A yeast infection, also called candidiasis, is caused by microscopic fungi or yeast which live naturally on our skin and in the large intestine. The fungi and yeast are forms of candida, the most common being candida albicans. You may not know you have a problem until the candida yeast become so numerous that symptoms [...]
With chronic yeast infections the symptoms can be relieved but they keep returning. The causes of recurrence might be: An unusual type of yeast that may be resistant to certain anti-fungal medications, such as candida glabrata or candida tropicalis Undiagnosed diabetes Re-infection from a sexual partner When a person has a chronic yeast infection it [...]