Male Yeast Infection Is Rare But Can Happen

Male yeast infection is certainly not at all as common as a female yeast infection, but it is true that men can get yeast infections, they are not just a woman’s health problem. Symptoms of a penile yeast infection are very similar to a vaginal yeast infection, and causes and treatments are much the same too. Anti fungal ointments or pills either from your doctor or over the counter.

A yeast infection is not gender based because the cause of it, an overgrowth of the Candida Albicans fungus, lives on everyone both men and women. Usually the small numbers that are there mean it is harmless, and the numbers are kept low by the healthy bacteria we have. If something takes out those bacteria, the fungus is able to grow unchecked and so a yeast infection occurs. There are several reasons why this might happen.

A lot of men may not even realize they have a yeast infection if they do because they expect it to be a female problem. Also a yeast infection is actually a little harder to identify in a man than a woman, after all we are built differently! Causes of it in men tend to be diabetes (yeast feeds on sugar), and unprotected sex with a infected female partner. It is important to abstain from sex while you or your partner has an infection otherwise it will become a cycle of passing it back and forth between you.

Less common causes but ones to know are eating things that make your system more acidic and therefore friendly to the fungus such as corn, wheat, and barely which can have fungus in them that do this. Peanuts should be avoided as should alcohol, particularly beer, and taking a long course of antibiotics as certain types will kill the good bacteria as well as the bad.

Symptoms to be wary of as they may indicate a more severe infection or even potentially a systemic infection are constipation, diarrhea, lack of energy, flaky itching skin, inability to perform sexually, prostrate problems, indigestion and bloating. Visit a doctor straight away.

For more info on how to deal with candida, check out our yeast infection cure website, where you can find plenty of information on the subject. Today’s special: yeast infection during pregnancy

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