Male Yeast Infection Symptoms

Male yeast infection symptoms can take some time to show. Men can have an infection and not even know it. This can make male yeast infection much more difficult to cure since the symptoms can present when the infection is already well established. Here, you'll find out what signs to look for and what you can do about them.

Male yeast infection symptoms are generally; enlarged / inflamed glans (head), chronic itching, blister-like spots on the glans, flaking skin, unusual discharge, pain when peeing, pain having sex, inability to have sex. But there can be other yeast infection symptoms like; acne, skin lesions, fatigue, irritability, memory loss, stiff / sore joints and muscles etc.

These signs are caused by the yeast-like fungi called 'Candida Albicans' which resides in the body, especially in the warm, moist areas like the penis, vagina, anus, mouth etc. It is normally kept from growing and spreading by your body's 'friendly' bacteria so that, under normal conditions, the Candida doesn't do you any harm.

But under certain conditions your good bacteria numbers can be reduced giving the Candida the chance to 'overgrow' into a full-blown infection. And there are other situations that can 'aid' its growth. The underlying conditions are things like; antibiotics, steroids, diabetes, stress, compromised immune system, underlying medical conditions and poor nutrition. There are more, but these give you the general idea.

Your male yeast infection symptoms are typically treated using drug-based topical creams. You get these on prescription or over-the-counter. And they can work well enough for many men over a week to two weeks. But many men find that their infection is taking too long to clear up, or, it just keeps coming back, again and again.

This can be down to the medication just treating the local symptoms and not the root cause(s). Also, the Candida can build-up a resistance to the drugs so that they lose their efficacy. When men are caught in this situation they suffer recurrent yeast infections that can seriously affect there relationships, especially sexual.

That's why so many are successfully implementing totally natural male yeast infection symptoms home remedies, that don't have the negatives of drug-based medications, and, are way cheaper too. Popular home remedies are things like apple cider vinegar, tea tree oil, garlic, plain yogurt, and a host of other things. And, no kidding, these things work according to their users.

But there are so many out there that you'd need to do a helluva amount of research to find the remedy or remedies that are right for you. And you also need to consider things like your diet, lifestyle issues, general health, weight, meds you may be on, etc. It is a lot of work, but worth it if you can eliminate your yeast infection fast and permanently.