Common Yeast Infection Misconceptions

If you're going to cure your yeast infection as quickly as possible, it's important to clear up the myths and misconceptions that are floating around about this frustrating problem. Otherwise, you may just be contributing to the reoccurences of these outbreaks. Here are a few common candida myths...

• Myth #1 - Only adult women can get yeast infections.
  Everyone is susceptible to a candida outbreak. Babies, men, women, toddlers even dogs are capable of having yeast infections. Actually 75% of the population suffers from yeast infections at some point in their lives.



• Myth #2 - You can't contract a yeast infection through sexual intercourse
  Wrong! Yeast infections CAN be passed back and forth from partner to partner through intercourse. If one of you has a yeast infection, it's a good idea for both of you to have treatment. This is one reason why knowing natural cures for yeast infections are important. Otherwise you could both wind up taking harmful candida fighting medicines quite often.



• Myth #3 - Only babies can develop thrush.
  False. Adults can get thrush although it is pretty rare. Thrush in adults is most often found in patients who have asthma. The link is the inhalers that asthma patients use. The steriods in inhalers can cause thrush. This is why it is so important to rinse your mouth after using asthma inhalers.



• Myth #4 - Boric Acid is always a good cure
  Whoa! Hold the phone. If you are pregnant, do NOT use this method for curing the outbreak. This can be a dangerous solution for pregnant women and will have an ill effect on their health as well as their babies. This is a big NO NO. Keep this in mind.



• Myth #5 - Yeast Infections are harmless and only uncomfortable
  I don't want to scare you here. Thankfully this is true in many cases. However, it is a fact that over 10,000 people in the United States die every year due to a candida outbreak. This is due to the yeast infection overwhelming an already comprimised immune system.

Don't take a Yeast Infection lightly. It's important to take action and be responsible for your body's health. The resouces on this site have provided you with the tools. Now you simply need to use them and go through the motions of making yourself better.