Natural remedy for yeast infection?

Question

know of natural cures for yeast infection?

Answer 1

I've heard live yoghurt works.

Answer 2

yogurt culture, probiotics.

(unless you are talking about the fictitious Candida Overgrowth Syndrome...in which case, read my answer to Skorpians question)

Answer 3

decrease sugar intake.

take acidopholus (sp?)...can get fairly cheaply at a Trader Joe's...

and also a product called Azo has helped me!

www.azoproducts.com

Answer 4

You could try tampons dipped in LIVE natural yogurt. This contains lactobacilli, which is the helpful organism that normally protects the v****a against such infections. However if things don't settle quickly there are a number of 'unnatural' but very safe and effective preparations available from the pharmacy.

Answer 5

Live yoghurt can help alot.

Make sure that you keep scrupulously clean; avoid harsh shower gels and bath products, change underwear at least twice daily and stick to natural fibers like cotton - no nylon and definitely no thongs.

Answer 6

Garlic directly and yogurt for vaginal yeast infection, as they said insert yogurt or try this.

Another remedy I have used that worked is to put a thread through a large garlic clove so you have a double string that you knot at the end like you do a needle (use needle to thread and then remove the needle and insert the garlic clove (peeled) into the vaginal like a tampon and leave for a day or so.

If more strength is needed, make some small cuts into the garlic.

Surprisingly, this does not burn at all, but if you make the cuts, it may sting a tad but I don't have any problem with it doing that.  This is very effective.

I opriginally heard of it from dr richard schulze but looked online and got you a few links about it.

http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/g...

http://medherb.com/Therapeutics/Female_-...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1...

http://www.home-remedies-yeast-infection...

this last one has other remedies as well and mentions both yogurt and garlic suppository

If you are referring to candidiasis, I just read about this coconut oil detox that kills them in 3-7 days that I am thinking of trying.

My allopathic doctor prescribed a low dose of nystatin to take over a year times but I only did it for a few days and then forgot and I don't like to take medical drugs so I may try the coconut oil candida cleanse.

Answer 7

- Fivelac probiotic supplement, 4 sachets per day. A cheaper alternative is too ferment milk at home, obtain some Kefir Grains from the 'Yahoo Kefir Group' or ebay. This has more active probiotics and fights candida albicans {the yeast causing the infection}, make a smoothie from the kefir, as it is naturally sour {like yoghurt}, add raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, 1 banana, 2 tablespoons of cocconut oil, 2 teaspoons of Xylitol; Place in a blender, and then refrigerate.

http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefi...

- Oxygen Elements Max, 7 drops, thrice daily.

- Virgin Cocconut Oil - 4 tablespoons per day, after meals. Also aplly topically to localised yeast infections on the skin. This contains Caprylic acid, Lauric acid, and other medium-chain fatty acids, which are anti-pathogenic, anti-fungal, and kill yeasts like Candida Albicans.

Don't worry about SkepDoc's opinion, he suffers from a sickness, he is unable to comprehend anything against what he learns from the news, quackwatch, and any other like-minded individual, and his not biased ;) Unfortunetly, he is far to gullable and arrogant for us to reason with him.

His also rude, attacking people who believe in religion, saying they are 'deluded'.

''This forum, like the Religion & Spirituality one seems to be just for the deluded to reinforce their pet delusions with each other,''

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Anyway, enough with that fool.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Hi first of all before you use anything first check to ensure it is a yeast infection you have.

Natural Live yoghurt inserted inside using a tampon helps tremendously also cut down on any foods and drinks which contain sugar because sugar makes yeast active also avoid alcohol which contains both sugar and yeast and avoid bread.

Try a bit of vinegar in a not too hot bath.

Hope it helps

Answer 9

Reducing your sugar intake might perhaps help.  See item 27 in http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm .

Answer 10

live yogurt is the most well known remedy u can insert it on a tampon.

Answer 11

it is called acidophilus

Yogurt, the traditional source of acidophilus, has been used as an elixir in folk medicine for hundreds, and very possibly thousands, of years. A recent study showed that eating yogurt containing live acidophilus greatly reduced the recurrence of vaginal yeast infections. Researchers theorize that additional acidophilus bacteria grow in the vaginal canal, bolstering the normal Lactobacilli flora but leaving no room for the growth of yeast.

However, it can be difficult to determine how much acidophilus is really in yogurt. When using supplements, read labels carefully:

A therapeutic form should contain at least

1 billion organisms in each pill; smaller amounts may not be potent enough to have beneficial effects. Acidophilus is sometimes sold in combination with bifidus or with another ingredient that promotes the growth of friendly bacteria called FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides).

Acidophilus products should say they contain live cultures or active cultures. Be sure to check for an expiration date

Whatever form you purchase, store it in a cool, dry place, such as the refrigerator. Heat can easily kill live acidophilus, as can freezing temperatures. You can get them in pill form and works much better than putting a tampax up your..........

Answer 12

You can put some on a tampon and insert also eat a pot a day of live yogurt it works wonders

Answer 13

Yeast infections tend to be more prevalent when your blood sugar is higher.

As well as some of the methods mentioned to stop it recouring try and keep the blood sugars nice and stable avoid doing other things which can raise it like getting stressed.

Answer 14

ok this is what you do.....buy kyolic garlic from pharmacy and take 1 pill three times a day for 2 weeks, buy good probiotics supplement and take 2 pills twice a day for two weeks, keep the area very clean and dry, donot itch.

Answer 15

If its down below then natural yogart does the trick.