ooking for a natural treatment for yeast infection?
Anyone can develop a yeast infection, as it is an infection of opportunity. Caused by an organism called Candida albicans that lives in our bodies naturally, when your immune system is compromised Candida gets a bit over excited and outgrows its normal limitations, creating a yeast infection. While many people will go to the doctor or buy medications at the drug store for this common infection, some prefer to use one of the many natural treatments for yeast infections.
There are many reasons to try a natural treatment. Yeast infections are common. Do you go to the doctor when you catch a cold? Trying to get an appointment at the doctor can be a trial in itself… you may not be able to get in for a week or more. What do you do in the meantime? Even if they can fit you in right away, you have to make arrangements to go to the doctor's office, maybe pay for parking, wait for an unspecified amount of time (they always seem to be running late)… all to explain to the doctor that you've got a yeast infection. The doctor will probably want to examine you, and that can be embarrassing depending on where the yeast infection is located. They'll send you home with a prescription.
Now you need to drop by the pharmacy and let the pharmacist explain to you how to use the medication. Finally, you get to go home and apply the treatment. Many prescription medications for yeast infections, however, only treat the symptoms, not the root cause of the infection. So, while it may make you feel better, the yeast infection just takes a break for awhile, and then bounces right back, stronger than ever.
All this cost quite a bit… office visits can cost $100 or more. Then there is the cost of the prescription… using a natural remedy will save you a lot of time and money. You don't need to wait for an appointment or pay for the privilege of waiting.
And yet another reason to try natural treatments for yeast infection… you don't need to worry about side effects from that expensive prescription medication. Every pharmaceutical on the market comes with side effects, and your pharmacist will be happy to explain the side effects to watch for when you go pick up your expensive yeast infection medication. Using a natural treatment won't give you new symptoms. They'll just treat the root cause of the infection, which will also help prevent a recurrence.
So, if you find yourself suffering from a yeast infection, think about trying a natural treatment. You'll not only have a better chance of curing the infection, you'll save yourself a lot of time and money.