What kind of bacteria is yeast and how can you get an infection of it? Does the infection correlate with sexual experiences or diet?
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Yeast is not bacteria at all, it is a fungus. Yeast typically feeds off of carbohydrates(sugar). Yeast lives naturally in different parts of your body and is kept in balance by kinds of bacteria.
It isn’t necessarily a STD but it definitely correlates with diet. If someone takes antibiotics or does not eat enough food with healthy probiotic bacteria, their yeast-bacteria balance can sway in favor of yeast.
A vaginal yeast infection is not the only kind – you can get them in your gut, throat, and maybe a few other places too. It can happen in men and women. In fact, it’s the same strain of fungus – candida albicans – that is responsible for almost all kinds of yeast infections.
Edit: This should go without saying but men do not get vaginal yeast infections. They can get them elsewhere in their body, typically the digestive tract.
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