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Candida Question #51 What Do I Do If I Am Pregnant And I Have A Yeast Infection?

It’s not uncommon to have a thrush or yeast infection when you are pregnant. It’s something that I do routinely see in women who are pregnant, looking at conception, or are breastfeeding.

So, when you are pregnant and you have a yeast infection, a clever thing for you to do is to start making some dietary changes. I would not recommend that you take any medical anti-fungals and be careful to take any natural anti-fungals. Some of these products can be quite strong and predispose you to increasing your risk of having issues, particularly in the first trimester. If you are pregnant, be very careful in the first trimester. As the pregnancy progresses, still be careful, of course, but there are many different options that you have got.

You can, for example, do some gentle douching or some cleansing there with some Calendula or some tea tree oil. I would advise caution there with any type of these protocols until you talk obviously with your health care practitioner. Obviously, no alcohol, no sugary foods, eating more garlic, having coconut oil, there are many different things you can do to help get on top of your yeast infection if you’re pregnant.

You can read a lot more about these in my book, Candida Crusher, particularly Chapter 5 would give you a lot of good information on how to get on top of your chronic vaginal yeast infection. Chapter 4 is really devoted to what I call the quick start guide which will give you a lot of quick ideas.

Don’t freak out too much. There are a lot of things you can do to relieve the itching or the discomfort. So there is plenty you can do there. Don’t get too concerned about it.

Candida Question #50 Can My Boyfriend Contract Yeast Infection From Me?

He certainly can. I’ve covered this in a previous frequently asked question. If you are female and have a vaginal yeast infection, there is certainly a bigger chance that your boyfriend or partner may contract this. While thrush is not necessarily an STD or a sexually transmitted disease, it can be transferred through sexual contact, oral sexual contact, for example.

So if you are a female and do have a partner and are concerned, make sure that you clear your thrush. At least get it diagnosed to make sure it’s not bacterial vaginosis. It’s really good to try and understand what you’re dealing with, so you’ll be in a better position to eradicate it.

Bacterial vaginosis is very common. I’ve covered that in a previous FAQ as well. But, yes, you can pass a yeast infection on to your boyfriend and he, in turn, can pass it back to you. Something I call pass the parcel. So it’s good to get on top of your vaginal infection sooner rather than later.

So I hope that covers that question quite well. Thank you.

Candida Question #46 What Is Thrush? Is It Yeast Infection?

I get this question asked a lot.

In fact, vaginal thrush is one of the commonest reasons many Candida patients have consulted me over the years. And it’s been estimated that worldwide 75 percent of women some time in their lives have vulva vaginitis and probably over half of them have more than one episode of this condition.

Some experts believe that 15 to 20 percent of all women in the world have chronic or recurrent vaginal Candidiasis or thrush. There are a number of names given to this condition. The most common is a vaginal yeast infection or thrush; vulva vaginal Candidiasis, Moniliasis, vulva vaginal thrush, or as I said, thrush. So this really is a yeast infection, but there are many terms used by many women to describe this annoying complaint.

You’ve got to understand that the vagina is quite a complex ecological environment with a high concentration of many different types of microorganisms. Between 40 to 80 percent of women are found to have at least 5 to 10 different organisms which can be cultured from the vaginal fluid, including lactobacilli, cornea bacteria, streptococci, and Candida albicans.

A normal healthy vaginal fluid is generally whitish and milky in appearance and it consists of secretions from the sabacal glands and various cells that line the vagina and sabacal surfaces. This discharge can vary quite widely throughout a woman’s menstrual cycle. And you’ll normally find that the discharge will be more profuse and thicker just before ovulation and found to be thinner and scanter in the luteal phase or just after menstruation occurs.

In my book, Candida Crusher, in Chapter 5, in particular, you’ll find a two-stage approach for cleansing in the vaginal area, one I call a kill and a build phase. You’ll find this particularly effective in vaginal thrush, so it’s certainly something that I recommend that you try if you’ve got his condition and you want to get on top of this condition.