We should all be grateful for the discovery of antibiotics. They have transformed our lives and made what was once difficult to treat and even dengerious infections seem almost unimportant. Antibiotics have been used frequently because of their effectiveness in treating infections but they do also have some drawbacks.  Antibiotic treatment destroys harmful bacteria but it can also destroy some helpful bacteria.  The imbalance can cause irritable bowel problems and yeast infections.

Yogurt is a well known aid during yeast infection.  If you eat yogurt with the active cultures, it can help in your fight to become well again.  You must look for acidophilus on the label. Someone with a low immune system or who is known to have a history of acquiring yeast infection is at a higher risk when they are on medications that can contribute to it.

Steroids are being prescribed more often for treatment of many health issues.  These can create the side effect of yeast overgrowth.  It's ironic to discover that the very same medicine that can help a person recover from one illness can create another in the process.

Continuous and prolonged use of antibiotics can cause yeast infection, although it is likely that the medicine is not the only cause.  With the immune system in a weakened state the body has a tendency to acquire the overgrowth of yeast.  It could, of course, be entirely coincidental that people often contract a yeast infection while on medication.

Yeast thrives in warm, moist environments.  If one is subjected to excessive perspiration because of their job or climate, excessive yeast growth could be encouraged. If a yeast infection is not controlled, it can inhibit the proper absorption of some medications and necessary nutrients.  The yeast overgrowth will interfere with your body's digestive system.  If it causes inflammation, it could result in even bigger problems.

Chemotherapy is an unavoidable necessity for many cancer patients.  It damages the normal cells while killing the cancer cells but as if the vomiting and hair loss were not enough, added to the constipation, mouth sores, and other side effects, then throw in a yeast infection, and the patient is overwhelmed.

Yeast cells are normally an aid to vaginal cleansing, but if they grow out of control, they become a nuisance.  An already medicated body must endure even more medication to counteract the effects of the already stressed system. As the medications you take for the yeast kills off the infection, it also kills off the excess yeast cells, which can in turn make you remain ill until your body gets rid of the dead yeast products.  In order to get better, the patient must suffer more.

Yeast infections, even when caused by medications, are normally not something to be overly concerned about.  Although they are a nuisance, they can usually be easily overcome with no serious side effects left lingering.  It is only a rare occurrence that a yeast infection would become something more serious, and this is from the effects it would cause and not from the actual infection itself.  That may sound contradictory, but the medical world often does.  Most small complications are not a serious threat when you can recognize and treat symptoms early.  As always, there will be exceptions to the rule.