3 Yeast Infection Home Remedies - Honey, Garlic, Apple Cider Vinegar - By: JCielo

Are you one of the increasing number of yeast infection victims looking for simple home remedies? If so, here you'll find 3 simple yeast infection home remedies that many people have found to be very effective.

Due to normal mainstream drug-based treatment basically just addressing the symptoms of yeast infection, sufferers like yourself are increasingly getting the benefit of natural home remedies for yeast infections.

And 3 of the most popular and effective remedies are honey, garlic and apple cider vinegar. There are many more of course, such as yoghurt which is also very popular, but we'll just stick with these three for now...

YEAST INFECTION HOME REMEDIES #1 - GARLIC

Used for thousands of years for many ailments and conditions, this can be very effective as a natural remedy for candida (another name for the infection). It can be applied directly to the affected area.

Make a pulp of peeled garlic and apply gently over the area. Because it's rather messy do this overnight. You can also use it as a tampon: insert one peeled clove into the vagina and leave in overnight. Remove next morning. Continue for one or two days after your symptoms have abated.

YEAST INFECTION HOME REMEDIES #2 - APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

The key thing here is that it has to be raw, unpasteurized, un-distilled apple cider vinegar. You'll know it when you see it because it should have the sediment in the bottom -- called the 'mother' -- but ask the assistant for help if you need to. You may not get it in a supermarket, but rather in a health-food store or other speciality outlet.

Add 2 cups of vinegar to a low, warm bath (sitz bath) and soak for about 20 minutes 'lapping' the water against your vagina. Repeat daily until your symptoms have gone plus a couple of more days to make sure. You can also just douche the area with a cotton pad soaked in a mixture of 2 tablespoons of vinegar in 2 quarts of warm water.

YEAST INFECTION HOME REMEDIES #3 - HONEY

I have to confess that this is the remedy that I find the hardest to understand, because it is supposed to be applied to the area and left for a time (10 - 20 minutes) before washing off.

My problem is that it contains sugar which will only feed the yeast fungus! But it also contains 'good' bacteria that can help to kill-off the yeast fungus. The key is to not use it inside the vagina, but externally around the vagina. Whatever I may think, it does have many adherents who swear by it.

Now these natural home remedies will work great if you stick with them. But they aren't the whole story. There are other critical issues that you need to be aware of and take action on, if you want to not only get rid of your present symptoms, but to also prevent recurring yeast infections from damaging your health.

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