The following are the most common Do-It-Yourself treatments for candidiasis or yeast infection:
- YOGURT
This is the most popular DIY yeast infection treatment anywhere. Even some professional medical people recommend it. Yogurt contains a bacterium called Lactobacillus Acidophilus that happens to be present in healthy vaginas as well. The bacterium, acidophilus, produces hydrogen peroxide that kills yeasts. What women do is apply yogurt directly to the vulva and then they also inject some into the vagina.
- GARLIC
Find the freshest cloves of garlic and peel all the skin off. The natural antifungal substances garlic contains are the ones responsible in killing off yeasts. Once you have peeled the skin off the garlic, make it into something of a tampon by wrapping it in gauze and tying its ends with a string, and make sure to leave at least three inches of the string dangling so you can easily pull it out of your vagina. Yes, you need to pull it out later because you will be using it as a tampon or suppository overnight for better results.
- BORIC ACID
You might have heard how useful it is in a cockroach-ridden apartment but you might be surprised how it can also effectively kills yeasts, too! Just use a size 00 boric acid capsule as a suppository. The moisture and heat in your vagina will eventually melt the capsule and release the boric acid inside.