Male Yeast Infection

Male yeast infection also known as penile yeast infection is a fungal infection caused by candida albicana fungus. Most of the time men get yeast infection due to unsafe sex with yeast infected woman. During intercourse yeast from vagina of woman can move up to urethra of male and inhabit prostate glands by traveling all through urethral canal. Where it can grow and multiply causing all sorts of prostate troubles and infections. 

Apart from sexual intercourse other causes of male yeast infection are wearing tight clothes, sharing pool, bath tub etc with infected person, consuming excessive coffee, alcohol, red meat and junk foods. Eating processed foods containing yeast fermented products is also found to provide growth of yeast in body. 

Some of the common male yeast infection symptoms are: 

• Pain during intercourse.
• Feeling like burning during urination.
• Rashes over penis shaft or tip.
• Swelling, tenderness and pain on infected area of penis.
• In some cases a discharge is also reported.

But even if you notice any of these infections you cannot be sure that you are suffering with yeast infection. If you notice all these symptoms are nonspecific and there could be different reasons other than yeast infection for suffering with these symptoms. So it is in your best interest to consult a doctor and go for professional diagnosis for yeast infection.

There are several over the counter medications available for treating yeast infection. Creams and drugs used for vaginal yeast infection are also effective for treating penile yeast infection. But you should be aware of side effects these drugs and creams could cause to you.

You may also consider using natural remedies for yeast infection as they are side effect free and extremely effective. Natural remedies like garlic, tea tree oil, neem leaves and yogurt not only help you in getting rid of male yeast infection but these remedies can also provide you a preventive shelter from rebounding of yeast infection.