Got yeast?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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It might surprise you to know that if you’re a healthy human, you have yeast living in your body (and if you’ve had a delicious slice of bread or mouthwatering glass of wine, you also have fungi to thank for that). But what DOES yeast do for human health–and at what point does yeast become a problem? How much yeast is too much? And what treatments are appropriate for things like yeast infections? In today’s episode, Dr. Jen takes a look at the science to answer these questions and more, and gives us guidance on how to approach the fungus in –and among– us. https://go.ted.com/BSTscript12

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:06.8	So you've got an itch, and it's not going away.
0:10.9	You think you might have a yeast infection, a vaginal yeast infection.
0:16.1	If you go to your local drugstore looking for a treatment, you'll find all sorts of products.
0:22.2	There are wipes, doused in aloe, anesthetic sprays, or creams, even herbal suppositories
0:28.1	that are marketed as all natural.
0:30.8	And then there are the probiotics, those oral supplements that claim to protect against
0:35.6	yeast infections by balancing your vaginal pH.
0:39.4	You'll also find a whole section of medications known as vaginal antifungals, or you can call
0:45.8	your health provider and maybe even ask for a treatment over the phone.
0:50.0	With so many options to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming.
0:56.1	So you've got an itch.
0:57.8	What should you do?
0:59.3	I'm Dr. Jen Gunter, and from the Ted Audio Collective, this is body stuff.
1:05.0	There can be so much confusion in diagnosing and treating yeast infections.
1:09.7	People get the wrong information online, or even from their doctors.
1:14.4	And then there's a long list of supposed yeast cures that seem pulled straight from the
1:19.6	journal of old wives' tales.
1:22.9	Listen, fungal infections, and a yeast infection is a fungal infection, are tricky, particularly
1:30.3	the ones that don't respond well to medications.
1:33.9	So in this episode, what's the deal with yeast, and other fungi in the body?
1:46.1	We're going to talk a lot about vaginal yeast infections today because, duh, I'm a
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