What Does a Yeast Infection Look Like?

If you’ve never suffered from a yeast infection before, but think you have one now, you may be asking yourself, “what does a yeast infection look like?” The answer or answers to that question can be varied depending on where you have the yeast infection.

The most common yeast infection occurs in and around the vaginal area of women. Many women will notice a fishy order accompanied with a discharge that can be whitish-gray with a cottage cheese consistency or runny and clear. They will also have uncontrollable itching and redness in the vulva area. Creams, ointments, and suppositories will help reduce these symptoms.

Thrush, a yeast infection of the mouth, will leave the sufferer with white patches on their tongues and inside their cheeks. It is important to leave these white patches alone and not try to brush them away as this will allow them to bleed and could possibly become infected. Babies and those with dentures are the most common sufferers of thrush.

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Skin yeast infections can happen to anyone and can be found in the folds of skin or to skin that does not receive proper air circulation, such as when babies wear diapers and get diaper rashes. The skin will have red, flat rash-like patches with jagged edges and can itch like crazy. As long as you keep the skin clean, dry, and allow air to reach it, you should be able to clear up a skin yeast infection fairly quickly and easily with ointments or creams.

Now that you have a clearer picture on what a yeast infection looks like, you can better diagnose your own symptoms.