The best
way of tackling yeast infection is by detecting and
understanding the different causes of yeast
infection. Yeast infection is a type of fungal
infection that usually affects the moist, warm body
areas, such as mouth, genitals and intestinal tract, and
which causes itching, burning, soreness and sometimes
more serious complications in the affected area and in
the whole body. Though the infection is not fatal and is
easily treatable, you do need to be cautious when
dealing with yeast infection.
What
causes yeast infection?
Yeast
infection is often held synonymously with vaginal yeast
infection. However, there is a huge misconception that
yeast infection affects women only. Women, men and
children can all get infected with yeast infection.
There are different causes of yeast
infection, some of which are as
follows:
1)
Facilitating factors: Yeast
infection is the result of growth of a fungus called as
Candida fungus. This fungus is found in all of us in
limited and harmless amount. However, this fungus can
grow rapidly if it is allowed to thrive in moist areas.
Hence, moisture can prove to be a facilitating factor in
causing yeast infection. Mouth, genital areas and folds
of skin are the most susceptible to yeast infection.
2)
Hormonal changes: Hormonal
changes especially during pregnancy can cause yeast
infection. Usually, high level of estrogen can lead to
greater glycogen level in the body. Yeast infection
feeds on glycogen. Hence, this can prove to be a
breeding ground for this particular type of infection.
3) Drug
therapy: Certain
types of medication, antibiotics and even radiation
therapy can lead to yeast infection as drug therapy can
harm the bacteria that fights yeast infection.
4) Medical
conditions: Certain
types of diseases like diabetes can also trigger yeast
infection. High blood sugar level can provide an ideal
situation for the fungus to grow. Hence, diabetics are
more prone to yeast infection.
5)
Miscellaneous factors: Other
contributing factors of yeast infection include sexual
transmission, lack of proper hygiene, improper diet, and
injury to specific parts of the body like vagina, toxins
and weak immune system.
The causes
of yeast infection are often ignored during conventional
medical treatment. This is also the reason why the
infection keeps cropping up, as the core cause of yeast
infection is not addressed when seeking treatment.
However, holistic approach and alternative therapy has
realized the importance of understanding the causes
of yeast infection in order to eliminate this
ailment in an individual.
Discovering
causes with holistic
approach:
Holistic approach does not believe in superficial treatment. Hence, it lays stress on finding out the causes of yeast infection present in a particular individual. Holistic approach aims at wiping out the cause of the infection. This is because; if the very cause of the infection is removed then there is very little scope for the infection to grow. Therefore there may be many causes of yeast infection. However, when it comes to treatment, there is no other treatment for yeast infection, which is as effective and as smart as holistic approach.
