Yes, men get Thrush too. One main reason is similar to women’s and is due to a disturbance in the body’s natural levels of bacteria. The disturbance can occur from taking antibiotics as they do not distinguish between good and bad bacteria and so destroy both. Another reason is personal hygiene. As Candida thrives in moist conditions, not drying your penis completely leaves you vulnerable. Also Candida lives in damaged skin and perfumed shower gels can irritate the penis leaving skin vulnerable.
Symptoms usually include inflammation of the penis head, irritation, and itchiness, a thick lumpy discharge below foreskin, nasty odour and pain when urinating to name a few. Luckily Thrush in men is easily treated with a topical cream or tablet from Canesten or Daktarin containing clotrimazole or fluconazole.