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Internal Yeast Infections: Fighting Systemic Yeast Infection

Everyone has yeast called Candida albicans in their intestinal tracts. If we have a healthy immune system and plenty of good bacteria present, they will keep this fungus under control. If, for some reason, the balance of good bacteria gets out of whack, the Candida albicans can invade the entire body. When it does, you may see symptoms such as a vaginal yeast infection or thrush. If the case becomes severe, it can even spread to the whole body as a systemic yeast infection.

Symptoms of Systemic Yeast Infection

It’s easy to confuse a systemic yeast infection with other ailments, so if you are having any of the following symptoms, you need to consult with your doctor. He will determine if it is indeed a yeast infection by doing a stool sample analysis. Some of the symptoms you may see are extreme fatigue, migraine headaches, dizzy spells, feelings of weakness, and pain in the muscles.

You may also have symptoms that affect your gastrointestinal tract including diarrhea, constipation, gas, food sensitivities, and rectal itching. The symptoms can manifest themselves in many other places in the body, too, causing ailments like menstrual trouble, inflammation of the bladder, PMS, anemia, depression, urinary tract infections, hypoglycemia, eczema, and acne.

Lifestyle Changes

Left unchecked, a systemic yeast infection can cause serious damage; however, with treatment it can be cured. Of course, the cure isn’t going to happen overnight, and in order to keep it from recurring, you will need to make some lifestyle changes in order to keep the yeast count down to controllable levels. Some of these changes include changes in eating habits. You’ll need to avoid foods that contain yeast including bread, sweet rolls, alcohol and beer, malted milk, and anything with concentrated sugars.

There are certain other things you should eat and do in order to lower your yeast levels and help to strengthen your immune system. Tops on the list is sugar-free yogurt. It contains live bacterial cultures that will actually work to replace healthy levels of good bacteria in your body. The yogurt can be ingested normally or even used topically to relieve the itching and other symptoms of vaginal and skin yeast infections. Another very important aspect of your treatment is exercise. Exercise relieves stress, and stress is a main contributor to a weak immune system.

You will also need to avoid drugs and other chemicals that are know to weaken the immune system and upset the balance of your bacteria levels. These include steroids, birth control pills, and antibiotics. So, avoid these drugs and yeasty foods, eat a lot of sugarless yogurt, and start exercising every day, and you should have your life back under control soon.