Friday, July 24, 2009

Getting All Natural With Your Yeast Infection Treatment For A Long Term Cure

By Jo White

Suffering from a yeast infection no more is the wish of many women sufferers but what is the best way to prevent further yeast infection problems? To start with you need to understand more about the Candida fungus itself.

Broadly there are two types of yeast infection attacks, acute and chronic varieties.

As regards the acute attacks the simplest way to deal with these is to get some ointment and apply this to the affected area.

Chronic attacks on the other hand need a double approach, local affected area treatment as above but secondly you need to investigate the underlying cause of recurrent infections.

The only practical long term solution lies in seeking out a natural cure.

The key to long term prevention of yeast infections is to make your body a much less attractive place for the Candida fungus to inhabit.

The first step is to ensure your immune system is in good health and as strong as possible.

This means avoiding the things that can compromise this like excessive smoking and drinking and making sure you get enough sleep.

Next you need to control your diet, eating the correct food is another important weapon to help prevent yeast infection problems.

Here are some foods that are best avoided:

Sugar: everybody loves sugar in some form or another including Candida, the trouble is the friendly bacteria and your immune system, do not.

Sugar is your enemy where yeast infections are concerned Candida thrives on it and only makes your problems more severe.

Yeasty foods: you need to try cutting these products out of your diet and looking for alternatives.

Of course this requires you to cut out snacks such as cakes, biscuits, buns and pizza.

I am sure you will be able to find sensible alternatives in your local supermarket with elimination of yeast infections in mind.

Consumption of alcohol: drinking to excess will affect your immune system so is best avoided.

Unfortunately here we have only been able to illustrate a small selection of the many natural cures for yeast infections that you can try.

There are many more ways to avoid getting a yeast infection no more and hopefully the above list has given you a start.

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