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What should you do
to get Candida under control.
Women have known for a long time how to
recognize and treat an overgrowth of vaginal yeast,
or a "yeast infection."
Technically a fungus, yeast is also called "Candida" or "Monilia." It results
from an upset of the vaginal Ph or an imbalance of the vagina's acid and base
elements.
It is not a true "infection" since there is no outside bacteria that
enters the body to cause a problem; rather, the "infection" is an overgrowth of
monilia naturally found in the vagina.
To diagnose, a clinician takes a "wet
mount" and looks at the vaginal secretions under a microscope. Yeast is easy to
identify without this test, however, since it announces itself with itching
(not burning, unless the area is scratched raw) and a discharge. Typically, a
yeast discharge will be white, thick and lumpy (this is usually described as
"cottage-cheese-like").
Yeast is not dangerous unless you are symptomatic with
discharge, itching, and all other know symptoms of Candida.
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