Yogurt Yeast Infection - What's The Connection?

Yogurt yeast infection - huh?

Has anyone ever said to you:

"Eat yogurt when you take antibiotics."
or
"Yogurt will help your yeast infection go away."

There is scientific research to support how acidophilus (a type of probiotic found in yogurt) is effective in preventing yeast infections.

yogurt yeast infection This is why you even hear traditional doctors suggesting that their patients eat yogurt that has live, active bacterial cultures like acidophilus to help prevent yeast infections during antibiotic treatment.

The advantages of Yogurt Yeast Infection Home Remedy:

easy to find and buy

relatively inexpensive

familiar

will treat the symptoms and replace good bacteria

The disadvantages of Yogurt Yeast Infection Home Remedy:

can be messy

sometimes people are allergic or intolerant to yogurt

won't kill the yeast, but will make the environment less appealing for yeast to grow

What You Need To Know About Yogurt Yeast Infection Home Remedy:

it can be used internally or externally

it works for vaginal and penile yeast infections and oral thrush

you must use plain, unsweetened yogurt - organic is best! - no added fruit, sugar - make sure it has live, active bacterial cultures on label

you can make your own using yogurt starter

you can make your own using a yogurt maker

yogurt can be eaten on a regular long term basis before meals to give good bacteria to aid digestion

if you are lactose intolerant or dairy sensitive - you may react to yogurt as a home remedy

instead use acidophilus capsules that contain no dairy to get yogurt's benefits- can take orally or insert vaginally 2x day

Yogurt and Yeast Infections - Get Started

For any type of yeast infection, eating yogurt that has live cultures listed in the ingredients section of the label will help with your yeast infection

For vaginal yeast infections:

METHOD 1:

dip a tampon in yogurt

insert into vagina

leave in for a few hours

do this once or twice a day for 2-3 days or until you notice an improvement in your symptoms

METHOD 2:

apply yogurt to outside of vagina

some like to only leave this on for a little while or else they feel more itchy

re-apply as neccesary

METHOD 3:

insert one acidophilus capsule into vagina

leave in and let it dissolve

do this once or twice a day for 2-3 days or until you notice an improvement in your symptoms

METHOD 4:

fill a rubber glove's finger part with yogurt and place in the freezer

once it is frozen, remove a frozen 'yogurt finger'

insert vaginally

do this once or twice a day for 2-3 days or until you notice an improvement in your symptoms

be careful, this one can be messy, use pantiliners or else it is best at bedtime when you are not walking around

For penis yeast infections:

cover the penis' affected areas with yogurt

do this once or twice a day for 2-3 days or until you notice an improvement in your symptoms

For oral thrush:

eat yogurt

hold yogurt in mouth

do this once or twice a day for 2-3 days or until you notice an improvement in your symptoms

Conventional doctors won't recommend anything that hasn't gone through some scientific testing and research. Thus, general practitioners tend to stick to drugs produced by large pharmaceutical companies, who have the means to scientifically test the treatments they sell.

This is what makes this home remedy a little different from other home remedies for yeast infections. There is actually some scientific proof to support yogurt's effectiveness against yeast infections.

Usually, home remedies have no scientific testing. Instead, they are remedies that have been around for years and years, and people - like you and me - have found them to work! One person passes on something that worked for them...and the information keeps going.

The main reason yogurt and yeast infections are connected is that yogurt contains good bacteria that yeast infections don't like.

The candida albicans yeast likes being all alone - it likes to take over. Yogurt re-introduces some of the healthy bacteria - the probiotics - the live, active, bacterial cultures - that are supposed to balance out our Candida supply and stop it from taking over.

Maybe, this yogurt yeast infection home remedy will work for you.

Have you tried this remedy? Why don't you share how it went. You can submit your own treatment story or read other visitor's treatment tales. Let your story help others.

Please Note: We do NOT recommend you try these home remedies, without consulting your health provider to make sure that they are appropriate for you.

Yogurt Yeast Infection - What's The Connection?
by Lisa Geary B. Ed., M.A. Health Researcher
www.yeast-infection-answers.com

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