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Vaginal and Male Yeast Infections – Why Anti-Fungal Herbs Possibly Make Things Worse

If you now suffer from a vaginal yeast infection or a male yeast infection, you have probably searched the Web for a mild, natural cure. And you have probably landed on web pages that suggest a variety of anti-fungal herbs,eg oregano oil, grapefruit seed extract, black walnut, etc .

If that is so you found web pages authored by folk who trust in a syndrome that the medical community does not recognize or accept as scientifically valid – called “systemic yeast infections, ” “systemic candidiasis, ” or “Candida overgrowth. “

The folks who believe strongly in this syndrome have a detailed listing of symptoms that are supposed to be due to having too much yeast in your stomach. Genital yeast infections are included on the list, but there are more than thirty other vague symptoms, too – including such stuff as fatigue, insomnia, digestive issues, and sterility.

In fact , if you happen to feel less than excellent, these people will blame it on Candida.

It appears natural, then, to presume that the cures recommended for this general, systemic sort of yeast infection will also work for your vaginal yeast infection or male yeast infections. However , there is no explanation this is true , and there are reasonable excuses to accept that the anti-fungal herbs can really make things worse for you.

You could even find yourself with protracted yeast infections, instead of the one irritating rash you have now.

Why? Because the most common cause of yeast infections is the use of antibiotics. And the herbs listed above are mild antibiotics. They may kill some of the yeast in your intestinal tract ( which is not the yeast that’s's essentially making you itch ), but at the same time your constructive bacteria population will be damaged.

For this reason, the systemic yeast infection crowd always means that you start eating yogurt or taking pro-biotic supplements – exactly the same recommendation you would get from your health practitioner to lower your risk of getting a yeast infection when you need to take antibiotics.

In other words, if the herbs have the killing power that is’s claimed for them, using the herbs will damage the bacterial population that’s your body’s first line of defense against yeast infections.

It’d be in your best interest to skip the herbs altogether, and eat the yogurt. Some people with genital yeast infections also put the yogurt directly on the infected area, to get the beneficial bacteria right where they’re needed. There have been no studies that prove this works, but thousands of people swear by it, and it definitely cannot hurt.

The “systemic yeast infection ” web pages also endorse reasonably complicated Candida diets, and there’s one side of these diets that you must follow – if you’re going through a vaginal or male yeast infection you need to stop eating sugar and bleached flour, at least till the symptoms and rash are gone.

Sugar has mild antibiotic properties and yeast likes it. It will not hurt you to give it up for a week or so.

If you want a natural, relaxing yeast infection remedy, apply a mild vinegar response to the affected area. One safe way to do that is to put a cup or more of apple cider vinegar in hot bath water, and then get in for a pleasant relaxing soak. Or you can sponge your genital area with a vinegar solution, if a chilled bath doesn’t appeal to you for whatever reason.

Women, do not employ a vinegar douche if you have got the symptoms of a yeast infection – if you have guessed wrong and basically have a bacterial infection instead, you could cause permanent damage to your reproductive organs.

Yeast and other fungi really don’t like vinegar, so if you ever have athletes’ foot or nail fungus, remember this remedy and give your exhausted feet a good soak in a tub of warm vinegar solution. It may smell funny, but the fungus will almost always vanish without turning to dearer and intrusive medications from the chemist.

So stay away from anti-fungal / antibiotic herbs if you have a vaginal or male yeast infection, stop eating sugar and white flour at least until the symptoms are gone, and try soaking your rash in a pleasant warm vinegar bath.

If these mild and safe home remedies do not work in 1 or 2 days, it’s time to get yourself to a doctor. No home remedy is certain to cure every yeast infection.

And it’s important to recollect that a self-diagnosis isn’t necessarily right – your home remedy may not be working because you do not have a yeast infection. If you itch for some other reason, you need to know what actually is causing your symptoms so your health practitioner can help you dispose of it before it is doing any lasting damage.

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