subject: Yeast Infection Symptoms: What You Need To Know [print this page] Have you wondered what a Candida yeast infection looks like? Well, there are many different ways candida yeast infection can be seen in people.
The following are examples of some possible symptoms of Candida yeast infection:
If you are experiencing fatigue, digestive disorders, short attention span, vaginitis, skin problems, depression or food and environmental allergies you may be showing candida yeast infection symptoms.
The signs and symptoms of Candida yeast infections are determined by its location. Women more than men have an increased chance of yeast infections. Their symptoms usually involve vaginitis. This is seen as a white discharge that causes itching and irritation of the vagina. Candida yeast infections also can cause painful sexual intercourse and burning sensations during urination.
Candida infections in infants and adults may become visible in different ways; oral Candidiasis (or thrush) is exhibited by thick, white patches on top of a red base and may appear on any area inside the mouth. Bleeding on the underlying tissue occurs if these white patches are wiped away. Without the white coating this infection makes the tongue appear to be red in color. Oral thrush is painful and can contribute to eating disorders.
Prevention of dehydration is a must for anyone who has oral thrush. This infection frequently causes elderly people to have sores and cracks at the sides of their mouth.
When the outer layers of the skin break down, the normal Candida organisms which live on the skin have an opportunity to overgrow and cause a skin infection. The most common areas for Candida skin infection? Warm, moist areas of the skin like skin folds and the areas covered by a diaper. The rash of superficial Candida skin infection is red, flat and has scalloped edges.
In male genitalia, Candida infection usually presents with dry, red scaly patches on the tip or head of the penis.
People with compromised immune systems from AIDS, chemotherapy, or stress are at risk for Candida infections of the body, not just the skin. Body systems that can be affected include the digestive system. People with digestive problems can have food sensitivities to not only dairy products but gluten as well.
A person with AIDS typically contracts the yeast infection known as esophagitis in the upper gastrointestinal system. This condition may seem like oral thrush, but this type of infection extends down from the mouth, into the esophagus until it reaches the stomach, it causes painful ulcers around the gastrointestinal system, so that even swallowing liquid is difficult. Food is not fully absorbed when the infection spreads out into the intestines, and the danger of dehydration is present to people with such condition. If Candida yeast infections reach the bloodstream, people gets sick with or without fever. And the spreading of this infection throughout the brain causes acute changes in behavior or mental function.
If you are wondering if you have a Candida yeast infection, you should contact your doctor. It is important to make sure to avoid future problems.
