subject: Yeast Infection Treatment - Do Over the Counter Pills Work? [print this page] Yeast Infection Treatment - Do Over the Counter Pills Work?
Over the counter pills for yeast infection are a common treatment that sufferers use, along with other drug-based medications such as creams, suppositories, etc. But do they actually do any good?
On the face of it they do, because most yeast infection sufferers find that their symptoms go away after a time. But then again, around 50% of yeast infection victims will suffer more than one infection.
This could be down to the fact that over the counter pills, etc., and prescription drugs for yeast infection really only address the symptoms and not the underlying causes of a yeast infection.
The main causes of yeast infection are; friendly bacteria reduction, lowered immune system, hormonal imbalances, too high blood sugar, and certain drug therapies.
This comes as a surprise to many sufferers looking for yeast infection treatment, because they have heard that the cause of their horrible infections is the Candida albicans fungus.
Whilst it's true that it's the overgrowth of this fungus in your body that causes the nasty symptoms, it needs something to actually allow the fungi to overgrow in the first place. This is where the underlying causes come into play.
Another reason that treatment using over the counter pills and creams, etc. may not work is that the Candida fungi can build-up a resistance to the drugs, thus rendering them impotent after a time.
This, and the fact that drug-based treatment can have some pretty nasty side effects, and, they can be expensive over time, is why more and more sufferers have been turning to natural yeast infection treatment and moving away from over the counter pills, creams, suppositories, etc.
And there's an abundance of home yeast infection treatment options out there, ranging from dietary and lifestyle adjustments to other natural treaments, such as using things like raw garlic, natural yogurt, tea tree oil, apple cider vinegar, probiotics, homeopathy, etc. Just too many to detail here, unfortunately, but see below...
