Natural Ideas for Dealing With Yeast Infections
In order to make sure you do not infect your sexual partner/partners it is important to understand that a yeast infection is contagious to both genders. Any symptoms you may have such as itching, soreness and pustules should be identified immediately and treatment should be begun. However sadly many medications and drugs that are prescribed today only treat the symptoms of a yeast infection, not the infection itself. This article offers you an alternative that works; natural cures. There is no need to be irritable, moody or embarrassed. Below are ideas on treatment and perhaps more importantly prevention.
If you need to treat an existing infection one method is a bath with apple cider vinegar added to the water. Keep your water free of bubbles or salts. Use a large amount of the apple cider vinegar added as the water is running so it is well mixed. Lay in the bath and let yourself soak for at least 10 minutes. Do not worry about it lingering on your skin, just have a shower to wash away any residue using a non-medicated soap.
Everyone has heard of probiotics nowadays and these are also important in the fight against yeast infections. Drink probiotic drinks such as yogurts or honey tea. Probiotics keep the pH in our bodies balanced, which then ensure the candida albicans do not become infectious which is what can lead to yeast infections.
Honey is a natural probiotic. You can make honey tea or eat honey for its probiotic properties but it can also be smeared generously over the infected area using a spatula or your fingers. Be sure you to wash your hands thoroughly after application. As well as doing what other probiotics do, (balancing pH) it will also encourage a certain type of bacteria to grow that will fight the infection.
Finally one last piece of general advice is to consider your diet. What we eat affects us in many ways and in the case of avoiding yeast infections you should eat less sugar and carbohydrates. This is because carbohydrates such as the ones found in refined while bread, can cause an imbalance which can lead to yeast infections of the mouth and vagina. Just another reason to eat a controlled and balanced diet!
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November 01 2009 12:54 am | natural remedies
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