Reoccurring yeast infection on skin (pain, cold, dermatologist, doctor)

[Leilani Vasquez]

It's not ring worm. Almost every year now for the past 6 years, I've gotten some kind of rash on my arms. Small spots that are very itchy. For the first couple of years my regular doctor thought it might be Eczema, but upon going to a dermatologist they diagnosed it as a yeast infection.

My question is that why am I getting this rash every year? Is it something I'm not doing right?

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by Leilani Vasquez

It's not ring worm. Almost every year now for the past 6 years, I've gotten some kind of rash on my arms. Small spots that are very itchy. For the first couple of years my regular doctor thought it might be Eczema, but upon going to a dermatologist they diagnosed it as a yeast infection.

My question is that why am I getting this rash every year? Is it something I'm not doing right?

If it is indeed a yeast infection i would suggest that you may have a systemic candida albicans issue.
Or another type of fungal infection.
Candida is an overgrowth of something that is in the system but is generally kept in check (i think, don't quote me).
Often taking anti-biotics can be a cause because the anti-biotic, along with wiping out whatever it was prescribed for, also destroys the friendly bacteria in our body and so then something like candida can go unchecked and become problematic.
Taking a pro-biotic (friendly bacteria) supplement is a good beginning remedy.
Find them in a health food store and get a brand that needs to be kept cold.
Some probiotic products now do not need to be kept cold but i've never trusted them. I guess i like the old fashioned tried and true.
I use a brand called "Jarrow" and the product is called "Jarro-Dophilus and it's in a bright yellow bottle in the fridge section at most health food stores.
Humid / damp weather tends to exacerbate a yeast / fungal issue so if it's a seasonal outbreak that may be the reason.
Below is a google page to get you started if you're interested in exploring this possibility.

candida albicans - Google Search

[Woof Woof Woof!]

Originally Posted by Leilani Vasquez

It's not ring worm. Almost every year now for the past 6 years, I've gotten some kind of rash on my arms. Small spots that are very itchy. For the first couple of years my regular doctor thought it might be Eczema, but upon going to a dermatologist they diagnosed it as a yeast infection.

My question is that why am I getting this rash every year? Is it something I'm not doing right?

I get it too sometimes in the summer, especially on my cleavage and sometimes under my arms. I use clotrimazole cream (also used for athlete's foot) and that clears it up.

[Leilani Vasquez]

Originally Posted by Woof Woof Woof!

I get it too sometimes in the summer, especially on my cleavage and sometimes under my arms. I use clotrimazole cream (also used for athlete's foot) and that clears it up.

I also use that. it's just a pain in the butt!

[Viralmd]

Originally Posted by coyoteskye

If it is indeed a yeast infection i would suggest that you may have a systemic candida albicans issue.
Or another type of fungal infection.
Candida is an overgrowth of something that is in the system but is generally kept in check (i think, don't quote me).
Often taking anti-biotics can be a cause because the anti-biotic, along with wiping out whatever it was prescribed for, also destroys the friendly bacteria in our body and so then something like candida can go unchecked and become problematic.
Taking a pro-biotic (friendly bacteria) supplement is a good beginning remedy.
Find them in a health food store and get a brand that needs to be kept cold. I don't trust the ones who don't need refrigeration.
Below is a google page to get you started if you're interested in exploring this possibility.

candida albicans - Google Search

Sorry, but this theory (and that's all it is) has been around forever. There are NO data even supporting its existence.

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

Sorry, but this theory (and that's all it is) has been around forever. There are NO data even supporting its existence.

there's no evidence for much of the alternative theories and treatments.
whether or not this is true regarding candida albicans, i don't know but i'm not going to take your word on that one.
and does that mean that every time a poster suggests something outside of
mainstream medicine you're going to challenge them in the way that you did? .... without anything but a condescending "sorry, there is NO data even supporting its existence".
that would be unfortunate.
you can say such a thing about a lot of alternative treatments.
best to let ideas flow without jumping into the stream and simply dismissing them, especially when they come from posters who are fairly responsible and knowledgeable.
i've dealt with this issue within my own system.
so have many others.

[coyoteskye]

and it's misleading to say that there is no scientific proof that candida albicans exists.
you may have meant to say that there is no evidence proving (and i don't know whether that's even true) that candida causes various symptoms that are typically associated with an overgrowth of it.

[Viralmd]

I never said that [I]Candida albicans[i] exists. It certainly does. But the theory of the 'systemic Candida albicans' causing these problems, as described in a long-debunked book called, "The Yeast Connection," is not something to which trained medical practitioners ascribe.

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

I never said that [I]Candida albicans[i] exists. It certainly does. But the theory of the 'systemic Candida albicans' causing these problems, as described in a long-debunked book called, "The Yeast Connection," is not something to which trained medical practitioners ascribe.

by "trained medical practitioners" do you mean those in the medical establishment?
because, again, there is a huge amount of knowledge and effective treatments that fall outside of the western medical paradigm and that will most likely never be validated by the "gods of western medicine".
i trust my own awareness and experience regarding my health and body much more than a bunch of experts that have no vested interest in alternative approaches to health and wellness.

[Va-Cat]

Originally Posted by coyoteskye

there is a huge amount of knowledge and effective treatments that fall outside of the western medical paradigm and that will most likely never be validated by the "gods of western medicine".

I have to chime in here. There is equally a huge amount of non-effective and HARMFUL substances and treatments that have been championed by "gods of alternate medicine" over the years. Some of these have proven to be down right quackery. I'm all for keeping an open mind but I'm also all for doing homework as to the properties and risks of any treatment whether it is mainstream to western medicine or under the blanket term of "alternate medicinal treatments"