Yeast infections treatments
can beroughly
divided into three categories: home treatments that are aimed at
relieving the symptoms; prescribed medications and
OTCs; and comprehensive holistic treatments.
These remedies vary
in durability, ease of implementation, acceptability,
and most important, in their potential to provide long
term Candida infection control and prevention.
The main reason for the huge demand for yeast
infection treatments is the rise in prevalence of this
disease during the last decades, especially among
woman. Nearly 75 percent of all western women will have Candida
infection at least once in their lifetime. Those yeast
infection sufferers deal with a
variety of debilitating symptoms, from
burning and itching in the affected area to
chronic fatigue, musce pain, rashes, sleepiness and
physical exhaustion.
Basically, yeast infection, or Candidiasis, is caused by one
of several varieties of candida, including C. albicans, C. glabrata and C.
tropicalis. The most common is C. albicans, which is
responsible for approx. eighteen percent of all
yeast infections. Most individuals have these organisms
in the moist , warn body environments, such as the
mouth, male and female enitals and the intestinal
tract.
In a healthy individual, yeast
organisms are balanced by friendly microorganisms (also
referred to as probiotics) and thus cause little harm.
However, when Candida shifts to its pathogen
form (a condition reffered to as candida overgrowth
that is triggered by a set of internal and external
factors) can cause common candidiasis
symptoms.
Prescribed medications and OTCs, including pills,
lotions,
creams, troches (lozenges), and vaginal
suppositories, appear to be very popular in
treating yeast infections. Those
medications can bedivided into
two main categories:
II. Polyene
antifungals
(i. e. nystatin and amphotericin B). Those antifungal
drugs invade to the ergosterol yeast cell, forming
artificial cavities in the yeast-wall and kill
the yeast.
Many yeast infection patients have chosen to avoid prescribed and OTC drugs and follow a natural approach, such as adopting healthy dietary patterns, detoxing, keeping good personal hygiene and intake of different herbal supplements. The recent research conducted in one of the NY hospitals revealed that yogurt (the sort containing active lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria) is effective as a home remedy for vaginal candidiasis.
It is important to note that since Candida infection is a complex condition triggered by a set of environmental, lifestyle and internal factors, most home remedies are not cures per se. In order to cure your candidiasis in a safe, effective and lasting manner, holistic yeast infection therapy is strongly recommended. All natural holistic therapy is based on comprehensive dietary and lifestyle changes (i. e. avoiding Candida-aggravating foods, supplementing the diet with immune strengthening minerals and vitamins etc.), detoxification, and the intake of specific herbal supplements. The all natural holistic therapy provides provides a safe yeast infection treatment that can stop and prevent its recurrence permanently.
