Treating Yeast Infection

There are several home remedies, and over-the-counter cures that have been successfully used to treat and cure yeast infections.

One home remedy people have successfully used to treat their yeast infections is white vinegar (some people prefer using apple cider vinegar). They take a little white vinegar, dilute it with water, and apply it to the infected area. This kind of treatment is cheap. But the downside is that white vinegar stings. But you can try bathing yourself with tea tree oil.

Another simple home remedy is yogurt. Fans of this treatment claim that ingesting one cup of yogurt each day not only helps cure an existing yeast infection but it also helps prevent future infections. Even if eating one cup of yogurt each day doesn’t cure or prevent yeast infections it will provide your body with calcium and protein.

There are some foods and natural supplements that you can eat and take that will help treat and prevent yeast infections. Garlic will help with an outbreak. Avoid eating foods that have a high amount of starch, like pasta, potato’s, and breads. Drinking cranberry juice will help clean out your urinary tract, keep it healthy, and potentially help cure an existing yeast infection as well as helping to prevent future outbreaks.

There are several over the counter treatments you can use. Vagisal, Monistat. Mycostatin, Femstat, and Gyne-Lotrimin are all popular brands of over-the-counter vaginal yeast infection treatments.

Taking precautions to prevent a yeast infection will mean that you won’t have to worry about treating it. Wear loose fitting clothes that don’t pull tightly across the groin area. Purchase tampons and toilet paper that isn’t perfumed. Change your tampon and sanitary napkin often. Don’t sit around in a wet bathing suit. Wear white cotton underwear. Some women find that they are taking an oral contraceptive that is triggering yeast infections. Women who suffer from chronic yeast infections might want to consider abstaining from their long, perfumed, bubble baths.

If you have been treating a vaginal yeast infection for several days and have not noticed any positive result, consult your doctor immediately.