Candida, Yeast Infection Blog 4U

Yes, it is true. Men can get yeast infections, too!  Usually, the immune system can fend this off, but not always. The symptoms of a yeast infection in males are: soreness, irritation or itching at the head of the penis, white clumpy discharge, red color or white blisters at the head of the penis, burning sensation during intercourse or urination, severe itching or pain, a transient rash, or jock itch.  If you have any of these issues, it is imperative to treat this condition or you will continue to pass it back forth between you and your partner.

 The most common way to ”get” a male yeast infection is through sexual intercourse with a vaginally infected woman; however, you may also be susceptible if you have a low immune system (possibly due to HIV), have used a lot of antibiotics, tetracyclines or corti-steroids, or if you have diabetes.  Eating sugar or drinking alcohol may excerbate your symptoms.

There are a number of things you can do to help treat the yeast infection.
1. Topical Treatments: usually an antifungal cream or an over the counter treatment for yeast like monistat. 
2. Dietary Changes: Do not eat sugar or drink alcohol as this will feed the yeast and probably make you very uncomfortable.
3. Pharmacuetical Options: If this is a chronic issue or you are very uncomfortable; you may may be able to get your doctor to prescribe Nystatin or Diflucan or some other pharmacuetical choice.
4. Natural probiotic choices: You can take ThreeLac/FiveLac, acidophilus, and eat lots of plain (no sugar variety) yogurts or kefirs.
5. Herbal Antifungals: You can take combinations or one of these antifungals - oil of oregano, olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract, pau d’arco, black walnut, or coconut oil.

If you have a resistance infection that does not seem to respond to over the counter creams and dietary changes, you can find more information at Yeast Infections Solutions or Stopyeast.com

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