yogurt can only replace some of the species of bacteria naturally
living in your intestines.
Replacing Your Beneficial Bacteria
When you need to use an antibiotic because you have a bacterial
infection or other illness, you can replace some of your bacteria,
but not all of them, by eating non-sweetened yogurt that contains
active bacteria. Many commercial brands do not contain
live acidophilus, so be sure to read the label.
If you can’t tolerate yogurt, a dietary supplement that contains
acidophilus may also be helpful to bring your body’s yeast and bacteria
back into balance, so you will be less likely to suffer from a yeast
infection after the use of antibiotic medications.
Remember that antibiotics are only one of at least 17 different
things that can trigger a yeast infection. Some of the other things
on that long list can be avoided, but not all of them. Protect yourself
against yeast infections by learning as much as you can about this
common condition.
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on this site were written by Jonni Good, author of one of
the Web's most popular books on sugar
addiction.
A number of people have asked me for advice about natural
yeast infection remedies to use when nothing seems to work.
I read through many books and articles, and I recommend
Yeast
Infection Away by Crystal McBride. Her information
is well researched, and the instructions are easy to follow. |
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