What are the similarities between symptoms of Candida infection and Herpes Simplex infection?
stvenryn asked:
Particularly the way the infected area looks and the time to heal without medication?
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Particularly the way the infected area looks and the time to heal without medication?
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DrPye on October 29th, 2008
Both can cause irritation of the gential area. The similarities end there, though. Candida is a yeast that overgrows at times, causing diffuce redness, itching, and thick white vaginal discharge (Candida also causes white plaques when it shows up on other areas of skin, like between skin folds of obese folk or on the tongues of those with oral candida) Herpes causes extremely painful, discrete ulcers on the moist mucosal skin. Think pain, not itch, and no associate white material!
Herpes will regress in 2 weeks after the first outbreak, adn after about 1 week in subsequent outbreaks. Candida will stick around until you treat it with an antifungal….from your doctor.
The best way to differentialte between the two on yourself is with your doctor’s help!