My boyfriend has been taking an antibiotic for a while now and we recently found out that he has a yeast infection. He has been having testicular pain as well and we were wondering: Could that be from the yeast infection or should we be worried about something more serious?

I’ve had bad experience with department store and perscription yeast infection treatments, so I turned to a more natural, at home alternative.

I stumbled upon acidophilus. I took a tablet, and within 5 minutes my symptoms were gone. No more itching, discharge, or soreness. I was amazed.

I didn’t take one the next day, and the symptoms came back, although not as bad as they had been. The day after that I took another one, and once again, the symptoms were gone.

I’m wondering if the tablets are curing the infection, or just providing temporary relief of the symptoms? Any input/experience is appreciated.

If they are actually curing the infection, how long should I continue to take the capsules, and how many billion bacteria can I ingest per day? (my capsules are 2 billion)

I think I had a yeast infection, and let it go too far untreated. Can it be treated with regular store remedies?