Yeast Infections- 5 Tips to help avoid them
At one time or another in her life, every woman has experienced one. What is it you ask? I’m talking about yeast infections or Candida. Every woman who’s had one knows what an ordeal it is to get rid of one.
Here are five tips to avoid a yeast infection before it ever starts.
1. Do not Use Perfumed soaps. They don’t lather well, but they make you skin smell great. After a week or so, you notice an itch down below that you can’t seem to get rid of. Itching turns to redness which becomes inflamed almost overnight. Perfumes may be okay for the rest of the body, but they irritate the vaginal area. Candida albicans, the fungus that causes yeast infections are allowed to grow out of control when the good bacteria of the vagina are decreased by the perfume in the soaps. So use a non-deodorant soap to clean this delicate area and rinse thoroughly.
2: Avoid antibiotics when possible. Antibiotics, when taken for the full ten day course, cause vaginal yeast infections or Candida. One infection is cured, but another that is just as painful crops up. What to do? Eat yogurt. The live bacterial cultures counteract the effects of the antibiotics. As soon as your doctor prescribes an antibiotic for you, load up on the Yoghurt!
One container a day should be enough.
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3: Shed the wet clothing. Fungus and other kinds of bacteria love moist, wet places on the body. They are ideal spots for growth. After a day in the pool or a hard workout at the gym, change out of those damp clothes as soon as possible. You may not feel wet in the vaginal area after a workout, but if you are sweating heavily everywhere else, you are damp there, too.
Change your underware
4: Tighter is not better. Tight fitting underwear and pants increase the heat in the vaginal area. There is no way for air to circulate and keep the genitals cool and dry. Loosen up, literally. Choosing cotton underwear over nylon will absorb the wetness and keep it away from the body.
Pants don’t have to be baggy, but they should have room to breathe.
5: Put away that vinegar and water. Many women feel the need to cleanse their vaginal area after their menstrual period. There are several kinds of douches and sprays on the market for that purpose. Using a cleansing product internally upsets the acidic environment of the vagina, wiping out the natural bacteria.
Use only plain soap and water to clean the vaginal area.
Vaginal yeast infections or Candida are not life threatening, but they can interrupt your daily life. Following a few simple tips will keep this pesky problem at bay.
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