Vaginal Yeast Infection OTC Medicines Don't work - Or Do They?

Vaginal yeast infection otc (over the counter) medicines, the most common form of treatment for vaginal and penile yeast infections promise guaranteed results and quick relief. These promise are however, greatly exaggerated and the drug companies selling them fail to tell you the potential danger in using them (which I'll explain later).

FYI - we all have yeast in our system. It's natural. The amount of yeast that we have is restrained from over producing by other bacteria in our bodies. Unfortunately, things get out of whack when our diets change, stress sets in or the normal acidity of the vagina changes. When these changes take place then yeast, also called Candida, can multiply. Yeast infection kicks in accompanied by the itching, odor and pain.

If you're like me, one of millions, who have rushed to the nearest pharmacy in a state of sheer torment seeking anything that would give relief from the embarrassment and torture of the infamous yeast infection itch, then you are familiar with the promises of fast cures and guaranteed results made by the popular vaginal yeast infection otc medicines. These over-the-counter anti-fungal medicines come in the form of creams that can be applied direction on the genitals or tablets that are inserted vaginally over the course of one to seven nights.

You race home, put on the ointment or slip in the capsule and wait to be saved from the nightmare. Unless, you've been repeatedly using these vaginal yeast infection otc medicines you will probably get some temporary relief. The itching subsides (for a little while) and you think the discharge is gone.

And then it happens, sometimes a few months later and for the lucky ones it may be a little longer - but it happens - here it comes - the discharge, itch and odor AGAIN.

Frustrated and once again suffering, you drag yourself back to the drugstore. Thinking that you may have chosen the wrong product, this time you seek the advice of the pharmacist. Afterwards, armed with a new ointment, you rush back home, this time less confident, to begin the cycle again. For many, this will not be the last trip to the pharmacy.

Why didn't it work the first time? What went wrong? There are three reasons why vaginal yeast infection otc medicines don't live up to the hype and promises that they offer.

1) They treat infections from the outside only. As a result, they can only get rid of the fungus that they come in direct contact with but they can't find and eliminate the root cause of the trouble so it's highly likely that the infection will return. Also, they can't cleanse your system if it's in other organs and they can't help if you also have yeast in other parts of your body like your tongue or in the folds of your skin.

2) If you continue to use the otc medicines, your body will develop an immunity to them and they will become powerless to even treating the symptoms

3) Remember the serious drawbacks I promised to tell you about. Because the ointments can't heal the cause of the infection, the yeast infection will remain imbalanced in your system and will get into the bloodstream and other organs and cause serious health problems.

Why settle for vaginal yeast infection otc medicines that offer the promise of cures but only provide temporary relief? To allow yeast to remain imbalanced in your system can be dangerous. Reclaim your health with natural cures for yeast infection and you will have a permanent cure.