If you're a guy, I bet you're thinking, "Where's the fire? What's he
talking about, yeast infection in man? No way. That's for women!"
Well, actually, "Way!" The yeasts don't really take much notice of
your gender and, if conditions are right, men can for sure suffer
from Candida yeast infection symptom. Any moist surface that's not
too acidic, preferably in a person whose immune system is down a bit
or is taking antibiotics, is a pretty good breeding ground,
regardless of the person's gender.
One of the problems with yeast infection in man is that there is not
a large selection of products that have been developed to cure the
uniquely male infection. Since vaginal yeast infections are fairly
common, the drug store shelves are full of potions for them. But the
relatively less common penile yeast infection has yet to spur the
drug manufacturers to develop compounds specifically for his problem.
So that means the guy who has one of these infections has to settle
for something that might or might not work for him and, with a little
bad luck, the wrong compound could encourage a most unpleasant
recurring yeast infection.
You would think this have men shouting from the housetops about the
need for yeast infection prevention, but guys like to think they can
play the odds, right? I mean, really, of all the guys in the world to
inflict itself on, why would that Candida fungus pick you for its
happy breeding ground? Well, if you know odds, you know there
actually is a short end of the stick. Most people don't win the
lottery, but somebody does. And the short end of the stick isn't that
short with Candida. A recent study in London found that the penises
of about 16% of men are already colonized with Candida just waiting
for the right circumstances to cause symptoms. It's also an STD so
there's always a chance of acquiring it from your partner. The sad
thing about having this "not me" cavalier attitude is that then you
are totally unprepared when the bad thing happens.
Coping with yeast infection in man is not so easy, either. There is a
lot of controversy about what to use, some doctors favoring topical
preparations and others prescribing systemic drugs that have the
potential for severe side effects. Also, sometimes the symptoms
aren't very noticeable for a while or the sufferer wants to tough it
out and ignores them and doesn't seek help until it has become a
severe yeast infection. At that point, there are no sure cures.
Killing complicated organisms like yeasts and not harming our own
cells is a big challenge for the pharmaceutical armamentarium that is
not always met.
There's an old saying about how an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. But with these yeast infections there can come a time
when there may not be any weight of cure heavy enough of to make up
for the missed ounce of prevention. There can be a point of no return.
All these observations point to the reality that men, even more than
women, should learn about and practice yeast infection prevention.
Not only is there no surefire fallback in terms of prescription
drugs, but there is a sense of security that comes with preventive
steps. Most of the measures are simple, easy, and require vigilance
more than all-out-effort. Obvious steps like practicing safe sex,
keeping the body's strength up by eating right, and keep your eye out
for reliable information about causes and symptoms of yeast
infections can help a lot. Even better would be finding out about how
to cure a yeast infection naturally because that would involve
strengthening the immune system, which would strengthen the body's
defenses against all sorts of infections.
So the long and the short of it is that yeast infection in man is not
be taken lightly. One would hope you will never acquire one but, if
you do, that ounce of prevention you could have taken will seem like
a very small effort to ward off what you are now dealing with. Don't
get stuck with the short end of the
stick.

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