How To Treat Yeast Infection At Home
Vaginal discharge that is whitish, thick, cheesy, or feels like yogurt, is often due to yeast infection or vulvovaginal candidiasis. You can treat it at home.
Yeast infection of the vagina or vulvovaginal candidiasis can happen when the healthy yeast which usually lives in your vagina grows out of control. 9 out of every 10 women will have a yeast infection at some point in their life.
What causes yeast infection?
1. Abusing antibiotics: this lowers the amount of #lactobacillus (the good bacteria in the vagina) allowing the yeast to outgrow
2. Douching
3. Hormone imbalance
4. Weak immune system e.g. diabetes, stress, lack of sleep, pregnancy, cancer, HIV/AIDS
common symptoms of vaginal yeast infection
1. Vaginal discharge: usually thick, whitish, and looked like cheese
2. Vaginal itching
3. Vaginal redness
4. Vaginal irritation
5. Burning sensation in your vagina
You can treat your vaginal yeast infection with over-the-counter vaginal #antifungal creams such as miconazole.
Using an antifungal cream for 1 to 3 days should cure mild infections, but complicated infections may need longer-term treatment.
If your yeast infection symptoms don’t improve after 14 days, or occur more than 3 times a year, see your doctor.
There’s no need to treat the male partner who isn’t showing symptoms.
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