Tips to help you avoid candida: 1.Good hygiene is important to prevent candida. Wipe front to back after bowel movements, not the other way round. 2.Keep your vagina clean by washing the outside with clean water. The inside of your vagina can clean itself-putting fingers, water or soap inside can get rid of good bacteria and allow candida yeast to grow. Do not use strong soaps as they can also kill good bacteria. 3.Eat less sugar. Yeast grows faster in sugar. 4.Avoid getting candida from sex by washing afterwards and using condoms. Condoms are made of solid rubber, forming a barrier between skin and so providing good protection from candida and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS.
Attribution: Straight Talk Foundation