Why is garlic a good yeast infection cure? The answer lies in the ingredients found in the garlic itself. But first it's important to understand yeast infections and what causes the infection before commencing treatment.
Yeast infections are caused by an overgrowth of fungus and affects people of all ages and sexes and in particular women. Women suffer with vaginal yeast infection (candida). This causes a thick white mucous cottage cheese like discharge from the vagina, soreness, redness of the vagina and vulva and a burning sensation while urinating.
During the infection it's best that you stay off coffee, sugar , yeast breads, pastries and biscuits until the infection is cured.
So How Can You Use Garlic as A Yeast Infection Cure?
Researchers found that garlic contains powerful antibacterial and antifungal properties that cure the infection by killing the yeast. It's important to treat the infection as early on as possible. To cure a vaginal yeast infection with fresh garlic simply break a clove off a bulb of garlic, peel off its thin cover and cut it in half. Use half of the garlic clove if you are at the beginning stages of your infection and use full garlic clove cut open if the infection is advanced. Simply insert it into the vagina and leave it overnight. Repeat process for a few extra nights until symptoms disappear.
If garlic is currently used by vets to treat yeast infections in livestock - it is surprising why doctors don't recommend this treatment. Ah yes, it is because there is no money to be made in advertising garlic!
There are other natural remedies to cure yeast infection - some of the best are tea tree oil, vinegar, black walnuts, calendula and yogurt, all effective, all simple and quick to treat a yeast infection.
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"A Yeast Infection Treatment - Garlic!" - was first published at EzineArticles.
