Treating Vaginitis

We are beginning to get questions via calls and emails about Vaginitis. It seems there are a ton of complications that we run into that are based upon bacterial overgrowth.

Sounds so ominous doesn’t it? WellVaginitis is the umbrella under which yeast infections are covered. The medical definition of Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina that can result in discharge, itching and pain. Sounds like a yeast infection to me!

The root cause seems to be an imbalance of bacteria in the vagina and can be exacerbated by a drop in your estrogen level after menopause or a hysterectomy.

The most common types of vaginitis are Bacterial Vaginosis, your run of the mill Yeast Infection, a parasitical STD called Trichomoniasis and Atrophic Vaginitis which is derived from the above referenced menopausal impact.

All of the various types of Vaginitis involve a discharge, some more pronounced than others and other noticeable symptoms may include the requisite itching, burning, but may also be accompanied by painful urination, pain during sex, and you may even encounter some light vaginal bleeding.

Good hygiene may prevent some types of vaginitis from recurring and may relieve some symptoms:

• Avoid baths, hot tubs and whirlpool spas. Rinse soap from your outer genital area after a shower, and dry the area well to prevent irritation. Don’t use scented or harsh soaps, such as those with deodorant or antibacterial action.
• Avoid irritants. These include scented tampons and pads.
• Wipe from front to back after using the toilet. Doing so avoids spreading fecal bacteria to your vagina.

Other things that may help prevent vaginitis include:

• Don’t douche. Your vagina doesn’t require cleansing other than normal bathing. Repetitive douching disrupts the normal organisms that reside in the vagina and can actually increase your risk of vaginal infection. Douching won’t clear up a vaginal infection.
• Use a male latex condom. This helps avoid infections spread by sexual contact.
• Wear cotton underwear and pantyhose with a cotton crotch. If you feel comfortable without it, skip wearing underwear to bed. Yeast thrives in moist environments (plus it might be fun!)

Vaginitis need not be an ongoing problem. You can treat it naturally and take steps to prevent it from reoccurring. I reccommend this natural vaginitis remedy.

Welcome To The Yeast Infection Cure Blog

Hi everybody!

Well, after seeing so much “disinformation” on the Internet regarding yeast infections and a viable yeast infection cure the various causes, I decided to start a blog to discuss this sensitive subject. I was amazed to find so many “articles” and stories that seem to be cut and pasted from some article from some source somewhere online that had a ghost writer or maybe even written by men!

Can you imagine that? Well other than my husband who sometimes posts articles for me on some of his marketing accounts on my behalf, this blog and all of its content is going to be written by women and those who know first hand about yeast infections.

So let’s get started. If you are lucky enough not to know, let me take this occasion to let you know what a yeast infection is. By the way, I like pictures and videos but I am not here to gross anybody out. So if all of my pictures and videos are “happy” pictures, that’s because I like writing from a positive point of view. That and because it’s my blog! Just kidding, sort of.

So you want to know the definition of a yeast infections?

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, a yeast infection is actually a living fungus named Candida. The Candida fungus causes an infection known as vaginitis and that problem is called Candida albicans. Unfortunately for us as women, yeast is found to be present on healthy skin and in (ahem…) areas of moisture.

Again, unfortunately, we as women have an area on our body that has a bit of recurring moisture and as such it makes us quite susceptible to yeast infections.

The NEJM estimates that having a yeast infection is nothing to be embarrassed about as 20%-50% of us carry yeast in our vaginas. Subsequently, many of us develop these pesky infections on a recurring basis.

So that’s what it is. This blog is going to be an open forum discussing the causes, symptoms and natural treatments for yeast infections. In fact, rumor has it, we’ll even have some special guests stopping by from time to time discussing a natural cure for yeast infections.

Well, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back. Feel free to leave your comments and questions as I really would like to have an open dialogue with women around the world!

Let’s work together to find a viable yeast infection cure.

Talk to you soon.