How does a guy get a yeast infection on penis?
Getting a penile yeast infection is one of the most common ways that the fungus candida albicans manifests itself in men. This is often something that a man will get from having sex with a woman who has a yeast infection, but there are plenty of other ways that it could develop.
Here are some of the various factors that make a man more susceptible to developing a yeast infection on penis (or any other part of the body). All of these are things that lower your natural resistance to a yeast overgrowth, and allow the yeast to take over your body.
Taking antibiotics is one of the most common causes of anyone developing a yeast infection, men and women alike. Antibiotics totally destroy the “good” bacteria living in your body, particularly in your crotch. These bacteria are what normally keep the yeast in your body from developing into a yeast infection, and if you’ve taken antibiotics recently this can be a major factor in a yeast infection on penis developing.
Having a diet high in sugars, yeasty foods, and simple carbohydrates (think beer!) is another main cause of yeast infections. Men often don’t realize just how much they are increasing the sugar in their bloodstream and are practically inviting a yeast infection by the foods that they eat. Besides causing a yeast infection on penis, this kind of diet is often responsible for a candida yeast overgrowth in the stomach and other parts of the body.
Diabetes similarly affects the sugar levels in your body, very often leading to a yeast infection. Men with diabetes are particularly prone to developing a yeast infection on penis due to the increased levels of sugar in the urine.
Other conditions that weaken the immune system play a part in the body’s inability to fight a yeast infection are chronic stress, an under-active thyroid gland, and HIV, among others.
Finally, recent studies have shown that exposure to Nonoxynol-9, a chemical used in condoms as a spermicide, is very often responsible for causing a yeast infection on penis, in the anus, or anywhere in the groin area.