How To Know If You Have Candida Or A Yeast Infection - 4 Tell-Tale Signs You Can't Miss At All

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Candida Albicans is a type of fungi that proliferates in the external areas of the female reproductive tract. It is commonly known as yeast, and is not new among women. A woman experiences a yeast infection at least once in her life, and one occurrence is enough to drive her insane.

Yeast-infection is treatable, but is best done early on. Fungi tend to spread pretty quickly, and a simple yeast infection in the vagina could have serious complications if ignored. So how do you know if you have it? Here are some signs and symptoms to watch out for.

Extreme itching or burning sensation around the vagina and vulva. With a yeast-infection, the vagina and neighboring parts become inflamed and irritated, and extremely itchy that a woman can get the urge to scratch. Doing so will unfortunately make the area swell more, and may cause the mucosa to break.

Pain during urination and sexual intercourse. The pain is caused by the inflammation and irritation of the vaginal mucosa and other external genital parts. A good way to check if pain during urination is a urinary tract infection or a yeast infection is to see where the pain starts and stops. The pain of a urinary tract infection will increase towards the end of urination. A yeast infection makes peeing painful all throughout.

Foul cheese-like odor from the vagina. This is characteristic of a yeast-infection. The odor is not fishy, but smells of fermented substance, such as beer, bread or cheese. If the odor from the vagina is fishy, it could be a bacterial infection. Sometimes, the defenses of the vagina are diminished with the flourishing of unfavourable fungi, so a bacterial infection can coincide with a yeast infection. This is a more complicated case and a doctor should be alerted immediately.

White or light-yellow discharge from the vagina. The consistency of the vaginal discharge can range from slightly creamy to thick like cottage-cheese. This is what causes the unpleasant cheese-like odor. This discharge is a reaction of the mucosal cells against the proliferation of fungi in the vagina.

Of course, these are indicative but not definitive of yeast infections, as these symptoms could also be of other conditions. When it doubt, get yourself treated by your gynecologist.

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Jason Leading

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