Comments on: How to Cure Vaginal Infections Without Using Medications

on 11/15/2008 ill have to try it this very day and ill be back here for positive results..i have eaten yogurt for these past three days and finds out it works and so much that i have this home remedies listed now...

on 9/16/2008 You can use garlic or diluted vinegar to clean the area. Did you also know that yogurt is a good remedy for yeast infection? I found this out at a site I visited at http://squidoo.com/yeastinfectionhelp. They have tons of information there about the cure of yeast infection.

on 12/9/2007 I got INSTANT RELIEF from a yeast infection douching with hydrogen peroxide (3%) by using 1 teaspoon /1 cup of water in a disposle douche.Do this for 2-5 days until your symptom disappear There are good bacteria (normal flora) that are always present in the vagina that naturally create the product hydrogen peroxide in order to restore a normal pH which kill yeast(C. albicans). Make sure to create the douche as suggested I don't reccommend using hydrogen peroxide 3% plainly without diluting it with water.This may really throw off your pH possibly more than it already is due to the infection. Also to relief itching and irritation of the vulva you can squirt some of the douching solution to the external vagina. I found that this instantly gave me immense relief and I never became itchy again.

on 1/24/2007 sorry, left two of same comment as I thought one didnt'get in because I had to register first and first one may have been deleted? I usually shower afterward if I did do that/also,how long before I get an answer to my questions? thanks

on 1/24/2007 have a question instead of a comment:
Can dryer sheets put inside panties cause any danger or harm?
even if one used unscented ones as a substitute for panty liners? dont keep them in long time, just a short time and I wash it after.

on 1/24/2007 Will putting a dryer sheet in your panties 'harm' you, if there's no perfume in it? Will it
cause any respiratory problems? I tried rubbing on small place on my skin first to test, but no rash showed up?

on 6/30/2006 My pregnant friend recently suffered with a yeast infection. Her doctor informed her to pour buttermilk on her vaginal area and let it dry. She repeated this and her irritation left.

on 11/22/2005 To make sure of what type of infection that you have, you need to
make an appointment as soon as possible with your doctor to get a proper diagnosis.

Meanwhile, while you are waiting for your doctor's appointment to
arrive, you can do some easy natural ways to help your body to heal
from female infections. Consult your doctor first if you are pregnant, if you think you might be pregnant, or if you are under 18.
Always read labels on all medicine before taking anything. Results will vary.

I researched about natural medicine,
alternative medicine, probiotics, and homeopathic medicine to heal
the body from female infections and I tried them all! Now, I am 100% healed!

1) Drink lots of water each day with every meal (water is very vital to removing toxins from the body).

2) Consider drinking a glass of water with 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in it daily. The vinegar kills the bad bacteria in the vaginal area, kidneys, and bladder too.
*Apple cider vinegar can cause more yeast infections in some women who are sensitive to it, so if you feel that you are getting more than usual yeast infections or that you are keeping the yeast infection longer than normal, then consider drinking the apple cider vinegar in the water maybe 1 to 3 times a week (or less).

3) Consider eating yogurt daily. It contains the good bacteria that is found in our body called: Lactobacillus Acidolhylus

4) Consider taking an acidolphylus and bifidus pill daily to place good bacteria back into your body (keep these pills in your fridge to keep them fresh).

5) Consider taking a vitamin C pill daily. It helps to boost your
immune system. Our white blood cells produce hydrogen peroxide
naturally in the body to fight infection. Vitamin C and acidolphylus
pills also produce hydrogen peroxide in our bodies naturally and that is why these pills are so vital to fighting these female infections-Consult your doctor or pharmacist first if you are taking any prescription medicine, before taking them.

6) If you can take aspirin safely, drinking Alka Seltzer in some water once a day for 2 to 3 days straight
will help relieve symptoms of female infections.

7) Consider drinking a little cranberry juice daily (add a sweetener
to help with the taste of it).

8) Consider eating a few cranberries each day.

9) Consider taking cranberry AZO pills while you are sick. After you are healed from the female infection, only take the cranberry AZO during your period to prevent future infections. Female infections usually arise more during a woman's menstruation (these pills are found in the feminine aisle at your drug store).

10) Consider taking Yeast AZO while you are sick. After you are
healed from the female infection, only take the Yeast AZO during your period to prevent future infections. Yeast infections usually arise during a woman's period (this is also found in the feminine section at your drug store).

11) Consider taking hot Sitz baths to relieve your symptoms and feel much better. Fill up your bathtub with hot water (not too hot, just
hot enough water that will not burn your skin). Fill up the tub only enough to cover your bottom and then put in 4 to 5 tablespoons of tea tree oil and sit in the tub for 10 to 15 minutes (longer if you like). Tea tree oil can be found in the vitamin section at WalMart. Don't get the tea tree oil in your eyes, it will burn. You will feel a slight burning-tingling sensation on your skin because tea tree oil is an antiseptic, but that is how you know it is
working. The slight burning sensation should go away in around 20 minutes.

Tea tree oil kills bacteria on our skin. It is used for vaginal
infections, as well as to treat acne and fungus on our feet. I
personally feel that it is a great idea to give your man a hot
Sitz bath too, to kill all bad bacteria on his genitals. If you can
get him to take one for only 5 minutes, once a week, or maybe once a month, it will be a whole lot better than not at all. It will benefit you both.

12) You can also make hot Sitz baths using a cup of white vinegar in your bathtub or you can use around 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of boric acid in your bathwater and then sit in your tub for 10 to 15 minutes. Ladies, please only do the Sitz baths when you are sick or after your period to feel clean and refreshed. Too much of anything is never a good idea. Boric acid can be found at your drug store.

13) Always use Dove unscented soap for Sensitive Skin to clean your
vaginal area. Perfumed soaps will give you an infection fast.

14) Consider wearing white cotton panties only, so your skin can
breathe more.

15) Do not take bubble baths! Perfumes and dyes in bubble baths cause female infections fast.

16) Do not use powders or perfumes on the vaginal area.

17) Some women trim the pubic hair because hair carries bacteria on
it, that is why women are always shaved down there before they give
birth to a child. So you might want to consider this too.

18) Consider drinking echinacea tea while you have an infection. It
will boost the immune system. You can buy it at any grocery store (read the label first).

19) Use only white toilet paper. Colored paper has too many dyes in it.

20) Don't use fabric softeners or dryer sheets on your panties.

21) Use ALL clear laundry detergent or any brand with no dyes in it.

22) Consider using white vinegar, instead of harsh bleach to clean your white clothes.

23) Use a baby wipe to clean yourself after each bowel movement. If
bacteria from the anus gets to your vagina it will cause infections too.

24) Consider eating wheat bread only. Do your best to stay away from
white carbs like white bread, white potatoes, chips, yeast rolls, and sweets. These white carbs turn straight into sugar. Sugar in our bodies can start yeast infections fast.

25) Never share the same wash cloths or towels with anyone ever. Always use a fresh, clean wash cloth and towel every time you bathe.

26) Always dry your vaginal area very good after you shower. Some
ladies will take a hair dryer on the cool setting to dry the vaginal area.

27) Consider wearing pads during your period, not tampons. Tampons are a breeding ground for female infections.

28) Consider taking milk thistle daily, especially if you have taken anti-biotics. The milk thistle will detox your liver and remove all toxins that have built up from taking the anti-biotics. Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant or nursing, or if you are on prescription drugs before taking milk thistle. You can buy milk thistle in the vitamin section at any drug store.

29) Remember that after you are healed from female infections, please go to your doctor to get tested again for yeast, bacterial vaginosis and other female infections, to make sure that all of the infections are completely gone. Re-occurring BV and other female infections can cause infertility in some women and we do not want that to happen to any of us.
Do not douche for 72 hours before your doctor's exam, and no sex for 48 hours before the exam to get a proper diagnosis.

30) Lastly, if you have a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis or
trichinosis, you might want to try a medicated douche. Don't douche if you have PID, don't douche if you are on your period, don't douche if you are pregnant, and don't douche for 72 Hours before your doctor's appointment.
I did medicated douches and it helped me. You can take a disposable douche bottle and first empty all of its contents. Then make the opening on the douche bottle a little bigger to pour water into it. Now put 1 to 2 teaspoons of tea tree oil in it and fill it up with room temperature bottled water. I did this douche during the daytime once a day for 5 to 7 days straight. You will feel a slight burning, but this is how you know it is working. Then at bedtime, it is a good idea to put good bacteria back into your body by making plain, no fruit yogurt vaginal suppositories. The best way to do this is to go to your pharmacy and buy 7 Syringes (they cost like 50 cents to a dollar each) and when you get home be sure to take the needle off first by unscrewing the cap in a counterclockwise direction. Then all you have left is the plunger to put the plain yogurt into. Now, at bedtime, put your plain yogurt into a plastic bowl or cup and put the plunger into the yogurt and pull back on the plunger to get all of the yogurt into the plunger. Now insert the plunger into your vagina to put all of the yogurt inside of you. It is a good idea to wear a maxi pad through the night because of the leakage of the yogurt. You can also make yogurt douches with your douche bottle and shake up the yogurt and the water real good and do the douche at bedtime for 7 days straight. I think the yogurt suppositories with the plunger are much easier to do than the douche. After doing this yogurt stuff for 7 days, I would wait a week to see if I was healed. If I was not any better, then I would repeat the tea tree oil douching and the yogurt suppository process. If you don't want to use plain yogurt, I heard that you can buy acidophylus in a powder form at any health store (like GNC) to make your douches with.

Personally, I got the best results from the tea tree oil douches
during the day for 5 to 7 days straight and the plain yogurt vaginal suppositories at bed time for 7 nights straight. If you do this and you are still sick, you might want to alternate to a different type of medicated douche the following week, Instead of tea tree oil, you can try boric acid douches with 1 to 2 teaspoons only and the rest with water. Or you can try hydrogen peroxide douches with 1 teaspoon only and the rest with water, and lastly you can try povodone-iodine douches with 1 teaspoon only and the rest with water.

Everyone's body responds differently to different things. Read all labels and see your doctor.

on 2/12/2007 I have been drinking about 2 teaspoons of colloidal silver daily (the very diluted kind). It seems to have helped with the bloating and indigestion I used to have. I also apply a little bit on a Q-tip directly on the vagina.

on 11/22/2005 Before the blisters start (when you notice tingling or a prickly sensation, or when you start to notice the sores), apply ice to the area. This stops the blisters from forming. You won't go through all the pain with blisters popping and so forth. The ice will also numb the area. It also shortens the symptoms of outbreak because the blisters don't form, which allows the healing process to be a lot shorter.

on 11/22/2005 Do not douche the vagina. It is known to cause nasty infections instead of helping them, since live bacteria in the products (natural or not), stay in the vagina and often breed. The vagina is not a place for foreign objects such a garlic, either.

on 11/22/2005 Wash your undies with unscented soap before wearing. Candida can die when panties are touched with a hot iron - iron your panties.