Symptoms Of Yeast Infection – 7 Indications That It Is A Yeast Infection
by admin on November 10, 2009
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Before we thoroughly look at the most common Symptoms of Yeast Infection, let’s address an important question, what is a yeast infection?
It is simply a fungal infection caused by a fungus (of the Candida species) the most common one being Candida albicans. Yeast infections tend to occur in moist areas of the body.
Unfortunately it could become severe and in occasional cases fatal if left untreated.
The common belief most people have is that it is restricted to the private parts like the vagina or penis but that is really not true. So is it possible to have yeast infection in parts of the body like mouth, the urinary bladder, and moist parts of the skin and of course the penis and the vagina.
Other names for a yeast infection include thrush, candidiasis, candidosis and moniliasis.
The Common Symptoms of Yeast Infection Include:
- Whitish or whitish gray cottage cheese like discharge
- The discharge also tends tp have a curd like appearance.
- Penile yeast infection symptoms include red patchy sores near the end of the penis or foreskin, itching and burning sensation
- Redness of the affected area
- Severe itching
- Discomfort and Burning sensation
- Soreness and irritation of the infected part.
The above are the symptoms commonly experienced by most people but it is possible to experience symptoms not listed above that may be unique to you as an individual.
The conventional treatment for a yeast infection is either antibiotics or antimycotics e.g. clotrimazole. Unfortunately rather than make things better, these treatments can make things worse.
The safest and most effective way to treat the symptoms of yeast infection is the use of natural methods. Visit Treatment of Yeast Infection for more details.
