Tried and true natural And diet remedies for yeast infection? Need your help please.?
There is so much wishy washy information out there that it’s time consuming and difficult to sift through everything.
I already know about eating yogurt & taking garlic supplements (not sure how much and how often). I am also taking a 3 day OTC antifungal (can this damage my bod) & feeling some relief already. I don’t want to take diflucan. I decided not to take the oral herbal cure the grocery store had because it contained yeast in it, & that’s what I’m trying to fight against! LOL =O
How much fruit is safe to eat with my plain yogurt and kefir? How much sugar is okay in products like milk or adding Splenda to coffee (which I read that aspartame is also feeding the yeast)?What about fasting?
I read somewhere it has to do with the pH balance but not to drink sodas because of sugar?
I do not have diabetes but "sugar" & diabetes has been known to run on both sides of the family.
Is there anything else I need to know about natural remedies that I have not asked on here?
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Hi there, Dear!
Well, there are a couple of things that you can do to remedy the situation. I have found that you can purchase L-lysine capsules over the counter at your local drug store. You can insert it in the vagina each evening before going to bed. This alkalinizes the area and will give you immediate relief.
Diet should have no sugar in it whatsoever. If you think about making bread, yeast FEEDS on sugar and that is what makes the bread rise, so sugar is a no-no. Eating short-grain brown rice at least once a day will help to balance your body. You can also take L-lysine orally for a week to balance the PH in your body and eradicate any yeastie-beasties that are still attacking the sugar in your system. Unfortunately, most of the people that suffer from yeast infections, also have a high rate of type II diabetes when they get older. That isn’t to say that you can’t nip it in the bud right now. The Macrobiotic Diet, by Michio Kushi is an excellent way to combat diabetes and the damage that is created. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t know about it when I first developed the disease in my late 20’s. Check out his website, that I included below in the "source" area. It has several testimonials and various informative blogs about all sorts of different diseases and their cures utilizing a natural, healthy lifestyle and the consequent diet.
I hope this helps. An apple cider vinegar douche is said to help for the same reason, though I never tried it for an infection. The above remedy I used frequently. I’m a diabetic and sugar is really my enemy. It was also my favorite food, so needless to say, I had a lot of yeast infections when I was younger. Good luck and feel better soon. I know how awful these infections can be.
The fact that you are feeling some relief from the OTC anti-fungal product demonstrates that it is working. It won’t "damage your body". The other things you are doing won’t hurt but they won’t help much if at all.
If you continue to get frequent yeast infections you should discuss the issue with your gynecologist.
You apply natural yoghurt liberally to the affected parts, and it is its acidity which affects the yeast’s reproduction. Try it and see!
raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
drink 1-2 tblsns with or without raw honey in a glass of water in the am and the pm.
2 tblsps vinegar to 1 at warm distilled water
swab affected area carefully 3 times daily. treatments for yeast infections should continue
for at least 10 days.
my Dr wont prescribe the diflucan anymore, he always recommends the over the counter cream. avoid any processed sugar, and fruits with a high sugar content. white flour when digested, converts to sugar as does alcoholic beverages.
once you have it under control, drinking the vinegar and water should balance the pH of your system, and hopefully avoid these infections in the future..
good luck
Yeast grows when certain conditions in your body are present. Sugar certainly feeds the yeast. I have noticed this with my 3-year-old in the form of oral thrush (yeast). We do not give her much sugar on a regular basis, but around Christmastime she developed thrush for the first time in her life. She had been allowed to eat more sugary foods than normal during the holidays. I treated it by rubbing garlic infused olive oil on her tongue and putting her to bed. It was gone the next day.
Yeast infections can recur because the bacteria in your body has built up an immunity to the antibiotics that you are taking. Man-made antibiotics are very simple. For example, Penicillin has one chemical constituent and that is Penicillin. Of of nature’s strongest antibiotics, Garlic, has at least 35 constituents. They "potentiate, enhance, and mitigate each other’s effects inside the human body." That’s like taking 35 medications in one! Bacteria are starting to figure out man-made antibiotics before they have a chance to work. Doctors have begun combining two or more antibiotics to get a better result. (God has already done that-refer to info on garlic!) The complexity of natural antibiotics like garlic give the bacteria a "run for their money" in many ways. And what do you think about the fact that taking man-made antibiotics can CAUSE a yeast infection? This happens to children a lot.
Introducing a natural antibiotic into your system will do much more than the man-made drugs you have been using to treat your infection. Here are some suggestions for natural treatments and ways to get some relief:
*GARLIC Douche: Blend 1 or 2 cloves of garlic in blender with 1 cup water. Strain and add eough water to make 1 quart of solution. Douche as usual. (This is more effective than garlic pills because you actually need the antibiotic to come into contact with the infection for maximum results. The garlic in the pills will be excreted in urine which does not exit the body through the vagina.)
GARLIC SUPPOSITORY: Insert a garlic CAPSULE (not tablet, not caplet) into vagina at night. The gelatin coating will dissolve and disperse the garlic. (I’ve heard of some women inserting a peeled clove of garlic into the vagina – I would if it came to that. Be careful not to nick the garlic because the juice can burn your skin. )
*ACIDOLPHILUS Douche or capsule inserted at night (can get capsules at Walmart and other drug stores)
*COMFREY Tea Douche
*APPLE CIDER BATH- Sit in a tub of water with Apple Cider Vinegar poured in it. This one is good, too, for children who get yeast from antibiotics.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DOUCHE- Hydrogen Peroxide is produced naturally by bacteria in your vagina and kills yeast. If the bacteria aren’t doing enough by themselves, try mixing 1 teaspoon of ordinary 3% hydrogen peroxide from your market or pharmacy with 1 cup of water. Use as a douche once a day until the day after your symptoms disappear.
**Note: I do not recommend douching on a regular basis-only when there is a medical need. Caution should be taken when douching. Keep the bag below your pelvis and exert only slight pressure, as really strong pressure might drive the solution up through the cervix into the uterus. Likewise, be careful when inserting and removing the nozzle, as damage to the vaginal walls can lead to more serious yeast or bacterial infections.