Recurring Yeast Infection

When someone is prescribed an antibiotic, more often than not does the vial of pills have a specific statement of advice printed on the label. This label usually reads; please take until all of the medication is gone. The reason for this small statement of advice? The body builds up immunities – no matter if the cause is viral or medicinal. What does this mean? This means that our bodies can build up an immunity, or tolerance, to certain antibiotics. Much like other types of drugs, in order to continue to have the medication “work” for you, more and more is needed.



Take the needs of a drug addict – say cocaine. A small amount is enough for a beginning drug addict to get “high” off it. Next time, that same person may need a bit more to gain that same “high” he or she experienced the first time. Each time, the drug is needed in greater amounts in order to attain the same “high” as the first time it was used.

The same goes for antibiotics, and the type of over-the-counter drugs that are used to combat yeast infections. What works for one woman, may not work for he other. In addition, if one amount of product worked the first time a yeast infection was noticed – next time might need more of the medication.



Therefore, the yeast infection, specifically the candida albicans (the fungus that causes the infection), becomes more and more resistant to the medications. Soon, it seems as if the woman treats an infection, is doing fine for a week, then gets another one!

As this may be true, it is more probable that the first yeast infection was not fully gone. If a woman has more than four yeast infections in one year, many doctors will test for more complex problems -- such as HIV or diabetes. Both HIV and diabetes tend to suppress the immune system – thereby lowering the body’s natural pH level – leaving a body more at risk for infection.



Therefore, the recurring yeast infection may be treatable, but the medication may only be treating the symptoms – not the actual cause. Men can also carry a yeast infection without any symptoms – especially if he had intercourse with a woman who had a yeast infection. If you do come down with one, be sure that your man is treated for one as well. If not, you will just be passing a yeast infection back and forth forever!

In addition, if the causes are not treated, then the yeast infection will return, and could return with a vengeance. The more yeast infections a woman gets, the more difficult it is to treat. Also, the more difficult it is to treat, then the worse the symptoms become, and the less they are relieved by modern medicine!


Yeast infections can be treated, but need to be done proficiently. If the medicine just masks the symptoms only, then the infection will grow stronger, and become more problematic than originally thought. Diet is a huge part of keeping your recurring yeast infections under control. Maybe you're accidentally contributing to your recurring yeast infections by eating the wrong foods. Learn about Foods that contribue to yeast infections by clicking HERE.