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When a yeast infection is oral (in the mouth) it is sometimes called Thrush. The yeast infections are particularly common in the vagina – they simply thrive in warm and moist parts of the body – folds of skin in the obese, the genitals, the anus and of course the mouth are all places more likely to show symptoms of the fungus, Candida Albicans overgrowth.

Firstly lets clear up a very common incorrect belief about yeast infections. They are not just a female infection, men can get yeast infections too. Nor does age make any difference, as babies can get it and so can the elderly, and then anywhere in between! This is because the fungus that causes a yeast infection actually lives on all of us in small numbers already. It is not a problem and does not hurt our health, as long as the good bacteria are there to keep it at small numbers and not allow an overgrowth.

Yeast infections are also referred to as Candida or Candidosis. They are the result of the overgrowth of the Candida fungus. Many people are affected by them, old and young, men and women.

Having a yeast infection is very unpleasant and uncomfortable. You have to deal with feeling itchy, irritated and burning and really just want the symptoms to go away as quickly as possible. But if you just deal with the symptoms the infection can return, you need to look at the root causes and deal with that. You can also in this manner prevent an infection from happening in the first place!

Are you like many other women, having turned to over the counter yeast infection treatments to deal with your problem only to find them ineffective? Well do not despair, there are still avenues of treatment open to you that will take care of your problem for good.

Being on an anti Candida diet can be tough not just because of what you are giving up, but also for social occasions. But this diet does not mean you cannot enjoy yourself and the food that you eat. Here are some tips to help you through it.

If a woman gets a yeast infection there are a lot of over the counter drug based treatments she can choose from to treat it. But some women are unhappy with how effective these are and they only treat the symptoms not the root cause. A better reaction might be to learn what causes a yeast infection and deal with that to prevent them in the first place.

Women are more commonly affected by yeast infections (Candida) but men can face this problem as can babies and children. The causing fungus,, Candida Albicans loves moist and warm areas of the body, like the mouth and under skin folds, but the vagina is especially a perfect breeding ground. Candida Albicans live on us naturally in small numbers but when an overgrowth happens it leads to a yeast infection.

Candida or yeast infections are caused by a fungus called Candida Albicans and more commonly occur in the vagina of women. It can also happen in the mouth, under skin folds and anywhere else it is moist and warm, and it is not just limited to women, men can get it too as can children.

Pharmacies carry many over the counter treatments for vaginal yeast infections nowadays but even with so much choice there is still the problem of effectiveness. For some women they are ineffective, and for others they work for a while only to have the infection recur at some point. This is because these medicated treatments are designed to offer you relief from your symptoms. But they do not help you identify and target the cause of the infection, and so there is the possibility of it happening again.. and again.