How to Use Probiotics or Yogurt in Curing Yeast Infection

Probiotics are live microbial organisms that are popularly used to cure candida. Probiotics are commonly known as the good bacteria that inhibits the overgrowth of yeast such as candida albicans. For this reason, probiotics have been found to be a natural cure for candidiasis.

Probiotics usually have Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14 -these are the good bacteria. Through laboratory studies, these Lactobacilli block the growth of the yeast fungus in the vagina.

Things You'll Need

• sugar-free yogurt
• tampon or teaspoon

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Instructions

• 1

  Buy a plain yogurt that is sugar-free. Dip your tampon in the yogurt and insert in your vagina.

• 2

  Do this once in the morning and once at night just before bed time. You can use the yogurt up to 2 days but after that you have to open a new yogurt even if there is still left on the old one.

• 3

  If you do not want to use a "yogurt wet" tampon. You can insert the yogurt directly inside the vagina. Use a teaspoonful of yogurt. And do this only at night just before sleeping.