Thus, you have to know that candidiasis is triggered by candida albicans, which is part of intestinal flora, influencing the digestive tract. Without it, we can be unprotected against pathogen bacteria. The fungus called candida albicans lives within the throat, mouth, intestinal tract, vagina, but in small amounts, controlled by the bacteria, which naturally live in the human body, like lactobacillus acidophilus.



Candida, as yeast is scientifically known, thrives almost everywhere, including the body and their growth is placed under check by the immune system. Candidiasis happens when a person's immune system is low, thus it can multiply in an atypical number and cause infection of the mucous membrane and tegument.

Candidiasis becomes prevalent among pregnant women. This is due to the increased level of progesterone, the female hormone, in the body. The increased hormone level causes changes in the vaginal conditions which make it a perfect environment for rapid growth and nourishment of the fungi.

Candida albicans are among the many organisms that can be found in the body such as in the mouth or intestinal tract. However, its uncontrolled growth, under certain conditions, can result in candidiasis. Some of these conditions could be the weakening of the immune system due to long term illnesses like diabetes, AIDS, or continuous ingestion of medicines such as immune depressant drugs, steroids, anti-cancer pills or antibiotics. In addition, Candida can develop in mucous membrane wounds and due to diets that are rich in starch (bread, pasta, root crops), which is in turn converted to sugar, food with high sugar content, yeast-based food such as natural vitamin B, preserved fruits, alcoholic beverages or any food that is processed through fermentation or subjected to humid conditions such as mushrooms, cheese, cream, vinegar, mustard, hot tomato sauce and spices. Taking of hormones, birth control pills, or giving birth can also set off candidiasis.

To find out if you are affected by these aliments, completely withdraw the above-mentioned foods from your diet, and then reintroduce them in large quantities after 5 days. Even if the body is a host to Candida, the immune system will still reject them if they grow in large numbers and will naturally try controlling them. However, a compromised immune system will not be able to battle and control its rapid growth for a long period of time and this could result to AIDS or cancer.

Symptoms of vaginal candidiasis is the presence of white, cheese-like vaginal discharge in great amounts, flashing vaginal pain, extremely painful premenstrual syndrome, agonizing pain while urinating and during sex, repeated urinating and bladder infections.

You must be careful, because, if immune system is weak, the infection can spread all over the body and symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, lack of orientation, lack of focus, headache, muscular pains, irritability, eczemas, multiple allergies, fungal infections can emerge, as well as sensibility at food and chemical substances.

There are various available treatments for candidiasis that can be taken both intravenously and orally within three to five weeks. Additionally, superficial candidiasis can be easily treated by locally applied anti-fungal creams, following your doctor's prescription.

As far as home remedies are concerned, yoghurt applied locally has led to very good results.However, it would be much better if you prevented this disease occurrence instead of facing it, getting informed from a multitude of resources available.