Why do women always suffer from thrush or yeast infection?

Answer 1

I had a male friend who actually had a systemic yeast infection. The infection ran throughout his body carried by his blood. The result was, basically, constant hives. He was a head brewer at a micro-brewery and worked with yeast. It was a relatively permanent condition lest he quite his job.

I'll take a vaginal yeast infection over that!

I also have a female friend who, at the age of 31, has never had a yeast infection. It's just not fair.

We all have yeast and bacteria living in our bodies. Most people even have E. Coli, strep, and staph living in them. Normally our bodies naturally maintain a balance of good and bad flora (yeast and other fungi as well as bacteria). Sometimes things happen to upset the balance. It can be as simple as a change in your body's pH level (more acid or base).

Yeast infections occur in women more frequently simply because the vagina is a nice, happy, warm place for the yeasties. Frequent bathing, good diet, and sleeping without underwear while wearing only cotton panties during the day are excellent ways to prevent yeast infections. Yogurt with active cultures does wonders, too.

Antibiotics are notorius for causing yeast infections. They kill of bacteria which compete with yeast in the body. When the yeast have less competition they thrive and become an infection.

Answer 2

These conditions come on sometimes from antibiotic use. Yeast grows where ever there is a moist, dark climate and the mouth and vagina are perfect places for them to grow. Some BC pills can cause them too,
Diabetics like the other guy said get it more often too. Yeast infections also can come on right before or during a period. Rx. Difulcan is great for yeast infections.

If you have ever heard of vulvodynia, that presents like yeast with the itching as well. Take care!

Answer 3

Thrush can be caused by loads of things and both women and men can suffer from it e.g if your on antibiotics it can cause thrush or if a man or woman wears underwear that isn't cotton because cotton is light and airy it doesn't let sweat or heat build up in the genital area and other materials like silk or nylon cause heat and this is major breathing ground for bacteria.
Its a fairly common ailment but recognised more in women because we have noticeable symptoms whereas when men have thrush they have no symptoms at all

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Men and children can also get yeast infections and some diseases such as Diabetes and other kinds of autoimmune diseases can make one prone to yeast infections.

Medications such as antibiotics can also cause one to have a yeast infection.

One way that sometimes a woman when she does get a yeast infection is if she continues to wear a wet bathing suit after swimming.

Answer 6

It is the female anatomy that makes them more vulnerable. Not only the incidence is higher but also the symptoms more disturbing, than they are to the males. A potential body cavity open to exterior time & again, admitting foreign objects, harbouring microorganisms due to favourable medium created by presence of blood/secretions/semen. All these factors contribute. A very careful perineal hygiene, specially in women more prone to get it, can be helpful.

Answer 7

always? thrush is fairly easy to treat but if your parnter always has it then she needs checking out by a gyno.

There are lots of reasons, antibiotics, perfumed soaps, allergies to yeast, and its warm down there so once you have it it flourishes!

Answer 8

They dont ALWAYS suffer from it, but can be very prone to it just by their hormonal changes alone. Given that hormone levels are always up and down during the month it seems there's a problem quite regularly!

Answer 9

they don't always and even some babies have had thrush, but some women are unfortunate enough to have a chronic and painful vaginal disorder of some kind--mercy!

Answer 10

we are not the only ones that suffer!
men do too
people tend to get it more if they are on certian anti biotics...
i find that sprinkling thick salt once a week when having my bath helps!!