yeast....~for you experts and smart girls.?
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no there isnt and if your not really sure what it is you should get checked because there are other stds that can have some of the same symptoms so you should be positive of what you are treating signs are (itching white cheesy like discharge not a strong odor) but i really think you should go to a clinic and be tested
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Most women have at least one Yeast infection during their lifetime. It is not a Sexually Transmitted Disease although it can be transmitted from an infected partner.\n\nVaginal secretions are normally acidic - normally, this keeps the natural yeast "spores" under control. When you go on the Birth Control Pill, when you take antibiotics, when you are pregnant or hyperactive sexually or if you are diabetic, this acid balance gets out of whack. The vagina becomes alkaline and the yeast spores overgrow. \n\nThe first signs are a thick gucky white discharge from your vagina, your genitals burn and itch, are swollen, red and irritated. You just want to live in the bath tub. Go to your family doctor or Sexual Health Clinic where it can be diagnosed immediately. Then you go to the drug store and pick up antifungal vaginal suppositories, (usually called Monistat) They come in packages of one, three or seven day treatment. Pick up a small tube of Monostat Cream at the same time. \n\nAt bedtime, have a bath, insert one suppository into your vagina and rub a small amount of the cream on your genitals. Sleep, and in the morning it will feel much better, have a shower and repeat this the next night till you have used all the suppositories. You are fine, but if you are going to have sex, insist your partner use a condom.\n\nWhy? Well, your partner may be carrying the spores under the foreskin, even if he is circumcised, it may be hiding there. He should apply a small amount of the Antifungal cream to his penis to clear it up. Infected males may have a white flakey coating on the penis, it may feel dry and cracked. Use the cream and he must use a condom until it is completely healthy again.\n\nSome females have chronic low grade yeast infections that flare up after sex or after every menstrual period. In this case, buy Monostat 7 suppositories, use one after your period or after sex. Also, do not wear tight jeans, panty hose or panties with a nylon crotch. These keep the body heat contained, triggering a repeat infection. \n\nYou can also use one ACIDOPHYLLIS capsule, (Health Food Store) inserted into your vagina as a prophilaxis, also eat one large 500 gram tub of plain unsweetened natural yogurt every day for lunch. This gets the acid/alkaline balance of the vagina back to normal again. If you are pregnant, ask your doctor if it is safe to use the antifungal suppositories.
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Candida Albicans, a yeast fungus, grows in the rectum and vagina. In a healthy vagina, the presence of some yeast may not be a problem. When your system is out of balance, yeast-like organisms may grown profusely and cause a thick, white discharge that may look like cottage cheese and smell like baking bread. If a woman has a yeast infection when she gives birth, the baby will get yeast in its throat or digestive tract. This is called thrush and is treated orally with nystatin drops.\n\n    Candida grows best in a mildly acidic environment. The pH in the vagina is normally more than mildly acidic (4.0 to 5.0), except when we take birth control pills or some antibiotics, are pregnant, have diabetes and when we menstruate (when the pH rises to between 5.8 and 6.8, because blood is alkaline). Obviously, we often find ourselves with a vaginal pH favorable to candida, so preventative measures are especially important.\n\n\n\nIn addition, the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health tell us that YIs are "common among women who use estrogen-containing birth control pills and among women who are pregnant. This is due to the increased level of estrogen in the body. The increased hormone level causes changes in the vaginal environment that make it perfect for fungal growth and nourishment. Yeast infections may also occur in association with diabetes or problems that affect the immune system (such as AIDS or HIV). Vaginal candidiasis is not considered a sexually transmitted disease."\n\nThe NLM and NIH also note that a "yeast infection may follow a course of antibiotics (particularly tetracycline) that were prescribed for another purpose. The antibiotics change the normal balance between organisms in the vagina by suppressing the growth of protective bacteria that normally have an antifungal effect." You can read more about that here as well as elsewhere in this post.
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Why is your "female friend" telling you this? eww.. anyways.\nIt's probably a yeast infection, but she is the one that needs to find that out, you can't tell her or diagnose her thru a computer.
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Yeast has the ability to enzymatically convert simple sugars into Ethyl alcohol and Carbon dioxide.\n\nNormally this is a two step process.  The first step is the aerobic budding and multiplication phase where the yeast grows in numbers.  The second is an anaerobic phase where the actual fermentation takes place.\n\nThis is true for both baker's yeast (to leaven breads) and brewer's yeast (for alcohol production).  Yeasts are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, not bacteria.
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Congratulations! You have recieved a yeast infection! my ex had one while she cheated on her husband. and that sounds oddly familiar. lol
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HEAT MAKES YEAST RISE\nCOLD KEEPS IT
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Dear friend,\nI am not a doctor but have successfully curbed the candida infections with alternative Kefer probotic culture yogurt made fresh a home in Soya milk no gm's increasing the growth of friendly bacteria which eats the unfriendly sister bacterial that grown the candida yeast growth, also drink plenty of filtered water daily and recommend aqua - chi foot detox foot spa to speed up healing potential
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I believe it is the smaller grains that make the difference - the grains are much tinier than regular yeast.   This site should help.
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Are you sure it really is a Yeasty? I know that sounds crazy to ask but recently someone discovered that less than 30% of the women buying OTC yeast treatments did NOT have yeasties.\n\nMost women do not realise that it is NORMAL & HEALTHY to have a vaginal discharge. During the first few days after AF stops you should be dry, but as teh hormones build up in your body you begin to produce a cervical fluid. As the hormones build up that will increase and for apx 5 days it will become slippery, clear, etc and you will be very fertile. After this it will often dry up again only to return and be creamy/pasty towards teh end of your cycle. So, many women believe they have a yeast infection at least once a cycle... and believe they have cured it b/c it goes away for a while just about 5 days after starting their treatment. All you have done is upset the PH ballance in your vagina - which will actually incourage a Yeast infection since Yeast is SUPPOSED to be there, but when you use antibiotics you ruin the balance of normal flora. \n\nYeast colonizes faster than other bacteria so you end up with more and more trouble with it the more you treat it. The best thing you can do to decrease the yeast so the other normal flora can reconolize and rebalance is to eat lots of yeast and eliminate (for a while) as much sugar as you can from your diet. (Yeast thrives on sugar) You should also be conscious of your inumity - lowered immunity allows the yeast to take over too & may be a first sign of HIV infection. If you take BCPs or use an IUD you will have far more incidence of Yeast Infections. Wearing tight or synthetic clothing that traps moisture in the urogenital area will encourage yeast too.\n\nIf you really do have a yeast infection you will have thick white crud that gets trapped in the folds of your labia while vaginal secretions do not get trapped easily. Yeast infections will ITCH! The odor is distinct and strong - it smells like beer or bread dough (both are yeast). You will also have a slight fever.\n\nAlso be aware that Yeast infections are not limited to the urogenital region... you can get yeast under artificial nails, in the skin, in your mouth, etc.
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In bread and alcohol yeast is used for leavening and fermenting. Yogurt is cultured with different enzymes.
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Yeast can grow on all sorts of agar plates.  They don't need fancy cell culture conditions like mammallian cell lines do.\n\nhttp://www.midsci.com/docs/qbio/ChapterPDF/EU_04.pdf#search='media%20for%20yeast%20growth'  those guys sell some yeast growth media.  \n\nA kind I've used before is SAB (per liter: 40g glucose/10g peptone/5g agar).\n\nI would go with agar plates instead of liquid culture because it will be easier to insure uniform exposure.  The yeast should also remain viable for longer on plates than in liquid culture. \n\nThis sounds like a clever idea for an experiment, good luck.
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If it smells fishy and it's yellowish, then you have yeast infection.  If it's not smelly and it's white, it's your body's normal discharge.  Most of the time you get more discharge when your really horny, or when your having a heated conversation about sex with your boy toy! : )
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I believe his left yeast is already infected!\nJust kiddin!\nhe can't get yeast infection,but u should see a doctor!
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well basically the yeast is a little living organism that eats up the sugar in the solution you put it in. it then excretes alcohol and CO2 gas (which is what makes bread dough rise). anyways, the yeast eventually suffocate in their own excrements and die, but i would guess that the more sugar you have, the longer the yeast will stay alive. i dont know if that helps any, but good luck!
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sugars + yeast + water = ethanol ;I wouldn't drink it though unless you know what you are doing. There is always the possibility of methanol contamination that's the reason for distillation. IF YOU DRINK IT YOU COULD GO BLIND!!!
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Hi Jennifer here is some information pertaining to your question.\n\nWhat is a vaginal yeast infection?\n\nA vaginal yeast infection is an excess growth of yeast cells in the vagina. Yeast infections are very common in women of childbearing age but can occur at any age. Although they can be uncomfortable, vaginal yeast infections rarely lead to serious health problems.\n\nWhat causes a vaginal yeast infection?\n\nA healthy vagina normally contains many bacteria and small numbers of yeast cells. The most common bacteria found in the vagina, Lactobacillus acidophilus, help prevent other organisms, such as yeast, from growing in excess and causing an infection. About 70% to 90% of yeast infections are caused by a strain of yeast called Candida albicans. 1, 2 \n\nWhen there is a change in the normal balance of organisms in the vagina, yeast can overgrow, causing symptoms. This imbalance can be caused by many factors, including use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for other conditions, high estrogen levels (as during pregnancy or hormone replacement therapy), or certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or HIV infection. \n\n\n\nWhat are the symptoms?\n\nThe most common symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are: \n\nVaginal itching. \nIrritated genital skin. \nPain or burning in the genital area with urination or sexual intercourse. \nIn some cases, white vaginal discharge that is usually curdlike and odorless. Some women have no noticeable discharge. \nSymptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are more likely to occur during the week before a menstrual period.\n\nHow is a vaginal yeast infection diagnosed?\n\nVaginal itching and a white vaginal discharge that is odorless and looks like cottage cheese are classic signs of a vaginal yeast infection. However, it's easy to misdiagnose a vaginal infection. If your symptoms are not typical of a yeast infection, you aren't certain of your diagnosis, or you're pregnant and have symptoms, see your health professional. A vaginal exam and possibly a culture of vaginal discharge can help diagnose whether another type of organism is present.\n\nHow is it treated?\n\nA vaginal yeast infection is usually treated with a vaginal antifungal cream, tablet, or suppository for several days. While some women prefer taking a tablet by mouth, oral treatment may be reserved for recurrent infection that may be caused by yeast throughout the body. This is mainly because oral medication affects the entire body, and vaginal treatment limits its effect to the genital area. Oral antifungal medication can cause side effects such as headache, nausea, and abdominal pain; vaginal treatment is unlikely to cause side effects. \n\nNonprescription vaginal medications are available for treating vaginal yeast infection; vaginal boric acid capsules are another option. If you have had a vaginal yeast infection before, are not pregnant, and are certain your present symptoms are the same as during the previous infection, you can self-treat your infection. If you have a yeast infection that keeps returning despite treatment, see your health professional. A recurring yeast infection can be a sign of another health problem. \n\nYeast infections are common during pregnancy. If you are pregnant, do not use any medication without first discussing your symptoms with your health professional. \n\nCan vaginal yeast infections recur?\n\nYes. A yeast infection is considered to be recurrent if you have four or more infections that cause symptoms and are unrelated to antibiotic use within 1 year. Severe or persistent yeast infections are a problem for about 5% of affected women and can be related to diabetes, pregnancy, or another health condition. 2 \n\nIf you have a recurrent vaginal yeast infection, your health professional may do a culture to confirm that yeast is present. You may also be tested for certain conditions that could be making you more vulnerable to yeast overgrowth, such as diabetes or HIV infection.