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Male
Thrush: Yes that’s right - male thrush. This
type of infection is not just a woman’s
condition that people believe it to be. Vaginal
thrush is a common in ladies, but it is however
a huge problem for men
too.
Thrush is a yeast infection
(also called Candida) and is caused by an
overgrowth of the fungus called Candida
albicans. Men with a foreskin are most likely
to suffer from male thrush infection because
the clammy warmth underneath encourages growth
of the fungus. Symptoms
of male thrush are pretty much the same as the
female type - but of course we are dealing and
going to tend with a different organ of the
body when looking to treat the problem i.e. the
penis as opposed to the
vagina.
Male thrush can also be called penile thrush;
regardless of what it is called it is a painful
condition for men to have to
endure.
It is possible to can 'catch' a yeast infection
of the penis through unprotected sex but then
again you can be celibate and still develop
penile thrush. Yeasts occur naturally inand on
the body, but they only become a problem
when they suddenly start to
overgrow becoming out of control. Common
symptoms are redness (Inflammation)
and
raised small spots on the head of the penis or
on the foreskin. Irritation
and itching are likely
and there may be a discharge and some material
(smegma) may collect under the foreskin which
looks a bit like cottage cheese and has a
yeasty smell. The skin can feel like
its burning when
weeing. Male
thrush is not a life threatening condition,
however still disorder men don’t wish to suffer
from.
If you are
suffering any of the symptoms then
pop along to your GP who will examine you and
determine your condition. Once a diagnosis has
been made and clarifies you have the male
thrush infection, the quicker the appropriate
medication can be prescribed to clear the
infection
 Good hygiene and saline
bathing helps, and keeping under the
foreskin dry is most
vital.
Is Jock
Itch Your
Problem?
You can try and treat the
infection yourself with an anti-fungal cream
called clotrimazole which you can get from
the chemist without prescription. Keep
applying the cream for as long as it takes
to clear up the symptoms and you are totally
rid of the infection. It’s hard I know for
some folk, but you must avoid having sex
while infected. It makes sense to keep you
and your sexual partner safe.
There
are many conditions we link to women, but those
same conditions affect men too, but usually
they come under another name. So it may pay you
to look at the treatments given to women to
clear their problem, which may help clear yours
too. Always check with your GP before endorsing
something new in the way of
treatments.
Help
yourself stay free from male thrush by eating a
well balanced diet low in fats and
sugar
If
you're confident
that you do have male thrush and buy some over
the counter medication from the chemist
or pharmacy
read the instructions carefully. On the
packaging it usually says something on the
lines that if they haven't worked after 7 days
see your doctor, this is not written down for
fun, it purely says that maybe your condition
maybe more serious, or something else that only
a doctor can put
right.
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Hey
guys face up to the the fact that you
to just like women can suffer
from a yeast
infection.