How to Find Natural Cures For a Yeast Infection

So you've been hit by that itchy feeling on a Friday night and there's no 24-hour clinic in your area? Or you're camping in the woods? Or maybe you're in between insurance plans? Here are a few tricks for curing your yeast infections without a prescription.

Things You'll Need

• Plain yogurt with no added sugar
• A box of tampons
• Tea tree oil
• Vaginal lubricant
• Eight cloves of garlic
• Gauze
• Dental floss

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Instructions

The Yogurt Method

• 1

  Make sure your yogurt is creamy and well-stirred

• 2

  Dip a tampon into the yogurt. Leave it there for a few minutes to make sure it's saturated.

• 3

  Insert tampon. The yogurt will soothe the itching and the bacteria in the yogurt will ward off the yeast.

• 4

  Repeat each morning and each night before bed as long as it's needed.

The Teatree Oil Method

• 5

  Apply lubricant to the top half of a tampon without an applicator.

• 6

  Apply a few drops of teatree oil to the lubricated part of the tampon. This prevents the oil from being absorbed by the tampon.

• 7

  Insert tampon. Repeat each morning and evening as needed.

The Garlic Method

• 8

  Peel the papery skin off of a clove of garlic.

• 9

  Wrap the clove in gauze, tying the ends with thin string. Dental floss usually works best. Be sure to leave a longer piece of dental floss as a "pull-string."

• 10

  Insert the wrapped clove into your vagina. Make sure you can reach the floss.

• 11

  Repeat mornings and evenings as needed.