Yeast Infection Symptoms - How To Diagnose?

It is not overly difficult to diagnose a yeast infection. This is because the main yeast infection symptoms are usually painful (or uncomfortable at best!) and the area will more than likely be incredibly itchy too. However, the severity of the symptoms will typically differ from person to person.

A yeast infection is also otherwise known as Candida. The condition occurs when there is an overgrowth of the organism "Candida Albicans". Every woman has a low level of this organism present on the skin, but the problem occurs when there is an over production of the organism. Due to the fact that every woman's body is different, how your body might react to a yeast infection could be entirely different to how your friend's body reacts.  Therefore the Candida symptoms that you experience will not always be exactly the same as the next person with the condition.

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The Most Common Yeast Infection Symptoms

There are a number of Yeast Infection symptoms to look out for and one of the main ones is a thick discharge. This often has an uncanny resemblance to cottage cheese and it tends to have a starchy smell associated with it. The discharge will vary in color from white to yellow. It is thought that only around 20% of women with Candida experience this symptom, but it is still worth looking out for.

The most common symptom by far however is itchiness. Most women who suffer from Candida will experience itchiness around and in the vagina. There may also be a burning sensation around the area too. No matter how much you scratch the itch, it just seems to get worse. It is also common for the skin to become red and swollen and it could become painful to urinate. There is also the chance that sex will be painful.

Of course, pain while urinating can point to a number of things. If you do experience a little pain when you go to the toilet then you need to establish when exactly it is you feel that pain. Do you feel it when the urine is still inside the body on its way out? Or do you feel the pain when the urine passes out of the body? If you experience the latter then you will more than likely have a yeast infection. However, if you experience pain when the urine is still inside the body it will generally point to a urinary tract infection. The reason why it hurts when the urine passes out onto the skin is that the acid in the urine reacts to the infected skin.

There are many symptoms that you can experience with a yeast infection. You may not always experience the most common yeast infection symptoms and so it is always worth being aware of the lesser common ones.

The main one to be aware of is that you can experience pain locally to the infection. So if you experience pain in your thighs or any area around the vagina it could well be a symptom of a yeast infection.

To sum up, if you experience itching and soreness around and in the vagina then it is more than likely going to be down to a yeast infection. However, there are also other symptoms that you need to be aware of such as localized pain and a thick discharge.

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