Are you plagued with yeast infections on a regular basis? Are you embarrassed by burning, itching or painful sensations everyday? It’s important to know that 75% of women have had a yeast infection at some point in their lives. When you talk about yeast infections you are referring to Candida, a common fungus normally found ...
Vaginal yeast infections can be quite an annoyance. This is especially true when a vaginal yeast infection is reoccurring. Even after trying everything that the doctor may have told you, it just seems as though your yeast infection does not want to go away. If your doctor has not yet told you that you that ...
It isn’t uncommon for a woman to go her entire life and never have a yeast infection. That is, until she gets pregnant. While being pregnant doesn’t guarantee that you will get a yeast infection, it definitely increases your risk of developing one. Yeast infections are more common during pregnancy than any other time in ...
Overview: The herxheimer reaction, nicknamed “herx” or otherwise referred to as Jarisch-Herxheimer (J-H) is a phenomena originally observed in the treatment of syphilis, but later found in other illness. In general terms, it is described as a temporary increase of symptoms when anti-syphilitic drugs (antibiotics) are administered. What is known or speculated about Lyme disease ...
Treating a yeast infection does not have to break the bank. In most cases, a yeast infection will respond to natural treatments or over the counter medications, which can be purchased most anywhere. Yeast infections can occur most anywhere on the body. Some of the areas that are frequently infected by yeast are: vaginal area ...
This may shock you, but in 2004 alone – in the United States alone – people spent over two billion dollars on over-the-counter treatments for yeast infection and other skin disorders. That’s a lot of money. The real kicker is that most of that money was wasted. The ointments, creams and balms women bought to ...
Introduction to My Tinea Versicolor Story I was diagnosed with tinea versicolor also known as: pityriasis versicolor, several years ago. I had tan like spots that suddenly appeared on my chest area, back behind my knees, neck, and around my arm pits. At first I went to a general practitioner who suggested that it was ...
Yeast infections come in differing degrees of irritation, depending on your body chemistry and hygienic rituals. For the most part, yeast infections are relatively easy to prevent, depending on how much you’re willing to care for your body, as the number one cause is poor health. However, the symptoms of a yeast infection are often ...