What are the typical symptoms of thrush?
The basic typical physical vaginal yeast infection symptoms include: – A white discharge that can often be thick and ‘yogurty’ looking (rather coincidental as ‘Old Wives’ have it that applying yogurt can be beneficial to salve the symptoms of thrush!), but then again the discharge can simply be watery. The discharge often has a distinctively yeasty smell (rather unsurprising perhaps), which is a major clue to correct diagnosis, as the odour cannot be said to be really unpleasant. This is unlike the other infections such as bacterial vaginosis, or trichomonas which are sometimes confused with thrush symptoms and which both tend to have a strong, unpleasant fishy-odor. Other typical symptoms of thrush include an aggravating itching and burning sensation around genital area, which can naturally prove socially embarrassing. The genitals may also appear swollen and reddened. Whilst vaginal yeast infection is probably most common, thrush symptoms can occur in other parts of the body. Because
