Most women will suffer re-occurring yeast infections throughout their life, with up to 75% of women suffering a yeast infection at some point.
Being such a common problem for women, you may ask where does this yeast come from.
Believe it or not 90% of the population carries the culprit on and in the body. This includes men as well as women.
With so many people harbouring this yeast, you might think we should be suffering yeast infections all the time, but our bodies have a natural defence against infections and overgrowth, called helper bacteria.
If you lower the levels of these helper bacteria, then the yeast will grow and spread into an infection. The most common cause of this antibiotics, after a course of antibiotics your body will be low on good bacteria since antibiotics do not distinguish between good and bad. This is the perfect time for Candida yeast to grow.
Because women’s bodies are different they have the unfortunate problem of having a higher susceptibility to developing these yeast infections.
You will find that fluctuations in hormone levels are responsible for promoting Candida yeast. That is why taking the pill, pregnancy, and monthly cycles can all contribute to your yeast problem. Most of these can’t be helped, but you can do your best to keep your helper bacteria high to counteract the chances of infection. It is also possible to see your doctor about alternatives to the pill, if infections become to common.
Even though these things may only affect women, it is also important to remember the other things that can lead to fluctuations in hormone levels in all people as well as problems with the immune system. Since antibiotics are the biggest cause of a low immune system, you should realise that most meat is injected with antibiotics and hormones, and by consuming these they will directly affect your immune and hormone levels.
Because of this you can simply change your diet to stop yeast infections, but since yeast is harboured in both men and women you really need to get your partner to change their diet too.
Because yeast can be passed back and forth between partners quite easily, you could just keep re-infecting yourself if they do not cleanse their body of yeast at the same time as you.
Men are rarely aware of the presence of Candida or yeast infections in their own bodies, because the majority of infections take place internally and when they do develop into external skin infections are treated as heat rash or jock itch.
When a women is suffering the burden of constant re-occurring yeast infections or yeast related problems, they need to get their partner to go on a full Candida cleanse with them, to permanently stop the suffering.