When talking about stress and anxiety, people usually think of problems related to work, finances, studies or the family. Will the words yeast infection come to mind? Probably not. But after thinking about it for quiet some time, I finally concluded that yeast infection will definitely cause a lot of stress and anxiety to any woman like me.
When do we consider our jobs or studies to be stressful? Personally, I consider something to be stressful when its demands are already too much for me to bear. My anxiety, on the other hand, is triggered when I feel that there is a looming problem I am trying to avoid but still has a possibility of occurring. Both these situations can be related with yeast infection and having it. To understand this better, it is important to learn more about this health problem.
Yeast is a type of fungus and is scientifically known as Candida. The kind of fungus specifically found in the women’s genital area is called Candida Albican. Yeast is naturally found in moisture-rich parts of a person’s body like the mouth and, for women, their vagina. Aside from yeast, normal protective bacteria are also found in that area of a...