The Hidden Causes of Yeast Infection

The cause of yeast infection or Candiasis as it is know, is one of the Candida species. There are over 100 naturally occurring species, but only a quarter of them are considered recognized causes of yeast infection in humans. The most prolific one is Candida albicans, followed by Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis, and Candida parapsilosis.

Strangely enough, the main cause of yeast infection is not yeast organisms, although these are usually present in small amounts in most areas of the body. For healthy individuals, it is the beneficial gastrointestinal bacterial flora that protects the intestines from the multiplication of Candida. Candida is usually kept under control when the natural equilibrium between Candida and the gastrointestinal bacterial flora exists. When this usual equilibrium is impacted, Candida species can reproduce rapidly and provoke a multitude of symptoms of yeast infection.

Several internal considerations, several external items and their interacting relationship create a candidiasis environment. Yeast infection, like many other health diseases that recur, is the product of multiple factors.

Genetic traits (which we do not control) and lifestyle and psychological factors can encourage Candida overgrowth, favored in general by contributions from internal factors provoking yeast multiplication. Internal reasons for yeast infection include weakened immune system, diminished friendly probiotic bacteria and bad diet choices: sugary products, white flour products, refined carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol and other yeast encouraging foods.

Several more external factors and circumstances contribute to candida multiplication and infection. The yeast infection environment comes about because of these factors and associated internal co-factors.

The main external agents of vaginal yeast infection are: (1) douching or using female hygiene sprays to the intimate area; (2) the use of toilet paper that is colored or perfumed, deodorant sanitary towels, tampons or bubble bath; (3) wiping "the wrong way" after using the toilet from rectum to vagina, which spurs the spreading of bacteria; (4) wearing tight garments or clothes manufactured from synthetic fibers.

The principal external agents of oral yeast infection (thrush) are: (1) introducing dirty objects into a mouth (above all for babies); (2) wearing orthodontic appliances or dentures that fit poorly; (3) treatment by poorly disinfected medical equipment destined for multiuse.

The main external agents of baby yeast infection (diaper rash) are: (1) lipid-eliminating soaps that increase the permeability of the skin, putting it more at risk for diaper dermatitis; (2) folds in the skin from obesity, with added moisture and friction due to insufficient air circulation; (3) skin in excessive contact with urine and feces because of diapers are kept on for too long; (4) allergy reactions coming from the dye in training pants and disposable diapers, as well as the effects of wipes, lotions and creams, etc.

The external agents of male yeast infection are: (1) neglect of personal hygiene; (2) use of glycerin based lubricants or colored or perfumed soaps; (3) sexual intercourse with a partner suffering from yeast infection.

The external reasons of paronychia (nail bed infections) are: (1) soaking hands in water for a long time (this means that bacteria and yeasts easily invade and multiply in the space under the nail as the nail plate can be lifted up off the nail bed); (2) use of clothing and shoes that prevent air from circulating.

Alternative holistic medicine considers the body as a whole with the aim of establishing an internal balance, to reinforce the immune system and improve mental strength. Because medicine in developed countries only deals with the manifestation of candida in the areas that are infected, conventional yeast infection treatments are short term measures. External vectors of candidiasis are well described, but the basic contributing factors are less so. The holistic program, addressing both internal and external contributing aspects, eliminates the fundamental causes of yeast infection, with specific supplements of herbs and vitamins, and following a full group of dietary rules and protocols to master Candida and thus the group of incommoding symptoms and its recurrence.

By: Linda Allen

Linda Allen is a health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book Yeast Infection No More . To Learn More About Linda Allen's Unique Holistic Yeast Infection Cure System Visit: Vaginal Yeast Infection

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