Anyone can develop a yeast infection, as it is an infection of opportunity. Caused by an organism called Candida albicans that lives in our bodies naturally, when your immune system is compromised Candida gets a bit over excited and outgrows its normal limitations, creating a yeast infection. While many people will go to the doctor or buy medications at the drug store for this common infection, some prefer to use one of the many natural treatments for yeast infections.
There are many reasons to try a natural treatment. Yeast infections are common. Do you go to the doctor when you catch a cold? Trying to get an appointment at the doctor can be a trial in itself… you may not be able to get in for a week or more. What do you do in the meantime?
Even if they can fit you in right away, you have to make arrangements to go to the doctor’s office, maybe pay for parking, wait for an unspecified amount of time (they always seem to be running late)… all to explain to the doctor that you’ve got a yeast infection. The doctor will probably want to examine you, and that can be embarrassing depending on where the yeast infection is located. They’ll send you home with a prescription.
