When we see the first signs of a yeast infection, the infection has already taken hold of our bodies, and the cells have already began to overgrow and spread.
It's during this time that the choices you make will either help to curb the overgrowth and cure your infection, or make matters much much worse.
Read on to find out more about yeast, and how to avoid the mistakes most suffers make...
Yeast: The quicker you act, the better...
Symptoms are the bodies way of telling us that there is something wrong.
But, by the time you first notice any infection symptoms, the infection may well have taken hold.
The things you do, and don't do at this important stage will determine the severity of your infection.
If you make the wrong choices, your infection will be left to spread further, and will be given the opportunity to mutate into a nasty and potentially harmful fungal infection.
Making the right choices will make the infection much easier to treat, will stop the infection returning, and get rid of those uncomfortable and painful symptoms for good.
Say no to medication...
One mistake you should avoid at all costs is using over the counter or prescribed medication to treat your infection, In the vast majority of yeast infection cases, these medications only have the ability to mask the symptoms you're experiencing.
They simply don't have the power to treat the root cause of your infection, and your symptoms will return time and time again.
Many sufferers assume that a reduction in symptom severity, or a temporary break from yeast symptoms means that the infection has gone for good.
This is never the case, and instead, these medications will make your yeast infection stronger and much harder to treat in the long run.
You'll commonly find that your chosen medication will only work once, as these treatment options cause the yeast cells to mutate and strengthen over time.
Once these symptoms inevitably return, the treatment will no longer have the ability to successfully lessen or mask your symptoms.
It's time for a change...
A weakened immune system, bad diet, and the use of medication are usually the root cause of a yeast overgrowth, but there are a number of triggers that will cause your yeast to overgrow.
Too much sugar, tight underwear, sex, menstruation, poor hygiene and scented cleaning products are all well known yeast infection triggers.
In order for you to effectively cure your yeast overgrowth for good, you need to make changes to your lifestyle, and stop making those yeast cell promoting mistakes time and time again.
The list of yeast triggers is seemingly endless, and unless your able to rebuild your immune system, and starve your yeast cells, you'll never be able to fully treat your infection.
You'll instead allow it to worsen over time, which will put your health at great risk.