If you are suffering with a vaginal yeast infection, otherwise known as thrush, then it’s important to understand the complications that can occur if treatment doesn’t work.

There are many reasons why treatment from your doctor might not work. It might be that you don’t have a yeast infection, but rather bacterial vaginosis which also relates to the type of bacteria found in your vagina and can cause an abnormal vaginal discharge.

Depression and Sexual Problems

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There are many yeast infections causes which can trigger a fungus to grow in the vagina, causing a number of unpleasant symptoms. The main type of fungus responsible is known as “Candida albicans”, and here is a quick guide on what causes it to grow.

Firstly, you should know that around 20-50% of all women have the Candida fungus, but don’t have any symptoms of thrush. When changes take place within the vagina, this can cause the symptoms to appear.

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Oral thrush treatment is important to help avoid complications, such as soreness in the mouth and problems fitting in dentures. Here is a quick guide to some of the ways you can treat oral yeast infections.

Looking After Your Mouth

The first step of oral thrush treatment is always to keep your mouth as clean as possible. After you eat, rinse out. And remember, smoking can help to encourage yeast to grow in your mouth, making it worse. Dentures can also encourage yeast, so never keep them in for 24 hours at a time.

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The Candida albicans diet is used by those that suffer from yeast infections. The yeast responsible for the infection is called Candida, and it is believed that certain diets can help the body better control the levels of bacteria to get rid of the infection completely. This kind of bacteria can affect the vagina, skin and mouth.

The Candida Albicans Diet

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