An infection occurs when there’s an imbalance between your body’s natural bacteria and yeast What you should know: •Yeast grows in moist areas of your body •Vaginal yeast infection is most common •Eat yogurt with live acidophilus to avoid infection Related Videos: •All Reproductive videos, www.youtube.com •All Menopause videos, www.youtube.com Related Health Articles: •Yeast Infections Yeast, or Candida albicans, is a naturally occurring fungus that flourishes in the moist areas of your body: your digestive tract, the folds of your skin, and, in women, the vagina. Normally your body produces enough so-called friendly bacteria to keep yeast in check. But sometimes this balance gets out of whack and the yeast takes over, resulting in an infection. When this happens in the vagina, it’s called a vaginal yeast infection…Read More: bit.ly Transcript Hi, I’m Kenisha Carr and I’m a CVS pharmacist. Yeast is a naturally occurring fungus that grows in the moist areas of your body including your digestive tract, the folds of your skin, and your vagina. This yeast is usually harmless. Sometimes there’s an imbalance between your body’s natural bacteria and yeast, and the yeast takes over, resulting in an infection. When this happens in the vagina, it’s called a vaginal yeast infection. The most common symptoms of a yeast infection are burning and itching in the vaginal area, thick white discharge, redness and swelling of your vulva, pain or soreness during intercourse, and a burning …
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