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There are a variety of elements leading to the causes for yeast infections. This article will focus on 3 causes, and help educate you in learning what may be causing your infections Chronic yeast infections now affect 5% of women world wide, and there is always a causes to every infection.

Sugar consumption

The Candida Albicans yeast loves sugar! Candida also like feeding on most refined carbohydrates. Our modern diet that is filled with sugar and refined carbohydrates creates a perfect environment in our intestines to help the Candida mutate into a fungus. The Candida drives you to crave the things that feed it best. People with systemic Candida infection often crave foods such as sugar and white bread. Fizzy drinks and alcoholic drinks are part of the cause of chronic yeast infections in women as well.

Douching

A vagina is filled with bacteria and other organisms that help to keep the environment inside of it a healthy one. The balance of these maintains a normal acidity in the vagina and acts to prevent overgrowth of specific organisms, leading to symptoms of a vaginal infection. Douching washes out the friendly bacteria that are preventing the yeast from making a home in your vagina, and the chemicals in the douching solutions add to the problem. It is for these reasons gynecologists generally do not recommended this practice. The vagina naturally cleanses itself.

Chemicals

Perfumes, dyes, detergents, and inks have a huge impact on causing yeast infections in women-a cause that women widely overlook. These compounds can upset the chemical balance in and around the vagina making it a better environment for the Candida yeast to breed. The list is endless for the many products we use on a daily basis: perfumed toilet papers, fabric softeners, synthetic underwear containing dyes, fragrance-laced laundry detergents, perfumed and scented soaps, bubble baths, perfumed bath salts, feminine deodorant sprays, scented tampons and sanitary pads, etc, etcThis isn’t all bad news as there are plenty of alternatives you can use when it concerns anything that can cause you to suffer from recurrent yeast infections.

Every yeast infection has a cause, and getting to know these causes will help you make informed decisions: These decisions will help you to prevent any infections in the future.