Yeast Infection Care
Women with weakened immune systems are most susceptible to Yeast Infection complication. Women should work with their health care providers to find out possible underlying causes of their chronic yeast infections.
Women who have HIV are also at risk for recurring yeast infection.
Antibiotics kill bacteria in our systems. The problem is that our bodies contain certain essential bacteria that are necessary for digestion and absorption that are also killed when we take the antibiotics. Antibiotics can also cause yeast to grow, because the normal bacteria in tissues are killed, letting the yeast grow unhampered. Antibiotics kill off lactobacilli and other healthy bacteria that normally keep candida under control. The persistently high blood sugar that occurs with diabetes actively fuels the growth of yeasts, and diabetes often suppresses the immune system.
Women who are pregnant , have diabetes , or have immunosuppression are at higher risk of vaginal yeast infections. They are not a sexually transmitted disease. Women who use douches, or perfumed vaginal hygiene sprays also have a higher chance of having a vaginal yeast infection.
Women experiencing persistent vaginal yeast overgrowth who are using a cervical cap or diaphragm, need to wash and dry it well after use. Some women have found relief from tenacious conditions with the "sucking air" method of douching. Women with immune system deficiencies, such as AIDS; women who are pregnant; and women with uncontrolled diabetes may also get repeated yeast infections. Women commonly misdiagnose themselves with yeast infections when they need to be treated for other conditions. Recurring yeast infections can sometimes be a sign of an STI or some other condition that requires treatment, such as a bacterial infection.