Why It Is Best To NOT Self-Diagnosis And Self-Treat Your Yeast Infection

There are many different factors you must think about that will determine the best method of treatment. You may not be aware of a better treatment method that has been developed for one of the various contingencies you have overlooked. It only makes sense that your doctor is the one who is up-to-date on medical issues and is capable of making the best decision as to your treatment. Still and all, if you go searching at the pharmacy for an OTC medication for Candidiasis, you won’t be disappointed. There are many to choose from. One interesting study revealed that two out of three women totally dropped the ball when they used self-diagnosis for vaginal yeast infection. That is a significant number of women who got their diagnosis wrong.

The best solution is to visit your doctor. This will give you the peace of mind of knowing that the treatment the doctor prescribes is correct for the situation he or she diagnosed. If you try to treat it yourself, even if this is a recurring situation, you still can’t be 100% sure it’s the same type of infection. Actually, there are three infections called “vaginitis” and only a yeast infection is caused by the Candida albicans fungus. The others are caused by sexual transmission of a protozoan or by bacteria. What you want to avoid is using the wrong treatment and then experiencing even worse symptoms. And what will happen then? You will have to visit your clinic or doctor.

Oral thrush (Candidiasis oral) happens inside of the mouth and presents as white patches on the tongue, lips, and inner cheeks. It frequently attacks babies and children and, of course, adults. Nystatin, another antifungal of the polyene anti-micotic group, is very good for treating oral thrush. The method of use involves saturating the entire mouth cavity with the liquid and then swallowing it. As a rule, you won’t be able to treat oral thrush effectively without seeing your doctor and being properly evaluated. There are other ways to treat oral thrush, and your doctor just might prefer to do something different. One major warning if you have oral thrush – do not ever try to remove the white patches by scraping. You will cause bleeding and more damage to the tissues under the patches. Not to mention the fact that you will be causing yourself undo pain for no reason.

A popular natural, alternative treatment for a vaginal yeast infection is boric acid caps. Boric acid has mild antifungal properties. It’s a good choice to try if the antifungals you have been using haven’t worked well. This natural remedy is not recommended for someone who is pregnant and has a vaginal yeast infection. We really can’t repeat this admonition too many time: If you are pregnant and you think you are developing a yeast infection, vaginal or otherwise, go to your health care provider immediately. Even though we told you about the alternative treatment, boric acid capsules, we still encourage you to visit your doctor, especially if your infection did not respond to your first treatment. It could be something totally not related to a yeast infection. It’s easy to confuse the symptoms of other infections with those of a yeast infection. This is one of the problems when you diagnose yourself. The treatments used to eliminate a yeast infection work quite well and are safe. It’s important to be concerned if you have a yeast infection when you are pregnant, as we talked about previously. But there are other yeast infection situations that should concern you also – such as a suspected yeast infection in a baby or child. After visiting your doctor or clinic, you will be more in the position of making a correct self-diagnosis the next time the same symptoms occur.