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Why Anti Fungal Drugs Can Make Your Yeast Infection Worse

By Jennifer King
Jun 2, 2009
More women are now turning to natural yeast infection remedies because of the trouble they are having with exposing their infection to too many anti fungal drugs. Chronic yeast infections and resistant infections are on the increase because of this exposure so now it's time for a change.

Because its so easy now to purchase anti fungal drugs either over the counter or online, more fungal infections are now occurring. A lot of women use these drugs even without getting a diagnosis from there doctor so they are using them without needing to. This is when resistant infection are created, and then the drug that has cause the infection becomes useless.

Natural cures work with the body instead of against it. The human body is capable of curing and preventing further infections without the need of any help from drugs.

Candida overgrowth is caused by the body's natural defenses being weakened, and no drug will strengthen the body's natural defenses They only make them weaker. Your body begin to rely on drugs to cure all infections if they are used too often.

A home remedy for a Candida infection will replenish your intestinal flora, and strengthen your immune system. Once these are back to the way they were your body will no longer allow the naturally occurring Candida to mutate so you'll be infection free.

You body has billions of bacteria living in it, some are good and some are bad. When your intestinal flora is in balance you will remain infection free. Once the beneficial bacteria levels get low then the bad bacteria and yeasts can grow in numbers. When this occurs the yeast mutates into an infection causing fungus that start causing your symptoms.

This means that no matter how many times you kill the fungus with anti fungal drugs, if your body still allows the yeast to mutate you will be re-infected. And if you do keep using the same anti fungal drug to kill the fungus. it will become resistant. Once it is a drug resistant yeast infection then you'll have a lot of trouble curing yourself.

Herbs can be taken to kill the fungus, and they work better than drugs because they don't upset the natural bacterial and chemical balance in the body. Drugs kill friendly bacteria as well as the fungus, and you need friendly bacteria to keep the yeast under control. Herbs are much more friendly to the environment in your body.
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