Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Useful Natural Yeast Infection Cures

By June Lyons

Whenever you have a yeast infection, it is the only thing that you can think about. Sure there are tons of different products that you can go out to the store and buy, but that can be kind of embarrassing. That is why when you are looking for some yeast infection remedies, you have to come up with some that you can do from home.

When most of us think of a yeast infection, we think of it in connection with women. However, the Candida albicans fungus (yeast) can cause infections in anyone of either gender, because it is present in all of our bodies. This will come as an unwelcome surprise to men, but hang on, because it gets worse.

Yeast infections can cause so many different symptoms and you can go round in circles trying so many different diets and creams and antibiotics that you don't know if you are coming and going. The list of symptoms are endless, burning, itching, redness and so on. The list goes on and on but if you just suffered from one of these it would be bad enough but to suffer from all of them at the same time is horrendous.

Of the usual treatments it is common to see vaginal creme, suppositories, and oral medications being used. To avoid and prevent Yeast Infection is a matter of which advice you trust, but generally it is advisable to avoid wearing tight-fitting clothes, remove damp clothes immediately, and don't bath in soapy baths. Also, you may also consider avoiding bread, and sugar.

Another item that makes it tough to find this info is the simple fact that it's been buried under an avalanche of prescriptions and over the counter medications - shoving the natural homeopathic options into the background. If medicine producers completely heal you, then you won't come back for more medicine! So it is in their own best interests to keep their products right in front of your face through advertising, while more natural solutions are ignored.

Plain yogurt has also been known as a great cure for a yeast infection. Yogurt is packed with "good bacteria" for your body. Good bacteria will help bring your body back into balance by getting rid of your infection. In fact for future prevention of yeast infections it would be a good idea to bring yogurt into your daily diet. - 15437

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