Chronic Yeast Infections

Chronic yeast infections are those that are treated with medication and symptoms are relieved, but then the infections keep recurring.

There may be other causes that require different treatment from regular anti-fungal medications.

The causes of recurrence might be:

An unusual type of yeast that may be resistant to certain anti-fungal medications, such as candida glabrata or candida tropicalis

Undiagnosed diabetes

Re-infection from a sexual partner

When a person has a chronic yeast infection it is important to practice prevention, and also to change the internal environment of the body so that yeast does not grow.

Some ways to prevent chronic yeast infections include:

Wear loose clothing

wear cotton underwear, or underwear with a cotton crotch

remove damp clothing after swimming or working out

dry the infected area well after bathing. A blow dryer set on warm is effective.

Changing the internal environment of the body involves diet, supplements and therapy. Recommended treatments vary, so it’s important to follow a natural, holistic, well-proven regime such as that in Yeast Infection No More.

It is important to avoid certain foods. This is not as hard as it might seem at first, as long as you have alternatives on hand. Substitution is the easiest way to change your diet.

Foods to avoid (use substitutes):

Dairy products, especially milk

White sugar and artificial sweeteners

White flour

White and puffed grains

Grains containing gluten, such as rye, wheat, barley, bran and corn

High glycemic index foods

Hydrogenated oils and partially hydrogenated oils

Red meat and fatty meat

Yeasty foods such as yeast, brewers yeast, beer, mushrooms, yeast extract and vinegar

Processed, preserved and fermented foods

Alcohol

Caffeine.

Foods that are candida-friendly and healthy:

Fresh fruit

Sprouts

Non-starchy vegetables

Non-gluten grains

Whole rice

Beans

Raw nuts

Fresh herbs

Garlic

Seeds

Lean range or wild meat

Fish

Wheatgrass

Barley green juice

Aloe vera juice

Plenty of water

Does it all sound overwhelming? Don’t worry. When you are guided with good ongoing advice and get a little practice it will become quite natural. We do recommend changing your diet with the help of professionals on a personal basis. Yeast Infection No More is our recommendation for a resource that makes it as easy as it’s going to get, with excellent one-on-one coaching.

The coaching is invaluable when it comes to the supplements and therapies that are right for you. Yeast Infection No More discusses them all in detail, but you need to find what will work for you as an individual and have someone to talk things over with. So you need a good natural health consultant, an enlightened doctor or someone like Linda Allen, the author of Yeast Infection No More.