Cures for yeast infections

Home candida treatments:

• Yogurt
• Tea Tree oil
• Boric acid
• Garlic
• Cranberries
• Bicarbonate of soda

These remedies contain "good" bacteria that will kill yeast and you can either eat yoghurt and/or apply it to the infected area. Typical cures will either lower pH in the candidiasis area and/or contain "good" bacteria which kills yeast.

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Yogurt for Candida treatment

This is one of the most common cures for yeast infections (candida cleanses). Yogurt contains the "good" bacteria, Lactobacillus Acidophilus - which by the way is also found naturally in a normal uninfected vagina. What acidophilus does - is killing yeast and this is exactly what you want to do.

For vaginal treatment, you can use syringes, you can freeze yogurt into suitable shape and form and simply insert it (or you can buy acidophilus tablets in a health food shop). When using yogurt you need of course to choose the most natural form without any unnecessary additives like colors, sugars, flavors etc. You need to make sure you get the yogurt with live acidophilus. Apply the yogurt a few times a day, keep going until you have no more symptoms (and to be on the safe side - keep going 1-2 days more).

Tea Tree Oil

Teatree oil is a powerful disinfectant, good to have in your medicine cupboard for all sorts of use. It is quite effective against candida as well.

Boric acid

Boric acid is a very powerful candida treatment - you may find that your pharmacy stocks capsules for vaginal use.

Cranberries

Works in two ways to prevent the candida - first, it lowers your pH which is harmful to the yeast, second, it contain certain substances which will prevent bacteria from getting a foothold on the walls of your urinary tract. This is not as powerful a candida treatment as the ones above, but can well be used in combination with other treatments. Check your local pharmacy or health food shop for cranberry pills.

Bicarbonate of soda

Use 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda to one cup of water and treat the (vaginal) area with this. This will temporarily increase the pH which will kill Candida if repeated for a period of time.

Over the counter candidiasis treatments

There are numerous creams to use, most of them very similar. A few names: Canesteen (in Europe, sold in 2 different strengths), Gyne-Lotrimin, Monistat etc.

An emergency trick, if you can't get hold of the right cream, is to use Lotrimin or similar athletes foot treatment which is usually the same cream packed for a different purpose.

Remember to use the cream for a few days beyond where your symptoms disappear - or it is pretty likely that the infection will come back. It is also wise to change the diet at the same time - avoid sugars, yeasts etc for some time.