What Are Yeast Infections
What Are Yeast (Candida Albicans, Candidias) Infections
The first thing to understand is that from the day you were born, you have been covered with yeast! In particular, ever since birth, you have been host to new particular strain of the Candida family of yeasts, Candida albicans.
Even though this particular yeast has been on your skin and inside your gut since you were born, it is the same thing that causes yeast infections, collectively known as Candidiasis.
There must be something that happens to make this previously harmless yeast into one that causes so much pain and misery, so let’s start by looking at what a yeast is so that we can begin to see where things go wrong.
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But before that, what is yeast?
Yeast is a type of fungus, and while I don’t imagine that most people would be too happy knowing that they are covered in fungus, there really is nothing to worry about most of the time.
Fungi are not the same as bacteria, in that they are a more plant-like organism that is often quite complex, especially in terms of their cell structure.
Although fungus is a living organism similar to a plant, it does not have roots or leaves, with the natural home of fungus being in soil, water or on a decaying organism or blood supply.
Yeast fungi survive by secreting enzymes that break down the materials which are playing host to them so that they can absorb the nutrients generated by this process. This is a factor the importance of which you will begin to appreciate as you read through this report.
There are around 100,000 different types of fungus, of which approximately 100 are members of the Candida family. Of the 100, there are only a dozen or so that cause health problems in humans, with Candida albicans being the most common cause of complaints.
To be precise, ‘yeast’ is the description that is applied to the fungus when it is in a single cell form, and while it is in this form, it is generally harmless. However, once the yeast comes together to form a multi-cellular colony, it then becomes a ‘mold’ and it is when it is in this form that your infection breaks out.
What you have when you suffer a ‘yeast infection’ is, in fact, a mold infection. Since the common terminology is that it is a yeast infection, this is the phrase that we will continue to use even though it is not 100% accurate.
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When Candida albicans is in the single cell yeast form, it is essentially harmless. However, once the yeast is exposed to blood because of a break in your skin, it can grow and multiply, eventually becoming the multi-cellular colony that is typical of mold.
Once this happens, the mold develops tube-like ‘branches’ called hyphe which burrow into your skin between the skin cells. In order to find the necessary nutrients that it needs to survive, it is a natural part of the development of a fungus that it secrete enzymes in order to break down the surrounding materials to generate those nutrients.
This is exactly what happens when the hyphe are embedding themselves in your skin. Your body does not welcome being invaded in this way, and it therefore reacts by generating swelling, pain and heat as it tries to fight back. You then have the yeast infection which is generally known as Candidiasis.
Generally speaking, in order for Candida albicans to proliferate so much that a mold is created and an infection caused, it needs to be in an area of the body where skin rubs on skin, where there is a higher than normal propensity for skin to be damaged, and in warm, moist conditions.
Even in these conditions, however, your body is usually protected by antibodies and helpful bacteria that keep the yeast under control.
If there is any damage to the skin that can allow the yeast to feed off the serum in your blood, you have conditions that are perfect for the development of a yeast infection.
There Are Many Different Forms Of Candidiasis
The most common areas for a yeast infection to take a hold are in the area around the anus, the upper thigh, vagina, penis, in the arm pit area (especially when additional weight causes there to be skin folds), the mouth, around the navel and in the skin folds below the breasts.
The infection itself can be identified by a red or white rash, often accompanied by swelling, and with clearly defined edges. The infected area is often itchy or perhaps painful, and in the vaginal area there will sometimes be a discharge as well.
The infection can strike both adults and babies, so let us look at some of the more common types of infection in some other articles, you can find in the Signs Of Yeast Infection Category.
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