Natural Cures For Yeast Infections

That said, the most helpful thing you can do right away is to cut out sweets (including sweet fruits) and refined grain products (white flour products, white rice, and a plethora of packaged foods).

Doing that will make all other yeast infection natural cures much more successful.

Probiotics are frequently recommended after taking antibiotics, doesn't that make sense? Antibiotics kill living organisms, and probiotics are living organisms! These products are often referred to as "acidophilus", but there are many more strains besides just acidophilus (bifidus, for example is another important one). Choose a combination of strains in one product for a more well rounded approach to restoring instestinal balance.

High quality yogurt is rich in probiotic cultures, which is what makes it such a soothing and effective topical treatment for yeast infections. Not only is it cooling to a tender, inflamed area, but the live cultures actually help restore the natural balance which has been disrupted, allowing candida yeasts to proliferate.

Raw fermented veggies are not only tasty, but also contain these health-promoting living cultures. These veggies are fermented by lacto-bacillus bacteria, and are the original, traditionally produced versions of foods like sour pickles, saurkraut and kim chi. There's a new boom in raw, traditionally fermented veggies, you'll find plenty of interesting varieties and combinations to try. Ask at your local health food store, and also at your local farmers market.

More info on probiotics

Other natural cures for yeast infections

(in addition to adhering to healthy candida diet principles) include:

Helping the body detox

Apple cider vinegar

Virgin coconut Oil

Oil of Oregano

Tea Tree Oil

Pau D'Arco Tea

Clove oil and clove tea

Peruse this site and you'll find a lot of information on all of these *supplemental* natural cures for yeast infection, but always remember -
the diet is key,
and will make any other treatment much more effective.