In this article I'm going to explain ways for treating your chronic yeast
infection. If you have a yeast infection every few months, I know the feeling.
Its completely frustrating to have to deal with a yeast infection over and over
again. The itching, burning, and soreness gets annoying and start to take a tole
on you. Understand that you are not alone having this condition. 5% of all women
have chronic yeast infections, which means there are millions of women in the
same boat as you are. Here are a few tips to eradicate the symptoms of your
yeast infection.
Prescription Drugs
One of the most convenient options that you can take is to get prescription
pills for your local doctor. It will be a little harder to get these pills
compared to over the counter creams, or do-it-yourself methods described below,
but the treatment is very convenient. One drug that has shown many success is
Difican SP. Note that many have experienced nasty side effects from prescription
drugs such as headaches, nausea, and abdominal pains.
Yogurt
Yogurt is one of the most popular do-it-yourself treatments. Yogurt is made up
of Lactobacillus acidophilus, a "good bacteria" that your body naturally
produces to fight "bad bacteria" such as Candida. You should take a plastic
tampon applicator and cover it with a yogurt of your choice, and place it in a
freezer. After it is frozen, you can insert it in your vagina for a few hours.
You may think this may be very cold but for many whose vaginas are on fire
because of their yeast infection, it feels pretty soothing. Do this daily until
your conditions go away.
Gentian Violet
This is one of the oldest ways to treat a yeast infection that dates way before
many conventional anti-fungals. Most pharmacies used to carry this but these
days many do not. What you want to do is swab it on your vulva and inside your
vagina about every 24-48 hours. I have to warn you that this stuff tends to
stain everything that it comes in contact with, so be careful your not wearing
white clothing. Also, some women are allergic to gentian violet and have
experienced pain in their vagina as a side effect. If you aren't allergic, this
is pretty effective option.
Important Points To Note:
Although the use of prescription drugs and do-it-yourself remedies are great
ways for treating a yeast infection, there is one point that's important to
understand. These types of treatments only fix the external symptoms and not the
root cause of your yeast infection, which is probably is the reason why you've
had it in the past. In order to permanently remove your yeast infection, you
have to work with your internal system and address why it occurred in the first
place. There are programs that will inform you what the real cause of your yeast
infection is and effectively treat this it to rid your infection for the long
run.