Overview
Candida is a yeast-like fungus; a bacteria that lives in your digestive tract and on moist areas of your skin, for example, between your fingers and toes and around your genitalia. In small numbers, candida is harmless, but when they multiply, candida can lead to uncomfortable yeast infections such as thrush, athlete's foot, jock itch or vaginitis. It's so common to have a candida overgrowth that the University of Maryland Medical Center estimates that up to 75 percent of women will have a vaginal yeast infection at some point. Anti-fungal medications can treat a current infection, but eliminating sugar, mold and yeast from your diet will prevent future outbreaks.
