Yeast Infections: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Lake Consumer Products always recommends that first time sufferers have a doctor diagnose their vaginal infection before self treating. In addition to yeast infections, there are several other types of vaginal infections that could be to blame for your symptoms, including Bacterial Vaginosis or Trichomoniasis. Until you are able to distinguish between the symptoms of each, we advice being diagnosed by a health care provider.
You can't see them, but yeast cells live on all surfaces of our bodies. Under normal circumstances, they're harmless. But under certain conditions they multiply excessively, particularly in warm, moist areas of the body. For example, in the vagina. When this happens, the result is a vaginal yeast infection. Although yeast infections are irritating and can reoccur, they seldom lead to major health problems.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are itching, irritated genital skin, and pain or burning when urinating or engaging in sexual intercourse. Sometimes the infection produces a white, curd-like discharge. Symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are more likely to appear right before your menstrual period.
How are the symptoms of a yeast infection different from symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis?
Causes
In addition to a small number of yeast cells, a healthy vagina also contains natural, healthy bacteria. The healthy bacteria helps prevent yeast and other organisms from growing excessively. When there's a change in the normal balance of bacteria, yeast can overgrow, causing an infection. This imbalance can result from many factors, including antibiotic usage, stress, diet, menstruation, obesity, the environment and the use of oral contraception. Healthy bacteria can also be diminished by the use of antibiotics, which don't distinguish between harmful and helpful bacteria.Treatment
Ordinary over-the-counter products are antifungal drugs designed to kill yeast that have grown excessively, resulting in a symptomatic "yeast infection". Delivered via messy creams or vaginal suppositories, these drugs do nothing to address the underlying imbalance that triggered the yeast infection in the first place.Yeast•Gard products, on the other hand, employ the principles of homeopathy to correct the imbalance that’s at the root of the problem. Rather than simply suppressing disease symptoms, homeopathic remedies act as catalysts to support the body's inherent healing mechanisms. Such is the case with Yeast•Gard whose unique homeopathic formulas help restore the healthy, balanced vaginal environment needed to curb excessive yeast growth and eradicate yeast infection symptoms.
And, the probiotic base into which our Yeast•Gard Advanced homeopathic formulas are blended, support the body’s natural healing process even more. So when used on a daily basis, our Yeast•Gard Advanced products provide ongoing support of your natural defenses to help prevent recurrent infection.
Links
Vaginal Yeast Infections – MedicineNet.comWomen’s Health - Vaginal Yeast Infection - WebMD.com
vH Essentials - Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the single most common vaginal infection among women of childbearing age – even more prevalent that yeast infections. Learn more about BV and how to treat the symptoms with vH essentials.