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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.

For people in good health, the intestines are protected from the growth of Candida by the positive gastrointestinal bacterial flora. Candida is usually kept to a minimum when the natural equilibrium between Candida and the gastrointestinal bacterial flora is maintained. When this balance is destroyed, Candida species can reproduce rapidly and bring on multiple symptoms of candidiasis. Oddly enough, the main cause of Yeast Infection is not therefore simply yeast organisms, even though these are usually present in small amounts in most areas of the human body.

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 are uncontrollable) and lifestyle and psychological factors can make for Candida overgrowth, also boosted by contributions from internal factors provoking yeast growth. Internal causes of Yeast Infection include deficiency in friendly probiotic bacteria, weakened immunity and inferior 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 candidiasis in women are: (1) douching or using female hygiene sprays; (2) wearing tight garments or clothes made from synthetic fibers; (3) the use of toilet paper that is perfumed or colored, deodorant tampons, sanitary towels or bubble bath.

The main external agents of oral thrush are: (1) being treated with badly disinfected medical equipment destined for multiuse; (2) wearing orthodontic appliances or dentures that have a bad fit; (3) putting dirty objects into one's mouth (above all for babies).

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 reasons of male yeast infection are: (1) neglect of male personal hygiene; (2) sexual intercourse with a partner already infected by a yeast infection; (3) using glycerin based lubricants or soaps that are colored or perfumed.

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.

Source: Health and Fitness

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