Yeast Infection Home Remedy

Experiencing a yeast infection can be an irritating, painful experience. Home remedies can help you get rid of this type of infection quickly and easily in many cases.

Of course, if the yeast infection is persistent or does not respond to home remedy treatment, it’s time to visit your doctor or gynecologist.

Many of the home remedies for yeast infections have proven themselves over the decades. Only in modern times were antibiotics, ointments and creams available to treat this problem, but women and men have been treating yeast infections using home remedies throughout the centuries.

One home remedy that works for both men and women is a 30 minute bath in a tub of water containing one cup of sea salt and one cup of apple cider vinegar. This creates an acidic environment in the genital area, discouraging the overgrowth of yeast. Fans of apple cider vinegar also swear by adding two tablespoon of vinegar to one cup of water and drinking this mixture twice per day during yeast infections.

Many women have experienced relief by inserting a yogurt-soaked tampon at bedtime and leaving it overnight each night for one week. The active cultures in the yogurt help create a vaginal environment that welcomes good bacteria but proves hostile to the overgrowth of yeast.

Apple cider vinegar and white vinegar douches are long been popular as home remedies for vaginal yeast infections. Simply mix one-quarter cup of vinegar with one quart of water and use as a douche to create an acidic vaginal environment.