What Causes Candida Yeast Infections?
There are many species of Candida to be found in the human body and the most common of all of these is Candida Albicans. Even though the chance of a having candida yeast infections is always present, as it is believed that the large majority of people have the candida yeast in their digestive tract, it is only under certain conditions that the risk of infection increases.
Candida Albicans can normally live quite happily in the body most of the time, causing no health issues. However, under certain conditions it can grow and cause numerous symptoms and complications.
Candida Albicans tend to prefer to the warm moist areas of the body, including in he gastrointestinal tract, the vagina, armpits, oral cavity and folds in the skin, and so these are the areas that the infection tends to hit first and where symptoms can be spotted for early diagnosis.
There are a number of triggers that cause the Candida yeast to overgrow and cause an infection, and some of the most common ones are as follows: -
1. A candida overgrowth can be caused if someone has to take prescribed drugs such as antibiotics or steroids a prolonged length of time, maybe because they are suffering from a reoccurring illness.
2. Infection can occur to people who abuse drugs (prescribed or non prescribed) or alcohol.
3. Also, if a person’s immune system has become weakened through a condition that effects the immune functions of the body they can be more susceptible to candida infections.
There are some statistics that suggest that around 15% of all people who suffer from a weakened immune system are likely to contract some form of Candida yeast infections at some time during their illness.
If left untreated it can allow the Candida yeast infection to cause problems throughout the body and be potentially life threatening, especially if candidia albicans spores get into the bloodstream and infect the brain, eyes, kidneys and heart.
4. Excessive use of devices that are implanted in to the skin such as urinary catheters, IV ports or needles can allow extra Candida yeast to gain access to the body through the bloodstream.
5. Plus the candida can actually enter a person’s bloodstream if they happen to have cuts in their skin or the mucous membrane.
The best and most natural way that the body can keep the risk of an infection to a minimum is to ensure that the levels of good bacteria (probiotics) in the GI tract are maintained at a healthy level, and to ensure that the immune system is working well.
These steps, along with keeping stress levels to the minimum and having a healthy diet, with minimal sugar, yeast products and keeping the amount of processed foods to the minimum, give someone a good chance of keeping themselves infection free.
Also, it is common sense to maintain a good level of personal hygiene.
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One of the simplest ways to combat the risk of Candida yeast infections is to have a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Jane Symms
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2 Responses to “What Causes Candida Yeast Infections?”
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Candida albicans infection?
First of all, I want to say that I’m going to a dermatologist next week, but nevertheless I would like to ask people that are insight with the subject to say what they think about it.
I’m not sure of having the Candida albicans yeast infection but all of the symptoms that occur in my body show that it may be it.
Namely, the most common symptom are red spots occurring on my penis glans (penis head), that in addition are quite itchy while trying to retract the foreskin. I often also have a feeling of my foreskin being itchy itself from the inside.
To make everything clearer, I’ve never been sexually active. I’m also not ill either permanently or now and I am not taking any antibiotics at the moment.
I’m not sure where to find any answer for this question, but I’m wondering if building-up smegma (I’m uncircumcised) may cause Candida albicans?
The reason I ask for this is that I masturbate even up to 5 times a day, and go to have a bath every 3-4 days. I’m just wondering if remaining smegma may cause this yeast infection to take place?
I would like only the people that are insight with the subject to answer this question
Yes – you have yeast balanitis.
be aware that the yeast (candida) is ALWAYS present — but in normal small amounts on the skin, would cause no symptoms.
A foreskin presents a special challenge – because underneath there will always be moisture – allowing the candida to overgrow.
If you are masturbating frequently, and using a lubricant – then leftoever lubricant as well as semen are probably left under the foreskin as well – the bottom line – the area is wet all day long.
you need to retract the foreskin, wash, dry, dry with hair dryer, then apply nystatin powder three times a day – this will clear up on it’s own. It will come back later if you allow the area to remain wet again — so be very very careful to retract and wash under the foreskin, with careful drying always.
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I’m an infectious disease specialist -MD- I see this all the time.