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Yogurt on your vagina?

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Question - (8 April 2009) 3 Answers - (Newest, 8 April 2009)
A female United States age 41-50, anonymous writes:

I have a question about using plain yogurt to help with yeast infections. I know you can put it right on your vagina, however I do not know how long you are suppose to do that for, or how many days you should. Does any one know anything about this home remedy? I natuarlly have a lot of yeast and I heard that if you use the creams eventually they become ineffective, so the yogurt is a good alternative. Also is it ok to put it inside you, like you do with Monistat? Are there any side effects?

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (8 April 2009):

I have never heard of actually putting yogurt in your vagina. Your supposed to eat it. I find drinking pure cranberry juice once I feel one starting does the trick. You have to drink at least 5 - 6 cups a day or more. Or you can buy cranberry pills.

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A female reader, wonderingcat United Kingdom +, writes (8 April 2009):

wonderingcat agony auntThe best way to fight yeast is with anti-yeast.

I have not done it myself with yogurt, and probably not inclined to do so the future either, but what seems to work is that it is the antibiotics [as the bacteria's byproduct] in the yoghurt that are working to contain the growth of yeast in your vagina.

Yoghurt is milk fermented by mostly Lactobacillus spp bacteria. The majority of bacteria produces anti-bacterial substance (called antibiotic) as a secondary product. So it is not exactly the yoghurt per se that rids of the yeast infection. However, I would use this with caution, as yeast also thrives in milk and milk-based products. So if you are not careful, you would actually providing your yeast infection (if you happen to have yeast species that could grow in milk) with a suitable growth medium by giving it yoghurt (and vice versa: contaminated yoghurt can give you more infection).

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A reader, anonymous, writes (8 April 2009):

Hmmmmmmmm wow I have never heard of this b4.. Normally yeast infections are caused from sex.. Not peeing after words the bacteria remains inside you, inturn causes a yeast infection. B4 walking around in yogurt in you vag, call your OB.. I wouldn't take that risk.

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