A weakened organism is a signal for the appearance of thrush. And there is no guarantee that she will not look to you. But you know - everyone can protect themselves from it! So, thrush: the causes, symptoms, treatment - a "sick" topic for many women. Discuss?
The statistics testify: 75% of lovely ladies encounter vaginal candidiasis (milkwoman) at least once in their life, and in 40-45% of them, it resumes after a while. To prevent this from happening, you need to strengthen the body, because when the immune system weakens, thrush immediately reminds itself. it is necessary to eat properly and, of course, avoid all that helps malignant fungi-candidates to take root in the vagina.
The natural microflora of the vagina is 95% composed of lactobacilli, producing lactic acid - a natural protective factor against fungi that cause thrush. They begin to multiply actively when the number of lactobacilli decreases. This happens when taking antibiotics, contraceptives and other drugs, using the intrauterine device, certain infections and diseases, with a change in the level of hormones associated with pregnancy or menopause.
Risk factors also include frequent douching and vaginal douches, hot baths, alkaline (highly foaming) personal hygiene products, addiction to synthetic tight-fitting underwear and trousers under which the body does not "breathe" (the presence of oxygen in the vaginal environment prevents the reproduction of Candida fungi ).
Eating right
Do you love sweet and flour? Stop loving! First, it is harmful to the waist, and secondly, sugar is a favorite nutrient medium for the pathogen of thrush. Did you feel the irresistible desire to send chocolate candy to your mouth? Correct your route: go not to the kitchen, but to the bedroom! Experts believe that overweight is one of the risk factors for thrush, and sexual activity is the most pleasant way to prevent it!
We noticed that after a turbulent night, the surrounding world begins to sparkle with dazzling colors, and even fried eggs served in the bed favorite, it seems the most exquisite dish. The only pity is that he did not think to build a light salad - a deficiency of vitamins in the female body contributes to candidiasis!
Replenish the need for vitamins in pharmacy complexes and drink 2 cups of ryazhenka, kefir or yogurt every day. Sour-milk products help to avoid intestinal dysbiosis. And in fact in it many reasons of occurrence of a thrush are hidden. On its background thrush is easy to develop. Doctors explain this by the fact that in the body everything is interconnected: when the bacteria are not located in the digestive system, the vaginal microflora can easily change.
Antifungal Code
"REFUSE ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP: it promotes rooting of a fungal infection. Color, with a strong perfume smell is also not suitable for intimate hygiene. Give preference to baby soap, or better - gel for intimate places.
DO NOT TAKE A BATH, UNTIL THE BREAD CAN BE DESTROYED. Foam, shampoo, aromatic additives irritate the inflamed mucosa.
»USE A SOFT WHITE TOILET PAPER of good quality. Gray and hard can injure inflamed places, and colored and with aromatic impregnation intensifies irritation.
»SHOULD WEAR CROSSETS FROM COTTON, and pantyhose - with a gusset made from natural fabric.
"REFUSE THE CLEAN JEANS AND THE SKY. Retire the pulling underwear of synthetics.
"DO NOT TAKE ANTIBIOTICS ON YOUR OWN FOUND. For example, to speed up the recovery for a cold. They still do not work for viruses, but they cause dysbacteriosis, in which normal microflora perishes, and its place in the vagina is occupied by fungi that cause thrush.
Paired suffering
Many believe that thrush is a purely female problem. No matter how it is! To be treated for this infection is necessary together with the partner (after all from a thrush any man is not insured, only the name at it or her another - "a candidiasis balanoposthitis"). The medical name of the female variant of the thrush is "candidal vulvovaginitis." And with this disease, two scenarios are possible.
FIRST OPTION
Everything will pass without medication, the symptoms will disappear, but then with the onset of menstruation or under the influence of another provoking factor, thrush will most likely come back again. In order not to go around in a circle, immediately pay a visit to the gynecologist and start treatment.
OPTION TWO
Thrush is firmly rooted in the genitals: before the white film turns yellow, becomes dense, dry. Tearing away from the mucous membrane of the vagina, it will leave behind erosions, cracks and ulceration. The itching will become intolerable, painful, sex will not be in joy. It is not without reason that in the United States milkwoman is called the destroyer of family life. Exit one - hurry to the doctor together with your beloved: you need to get rid of the yeast alone. Fungal colonies occupying folds of the foreskin, with each sexual contact, increase the inflammatory process in the vagina, and sperm - an excellent nutrient medium for them.
By the way, for joint treatment, creams and pills are best. If the spouse does not need treatment, you can use candles or, in rare cases, syringing.
Treatment of choice
PRINCIPAL - treatment of the vagina with a solution of effervescent tablets "Levorin", borax with glycerin, sometimes aniline dyes, for example methylene blue.
Plus the method is only in cheapness.
Cons - do not get involved in syringing, as this leads to the removal of beneficial lactobacilli from the vagina. In addition, it is long and uncomfortable. And there is no guarantee that you will be cured the first time.
TABLETS, CAPSULES - "Flucostat", "Miconazole", "Diflucan", "Macmirror", etc.
Pros - fast, efficient, convenient and modern. For the treatment of thrush in most cases, one capsule is enough: swallowed - and no hassle!
Cons - these drugs are not cheap, they also take them inside, because of what the liver and kidneys have to work with increased stress. In the process of treatment, taste perception is sometimes disturbed and there is a feeling of bitterness in the mouth, although these phenomena quickly pass.
CANDLES, MAZI AND CREAMS with levorin, nistatin, clotrimazole, mycosolone and other active substances.
Pros - a quick and reliable effect: some local medicines of the new generation are cured of thrush per day, the rest - for 3-6 days.
Cons - in order to guarantee a full recovery, the course of treatment should be done twice. The active principle - the antifungal antibiotic through the mucous membrane of the vagina is absorbed into the blood and has an adverse effect on the liver (although to a lesser extent than when ingestion). Such remedies can sometimes leave greasy stains on the laundry.
Painting on the skin
With candida intertrigo, many full ladies are familiar firsthand. Especially in the cold season, when you have to wear warm clothes, as well as during fitness. The skin in the folds sweats, rubs more than usual, and the ubiquitous fungus sits on the worn side. The most vulnerable at the same time are inguinal areas, areas under the breast and intervals between the fingers. Skin blushes, as if burned, swollen, itchy. Do not bring it to this! At the very beginning of the problem, twice a day, treat the problem areas with an antifungal cream, zinc paste or solution, and then apply the powder.
YOUR ACTIONS:
"Do not wear linen and synthetic clothes. Choose things from cotton and linen, which absorb the moisture well and allow the skin to breathe. In a fungal infection under a natural tissue, there is less chance of multiplying.
"Before you put on a new thing, especially a colored one, you need to thoroughly wash it. This procedure will soften the tissue, remove dyes and chemicals that can cause skin irritation.
"Wear tight leggings or bicycle shorts made of cotton jersey with minimal addition of lycra (no more than 3%). With their help, the friction of the contacting parts of the body during walking, running and during training decreases. If excessive fullness, bandage the rubbing parts of the thighs to the knee with an elastic bandage, but do not overdo it.
"Take 15-20 minutes each day for a bath with baking soda (several tablespoons per standard volume) or 6% table vinegar (liter per bath), removing itching and inflammation, as well as infusions of herbs that reduce sweating and skin irritation.
"Clean the problem areas with deodorant antiperspirants with aloe and other plant extracts that reduce sweating.
Manual care
If water is a natural element for your hands, know: thrush does not sleep! Moisture can soften the skin and make it more accessible for fungal infection. The result can be deplorable - the candidiasis of peri-oral grooves. The surrounding skin is swollen, red, and very sore. Inflammation is often thrown on the nails: they become thin, thin, become brown and tuberous.
YOUR ACTIONS:
"Use rubber gloves, and after prolonged contact with water, do not forget to lubricate your hands with an antifungal cream.
Does the skin dry up? Do not they want to heal painful cracks? This happens with mycosis. Keep in mind: for mushrooms the most terrible poison is acid! Try rubbing the rhubarb stems into the gruel, black currant berries, immature plums or apples and greasing your hands. After 4-5 days, the skin will be as new!
Lipworm
Zaeda (cracks in the corners of the lips) is another sin of the candida. Try to remember, after which they have appeared. Have you taken antibiotics? Or have visited a reception with a dentist who pulled the corner of his mouth with instruments? Or maybe you're wearing a bracket system? The answer is not so important, the main thing is to curb the wracked infection until it spreads to the mucous membrane of the mouth and does not penetrate the throat.
YOUR ACTIONS:
»Pull over the tablet of isatin or levorin, add a pinch of soda and a little boiled water to make a thick paste. Apply it to a painful place 3-4 times a day.
"Use the ortatin or levorin ointment. A week later you will forget about the interviews!
Films in the mouth
Usually they appear in infants. However, sometimes the thrush goes to the mouth of an adult person. As a rule, this occurs at the time of weakening the defenses of the body after a disease or uncontrolled intake of antibiotics. Never need to appoint them yourself, without consulting a doctor! Candida will not fail to take advantage of the disturbed balance between microscopic inhabitants of the oral cavity!
In addition to white films in the sky, gums and tongue, the thrush can cause chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal wall (pharyngitis), tonsils (angina), get into the ears, causing otitis. With each such case the doctor will figure it out! It is absolutely unacceptable to self-cure: without being an expert, it is easy to miss and allow mushrooms to calmly recover new bridgeheads from the body, penetrate into internal organs. You can not allow this!
YOUR ACTIONS:
"You need to remove white films from the gums, the sky and the tongue with cotton swabs soaked in a solution of soda (0.5 teaspoon per cup of boiled water), borax in glycerin (sold at the pharmacy) or 10% tincture of the delta-shaped poplar buds (25- 30 drops on a glass of boiled water). This same tincture rinse your throat.
"Use a decoction of oak bark, infusion of nettle (the method of preparation is indicated on the package) or a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide (a teaspoon into a glass of boiled water) for rinses.
"Refuse the hard toothbrushes, injuring the gums, the surface of the cheeks and tongue. Brush change every 3 months.
"Better breathe out your nose! When breathing through the mouth, the mucous membrane of the mouth is dried. It loses the ability to resist fungal infection. Low-quality lipstick and nicotine affect her just as badly.
Despite the seeming "frivolity" of thrush - the causes, symptoms, treatment is no easier than other diseases. Thrush can not be ignored - this is unsafe and can turn into a real disaster. It is unlikely that this is what you need. Is not it?..