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Causes of Yeast Infection - Antibiotics

Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine on August 17th, 2011

There comes a time whenever there’s a need for us to take antibiotics, but unfortunately for us, it’s usually when we get very sick (as prescribed by our doctors). Now, why is it unfortunate for us? Here’s why. Antibiotics don’t choose the bacteria when it comes to killing them, so this means that the good bacteria are being included in the “hit list”. These good bacteria are the ones that fight off the yeast present in our environment… so what happens is that as the antibiotic has already killed the good bacteria in our body, we are now prone to the the infection that the yeast brings. This is why antibiotics are considered as one of the causes of yeast infection.

With antibiotics, our immune system is being reduced to the point where we are no longer able to fight off the yeast that’s always there in our bodies. Now, once the yeast starts to grow, it has now its foothold, making it difficult to be removed. Then the notion that people have is to buy those pharmaceutical cure (such as those creams), but little do they know that this will do them no good at all! So with each successive infection, the strain is now stronger, and it is also now more difficult for it to be removed by any kind of means. And this in turn will evolve to what we call a “super infection” that will not be cured anymore by anything that the drugstore will offer you.

So, what you should do is avoid taking antibiotics as much as possible, due to the fact that you’re most likely to suffer yeast infections through these. If you’re currently taking prescribed antibiotics, you may have to stop it, and instead go for the natural cure. However, there are times when people have to continuously take in antibiotics, such as those in life-threatening situations. What should be done then in this case?

If one is to take antibiotics on a regular basis, it has to be made sure that the body is kept in good condition as much as possible. Even though we are unable to build up the good bacteria when taking in antibiotics, we can fight it off by eating the right kinds of food (like raw food, all-natural yogurt and garlic), having a regular exercise and drinking lots of water for hydration. Doing so will help us get far from the causes of yeast infection, as well as aiding us in reducing our dependency on antibiotics!