Home remedy for a yeast infection…?

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<div class="content">Yeast infections can often be avoided with some precautions and minor adjustments to current behaviours. By keeping the vaginal area clean, dry and considering contraception's role in your life, you can, in many cases, avoid them altogether. If you're sure a yeast infection is the culprit of your discomfort, give these home remedy lifestyle suggestions a try.



* Stay dry. Yeast organisms like warm, moist conditions, with little or no oxygen. In order to deny them the perfect growing medium, dry your vaginal area thoroughly after bathing or showering.



* Stay loose. Avoid wearing panties, pants, or hose that fit tightly in the vaginal area. Opt for "breathable" cotton underwear and loose pants, and, if you must wear nylons, choose those that have a built-in cotton-lined panty. Also, avoid lounging around in a wet swimsuit; change into dry clothing as soon as you're done swimming for a time.



* Avoid harsh soaps, "feminine hygiene" sprays, and perfumed products. Not only can the alcohol and other chemicals in these products cause irritation, but they could alter the pH balance of the vagina, allowing yeast to flourish.



* Re-think your contraception. Women who take birth control pills appear to be at increased risk for developing yeast infections. While researchers haven't established a cause-and-effect relationship between the pill and yeast, some studies have shown that oral contraceptives increase the glycogen (the body's storage form of sugar) in the vagina (which provides more food for yeast reproduction).



* Have both partners treated. Sexual partners can play "hot potato" with yeast infections, passing them back and forth, even if one of them has gotten treatment. Often, men harbor yeast organisms, especially in the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis, but show no symptoms. So when one partner is treated for a yeast infection, the other should be treated at the same time to avoid reinfection.



* Wash up. If you have a yeast infection, you should wash up extra carefully before lovemaking and should ask your sexual partner to do the same.



* Use condoms. Couples who make love before a yeast infection has been completely cured should also use condoms during intercourse (even if another form of contraception, such as the Pill or an IUD, is being used) to act as a barrier and prevent passing the infection.



* Avoid routine douching. Women who douche frequently in the belief that it's a healthy practice may actually increase their risk for yeast infections by altering the vagina's pH balance. Routine douching is simply not necessary, since the vagina is able to clean itself.



* Practice good hygiene. While yeast is usually passed between sexual partners, it can also be passed to others, including children, through activities such as shared baths. To ensure you're not passing yeast, avoid bathing or sharing towels or bathwater with your children; wash your hands frequently -- and always after using the bathroom -- with soap and water; and wash your clothing in hot water. The high water temperature in your washing machine should destroy any yeast organisms on your clothes. But if you want to be sure they're all gone, add a cup of white vinegar during the rinse cycle.



* Consider if sponges are for you. Contraceptive sponges seem to be a yeast culprit, too, although no one is sure why. If recurrent yeast infections are a problem for you, consider an alternative birth control method such as condoms, a diaphragm, a cervical cap, or an intrauterine device (IUD); discuss it with your doctor.



* Stay calm. Avoid stressful situations. They can bring on infection.



I would however recommend that if you think you have a yeast infection to consult with your doctor for proper diagnosis as sometimes it can seem like you have a yeast infection when in fact it could be another type of vaginal infection all together.



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<div class="content">Going to the pharmacy is not a good idea, as getting a prescription medication often encourages the bacteria to modify and become stronger. In a couple weeks you could have a huge uncontrollable infection that is not responsive to over the counter drugs! Scary!

Home remedies are always the best way to go. The number one is yogurt!

You need fresh, UNSWEETENED, plain yogurt. You can make yogurt popsicles by freezing yogurt in a tampon applicator or the fingers of a rubber glove (the live active cultures won't die). You can just go ahead and stick it up there, it will be a little cold but its better than the burning you're feeling! Yogurt works by reinforcing the good bacteria in the vagina so they can kill of the bad ones.

Dont put anything sweetened up there, bacteria feed off of sugar!



The second best is garlic. You can just take an unpeeled clove, don't cut it open, and make a mesh sack with a string, or just stick it up there. Garlic is a great antifungal and natural antibactirial, put one in for day and change it for night, and you'll be feeling better in no time. If you can't make a sack and it seems to be stuck, just try to push it down with your super strength vagina muscles (hahaha) and then reach in to get it.

Good luck, these always work for me, and seriously stay away from pharmacy stuff unless you absolutely need to</div></div>