What is yeast infection?
A vaginal yeast infection also goes by the name of ‘Candida vaginal infections’. Most women suffer from such vaginal infections, once or twice in their lives. A few factors that have not been taken care of, in terms of feminine hygiene, lead to this type of yeast infection. The symptoms of vaginal yeast infection include itchiness or soreness in the vagina, vaginal discharge that is cheese like in its consistency and pain or discomfort during sexual intercourse. A feeling of discomfort is also experienced by women if the urine touches the infected portion around the vaginal opening.
The old adage, prevention is better than cure, works perfectly here. So, if you want to prevent vaginal yeast infections you should consider a few aspects of feminine hygiene. They are easy to take care of and you won’t break into a sweat while doing so.
The first thing you must take care of is your external genital area. It needs to be kept clean and dry. As a part of the whole process of feminine hygiene women are prone to use various soaps and sprays that might just cause vaginal irritation and lead to yeast infection. Such sprays and soaps need to be avoided. Go through the ingredients of the soaps and sprays with a fine toothcomb to discern whether these products are actually going to be good for you or not.
It’s also advisable that a woman wears underwear that doesn’t trap moisture. Hence loose cotton underwear is always a better bet than nylon underwear. Also, a primary cause of yeast infection is the prolonged and improper use of antibiotics. In terms of feminine hygiene, care must also be taken that the antibiotics be consumed in their proper dosage and not for longer than is prescribed by the doctor.
As can be seen, the preventive measures are not that difficult to adopt, and a woman can prevent yeast infection quite easily and effectively.
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