How to cope with Yeast Infection: Natural Ways

Yeast infection can be defined as the overgrowth of yeast fungus named candida albicans that naturally found in human bodies.Women more often meet with this health problem than men.

Common Symptoms of Yeast Infection

Itching, inflammation, sleeplessness, white discharge from vagina, irritating while urinating and painful sexual intercourse are some common symptoms of yeast infection.  When men get this problem,upper part of penis will get affected.

Reasons for getting Yeast Infection

Yeast infections generally occur when there is a imbalance between good bacteria and bad bacteria in human bodies. Some times high blood sugar can be also a reason for getting yeast infection, because yeast naturally feeds on sugar and easily develop in excess sugar. Lack of immunity power due to over stress and sickness can also trigger the growth of yeasts. Many complicated drugs used for various conditions can be reasons for yeast growth.

Change your Life Style to prevent Yeast Infection. 

Getting infected by yeast can be naturally prevented by just changing your food habit. Too much of sugar in your foods should be avoided. If you are fond of candies, sweets, milk chocolates, then you should control yourself. This control will help you overcome yeast infection easily.

Processed carbohydrates, foods containing artificial sweeteners and yeasts should be avoided as far as possible.

If you are not get along with dairy products like cow milk, curd, butter or ghee, then it is better to stray away with those things.

Preservatives, flavors, artificial colors, and other chemicals like mono sodium glutamate, coffee, soda drinks with sweeteners can also induce yeast infections. So, anyway these things should be controlled in daily foods in order to avoid yeast infections.

Natural Ways to Overcome Yeast Infections

Cranberries are naturally filled with good amounts of flavonoids. Eating cranberries can improve your immune system and also help managing the imbalance between bad and good bacteria. This fruit can be taken also in juice form to get good result in controlling yeast infection.

If you are a stressed person, you should give enough rest to your body. Otherwise it will affect immune system and cause serious yeast infections.

Add cooked garlic in your foods. Garlic are very effective on working against yeasts as they contain all essential vitamins and nutrients.

Add two or three tsp full of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water (200 ml) and drink it once or twice a day just after meals so that you can avoid getting this annoying problem.