How not to get sick with thrush?

Thrush is not a sexually transmitted disease, but an indicator of the work of the local and general immune system. Candidate mushrooms, the causative agent of thrush, live in small quantities in the genital tract of most women, as well as in the intestines and do not cause inconvenience, as long as normal microflora and immune defense factors are in abundance. Therefore, in order not to get sick, you need:
- do not drink antibiotics uncontrollably, they kill their microflora;
- do not douche, use panty liners as little as possible;
- eat well and variedly, but reduce the amount of sweets, flour and alcohol;
-how you can change sexual partners less often;
-after a course of antibiotics, take a prophylactic dose of fluconazole.
Intimate hygiene products do not always help, sometimes they, on the contrary, provoke thrush.

Hello !

"Thrush" (vulvovaginal candidiasis) is a common inflammatory disease of the genitals in women.

Regards,

Sobolev Aleksey Vadimovich

obstetrician - gynecologist, gynecologist - endocrinologist, doctor of ultrasound diagnostics of the MC "MedProsvet"

How can you become infected with thrush ??

There are many ways of infection with candidiasis. Sometimes disease-causing agents are spread even from other pathogenic foci.

Household

This is the most common way to get infected. Fungus spores can be on bed linen for a long time. If you do not change it often, you can get infected.

Thrush fungus can be introduced into the body if you use contaminated hygiene items. Common towels and washcloths are especially dangerous. Often, the spread of the pathogen through dishes.

Sauna, swimming pool

If you do not follow the rules of hygiene in public pools and saunas, then it is very likely that you can become infected with thrush, sitting on common seats, using general hygiene products.

In rare cases, candidiasis can be contracted while bathing, if there is a person with candidiasis nearby.

Self-infection

The disease can be contracted if:

• do not change enough part of the gasket;

• wash out incorrectly;

• use detergents with a lot of fragrances.

To the group risk includes women suffering from tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus. Narcotic substances, alcohol are harmful and reduce the resistance to bacteria. So you can get sick with candidiasis much more often.

Finally, women who wear synthetic underwear are more likely than others to get sick with candidiasis. That is why gynecologists advise women and young girls to wear only natural fabrics underwear.

Is thrush sexually transmitted?

Despite the fact that thrush is not a sexually transmitted disease, they can be contracted through intimate contact. In most cases, a man infects a woman.

During sexual intercourse, the mucous membranes of the genitals closely interact with each other, which activates the transfer of pathogens. You can get this disease through anal or oral contact.

Childbirth

If a woman is diagnosed with thrush, then during contact of the mucous membranes, the child can become infected. In these cases, from the first day, he suffers from oral candidiasis.

How candidiasis is transmitted from partner to partner

The main route of transmission of thrush from partner to partner is sexual. In this case, two partners need to be treated.

No one is to blame, but what to do

It can be difficult to determine the source of infection. In this case, you need to undergo treatment with both partners, even if the young man is not diagnosed with pathology. Sometimes in the absence of symptoms of pathology, you can drink a single prophylactic dose of an antifungal drug.

There are many ways in which you can become infected with Candida. Taking preventive measures helps prevent pathology.

Personally, I have cured chronic thrush with a natural remedy that can be used even during pregnancy and after childbirth. The product has excellent action, the discharge became gMuch less on the 2nd day, and on the 3rd they were not at all! The thrush has not returned for 10 months, which I am very happy about. For those interested, here's a link to a helpful article.

Follow the rules of intimate hygiene (wash only with intimate hygiene gel that maintains the required pH level, forget about douching, get rid of tight underwear, panty liners).

Use antibacterial drugs ONLY AS DIRECTED BY YOUR DOCTOR.

Use barrier contraception (condoms) if you have changed partners or are not sure about them.