Summertime means short shorts, bikini's and time in the water! Bet you didn't know that this provides the optimum breeding ground for a yeast infection to start. The yeast, Candida, only needs three things to go from a healthy level to a full blown yeast infection: heat, moisture, and irritation. The hot summer months can easily bring all three if you're not careful. Of course there is a way around it, cause if not as soon as it got hot outside every female would have a yeast infection! The way around it is knowing what to look for and how to prevent it.
Heat is a given when thinking about the summer months. Most of the time, its what women look forward too. They workout hard, and diet all winter long so they can show off that nice bikini body they have been working so hard on. Showing off that body usually consists of wearing tight and revealing clothing, which is great! The thing is tight clothing and hot weather stops air flow to the vagina. The vagina is naturally a moist area, so adding no airflow and heat into the mixture causes irritation by default. And as I mentioned earlier, Candida only needs those three things to blow up.
Swimming and enjoying water activities is another past time that compliments the summer months. It's all too easy to get out of the pool, throw some shorts on and go about your day, but keeping the genital area damp during the hot summer causes yeast infections. Try keeping a change of dry clothes around so changing is quick and easy. When getting out of a pool or a shower completely dry off making sure there is as little genital moisture as possible. Taking the time to do the little things like keeping your skin dry will benefit you in the long run by reducing the amount of yeast produced in your vagina.
Now that you are prepared to take the summer months by storm, let me just sum up the what you can do to prevent yeast infections from plaguing your summer. Basking in the sun is great once the warm months start coming your way. To keep yourself safe think about your wardrobe choice when preparing for a day out in the sun. Choose loose fitting, breathable clothes as opposed to tight heat trapping clothes. When spending time in the water make sure to fully dry and off and change into a dry pair of clothes before continuing on with your day. Eliminating the chances of moisture getting trapped and heated by the warm weather will help you stay infection free.
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