Yeast infection is also known as candida or candidiasis. The term vaginitis covers both yeast and bacterial infection. A bacterial vaginal infection is also know as bacterial vaginosis, or vaginal bacteriosis. There are probably more names for these particular infections, but it all comes down to one thing. You have a vaginal infection and it’s nigh on driving you insane.

If you are still in doubt about which type of infection you have, consult your doctor. If you have a yeast infection, hopefully many of the other articles on this site will be of some assistance. However, if you are fairly sure you have a bacterial infection, read on.

It should be noted, ladies, that even if you feel no pain during sexual intercourse, it might be best to abstain until you’re well on the road to recovery. Although not classified as an STD (sexually transmitted disease), it can be transmitted from one partner to the other during sexual intercourse. This means that your partner, even though might be a male, can still get a bacterial infection. In this case of course it wouldn’t be a bacterial vaginal infection, but the male equivalent. Despite this, however, it should never be assumed that bacterials are a sign of infidelity, or anything like that. There are MANY causes of bacterial infections. They can affect anybody.

It should also be noted that a bacterial vaginal infection can be recurrent. What this means, is that even though you might have cleared up your first encounter with this infection, there’s a chance that you could get it again.

In fact of the more than 75% of the women who will get a bacterial vaginal infection in their lifetime, many of them will have recurrent bacterial vaginal infection symptoms.

That said, there’s really no need to worry as in general a bacterial vaginal infection can be cured, or cleared up, with only minimal fuss or bother. There are as many cures for a bacterial vaginal infection as there are causes, with the scales balanced firmly in favor of the cures section. It’s only when the infection proves to be stubborn does it take the combined efforts of will power, medication and stringent preventative measures to help a woman with bacterial vaginal infection.

Prescription medications are of course the preferred treatment for many women suffering from a bacterial vaginal infection, but there are yet more women who will turn to the route of home remedies to help cure themselves.

One popular home treatment, just as with yeast infection, happens to be that of applying natural unsweetened yogurt to the affected area. However, while certain strains of lactobacillus are certainly effective against bacterial infection, the lactobacillus acidophilus commonly found in yogurts is not the most effective strain. You could consider instead the use of a product such as Fem-dophilus, which are formulated specifically to maintain a healthy balance of vaginal fauna.

Since a bacterial vaginal infection normally occurs only when there’s a bodily imbalance, you should also keep to a healthy lifestyle. 

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