Discovering What Candidiasis Is And Take Steps To Prevent It
Candidiasis is obviously not a very agreeable conversational topic. However, knowing more about this disease will make you aware of its dangers and how to prevent it from happening to you.
Candidiasis is a yeast infection caused by fungal pathogens belonging to the Candida species, the most common of which is the Candida albicans. This fungus thrives ubiquitously within the body and can be found in the throat, mouth, intestinal tract and vagina in controlled amounts. These types of fungi form part of the intestinal flora and have certain effects in the digestive tract and protect it against certain disease causing bacteria. Abnormal proliferation of these fungi is controlled by probiotics such as the lactobacillus acidophilus.
A group of microscopic fungi known as Candida live on the surface of our bodies. However, when they multiply rapidly under certain conditions, such as lowering of the immune system, they can cause an infection knows as candidiasis.
Candidiasis emerges in the case of women because of the feminine hormone called progesterone. Progesterone increases the glycogen amount in the vaginal mucous membrane, an ideal environment for candida growth because of the acid Ph. The progesterone level increases considerably during pregnancy.
Candida albicans are common micro-organisms that abound in the human body, but they can become pathogens if the immune system is weakened due to illness, such as diabetes, AIDS, or if they are taking medications such as immune depressive pills, steroids, anti-cancer pills or antibiotics, thus proliferation of the fungi becomes uncontrolled. They can also thrive in mucous membrane wounds or due to certain diets. Diets that are rich in carbohydrates (bread, potatoes, pasta) and sugar (honey, fructose, maize), yeast based foods (natural vitamin B, preserved fruits), beverages (wine and beer) or any food that is processed in humid environment such as mushrooms, cheese, cream, vinegar, mustard, hot tomato sauce and spices. Taking of birth control pills, hormones, or giving birth can also trigger candidiasis.
If you want to know what reactions your body has at these aliments, avoid them for 5 days, then add them to the diet in huge amounts. Even if it is part of the body, the immune system considers candida a foreign body, which must be kept under control. The effort to take control over will exhaust immune system in time, sometimes leading to AIDS or cancer.
Vaginal candidiasis is signaled by having white cheesy-like discharge in large quantities, burning pain in the vagina, agonizing premenstrual syndrome, burning pain while urinating, recurrent urinating, infection of the bladder and burning sensation during sex.
You must be careful, because, if immune system is weak, the infection can spread all over the body and symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, lack of orientation, lack of focus, headache, muscular pains, irritability, eczemas, multiple allergies, fungal infections can emerge, as well as sensibility at food and chemical substances.
There is intravenous treatment for candidiasis or oral one during three to five weeks. Besides, you can apply as well an antifungal cream, locally after having consulted your doctor.
As far as home remedies are concerned, yogurt applied locally has led to very good results. However, it would be much better if you prevented this disease occurrence instead of facing it, getting informed from a multitude of resources available.