If you suffer with a yeast infection there a number of treatments available to you. Follow through with the best treatment and you should treat a yeast infection within 1- 5 days. It affects adults, babies and children but it's very common in particular with women.

First it is important to understand what a yeast infection is and to ensure that what you have is indeed a yeast infection because oftentimes people can misdiagnose themselves. The infection is caused by an overgrowth of fungus (candida). Candida normally resides in our bodies at normal levels but due to stress, illness, use of antibiotics or birth control pills this can affect yeast levels to multiply in our bodies causing the infection. It can affect different parts of the body, mouth cavity, genital areas and the digestive tract. In cases of vaginal yeast infection you'll experience severe pain, swelling of the vagina and vulva, pain during intimacy times with a partner, itchiness and a white cottage cheese like discharge.

It is best to treat the infection early on. This ensures a speedy recovery. There are antifungal antibiotics ranging from creams, lotions and suppositories that can be inserted in the vagina. Some of them can be prescribed by your doctor whilst others can be bought over the counter. While it's an effective remedy, antifungal medication may also cause side effects ranging from skin irritation, burning, nausea and some of them cannot be used if you are pregnant or if you are breastfeeding. It is best to speak to your doctor before taking any antibiotic medication for the infection if you are pregnant.

The second type of treatment and the one I favour are natural remedies. This type of treatment is the most effective and cheapest way to treat a yeast infection quickly. These include: garlic, tea tree oil, apple cider vinegar and "live" yoghurt. They also provide instant pain relief and cures the infection fast. What's even more surprising with this type of treatment is that the natural ingredients help kill the root cause of the infection so it stops yeast infection from recurring. Something that drugs fail to do and is the reason why women often get yeast infections. If you are pregnant speak to your doctor before beginning a natural treatment.

Whichever method you decide to choose know that yeast infection can be easily cured but don't leave the infection untreated, it will just bring you more pain and it will take you a longer to heal.

Thankfully you do not have to suffer from yeast infections and its medically manfuctured side effects ever again! There is a natural remedy which works in an incredible 12 hours and gets rid of yeast infections for good.
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