- Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE)- 5-10 drops in your morning and evening tea. Also, rinsing after each bathroom visit with a (GSE) solution of 10 drops to 1 cup water.
- Results: Seems to prevent yeast infections but no real effect once you have a full blown yeast infection. On a side note GSE in your tea twice a day does help morning sickness and acid reflex, so that's a pregnancy plus!
- Cider Vinegar- 2 cups cider vinegar in a 15 minute waist deep bath twice a day. Also adding a couple teaspoons of cider vinegar to a glass of water each morning.
- Results: Bath does relieve the itching temporarily but does not eliminate the infection nor does drinking the cider vinegar.
- Garlic Cloves!- Peel papery skin off garlic clove and insert into the vagina. If infection is a particularly bad one cut in half or skin clove with a knife to expose garlic juice before inserting. Simple insert clove before bed and throw it in the toilet in the morning. If you want to continue using during the day simple change the clove every 2-4 hours.
- Results: Amazing! Garlic is a natural yeast killer, just ask any pizza or bread maker. If your yeast infection is a bad one then the skinned garlic is going to burn and sting at first, but if you can bare it the relief you will feel within minutes will be worth it. It also will kick the beings of a yeast infection in one night. A more advanced yeast infection will need to be treated for more days. Most people do this treatment at night because the smell and taste of the garlic in their bodies can make them crazy during the day. This method kicks a yeast infection quicker than Monistat 7 and is significantly cheaper. On a side note garlic also kills Strep B bacteria, so it might not be a bad idea to use a couple nights before your Strep B culture test if you are in the later stages of your pregnancy.
Yeast infections are not just for pregnant women they strike all females at one point or another, so I hope this blog post proves helpful. Good luck to all!
