Wear cotton underwear and pantyhose with a cotton crotch. Loose clothes, especially skirts, are ideal. And never sit around in a wet bathing suit. All of these can wipe out friendly bacteria and allow Candida to run amok. Add garlic to your diet.
Several studies show that it has anti-yeast effects.
Wipe front to back after every bowel movement to prevent yeast in your intestinal tract from traveling from your anus to your vagina. Washing the area afterward with warm soapy water will also help. Men rarely develop yeast infections, since the penis doesn't provide the warm moist environment that yeast flourish in. However, enough yeast may live on the skin of the penis to infect you. Using a condom can prevent you from passing yeast back and forth.