Whats the best way to keep a yeast infection away while pregnant?
Question by Danielle H: Whats the best way to keep a yeast infection away while pregnant?
I am 20 weeks pregnant and I have a yeast infection. I went to the obgyn and they said to put creams on it and eat lots of yogurt, but most the time the creams don’t help. I was also wondering how much yogurt I should eat a day to help keep it away?
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Answer by mommeof3
You may want to look into taking a probiotic. They are available in the vitamin section of most drug stores. Probiotics contain the active cultures that are in yogurt. Raspberry leaf tea (health food store), not raspberry flavored tea, also is good at keeping down yeast infections. Eating a couple of servings of an organic yogurt with live cultures is still a good idea even for the extra calcium, I like Stoneybrook farms. Cranberries are another help with infections. Good luck
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There are many ways to treat a yeast infection naturally. Yogurt, garlic, cranberries. The most effective way that I know is with a 12 hour method found in this blog. http://yeast-infectiontreatment.blogspot.com/
Yeast infection is caused by the unrestrained growth of a fungus called Candida albicans. These organisms normally thrive in the vagina in small numbers. Yeast infection is one of the most common infections of the vagina. The kind of food that we eat has a crucial role in yeast infection. Yeast infection is pretty common and in minor cases, such as itching on the infected area, the doctor will just prescribe some medication for external application or insertion into the vagina. Professional diagnosis is only for severe cases or persistent cases of infection and in most cases, it is not necessary.
Avoid wearing jeans, legging, panty hose every day. Avoid the starchy foods, sugars, dairy, and fatty foods. Eat lots of yogurt and kefir (fermented soy). Avoid the use of plastic pants if possible.
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