Candida is the tiny fungus that is to be found naturally in the human person. It mostly confines itself to warm, dark places including the oral cavity, the genital areas and the intestinal tract, where it nourishes itself with proteins and sugars.

Before looking at the home remedy for yeast infection, it is important to understand this infection. The fact is that most people are afraid of suffering from infections and end up complicating things further because of their fear and discomfort.

Home Remedies for Yeast Infection

Curds or yogurt is regarded as one of the best home remedies. In fact, it is advisable to soak a tampon into curds and place it in the infected region for at least an hour. Basically, the healthy required bacteria from the curds will replace the unhealthy yeast bacteria. This could be repeated twice to thrice a day.

Home remedy for yeast infection comes in many forms including using buttermilk, olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract, yoghurt and douching. Yoghurt is a popular yeast infection treatment because it contains Lactobacillus acidophilus, a naturally produced bacterium within the vagina which generally keeps in check other regularly appearing yeast strains. Application can either be by applying directly to the vulva or as has been suggested and is a popular application technique, simply soaking a tampon before placing it in the vaginal region for up to one hour.

While home remedies (i.e. external remedies such as apple cider vinegar, garlic and sugar free yogurt, dietary changes, the intake of prebiotic foods and certain herbal and vitamin supplements) may work temporarily to almost immediately relive the symptoms of candidiasis, these should not be confused with a comprehensive holistic treatment required to achieve long term results.

Herbal home remedy for yeast infection - Add 1 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar in 2 cups of water and put 1 garlic clove in it. Let it stand for some time and use this for douching. This is beneficial for the treatment for yeast infection.

Every woman gets a yeast infection once in a while and it is not any reflection upon personal hygiene. It is actually due to many factors. Today many women wear synthetic undergarments and then sit all day. They are under a lot of stress. The foods they eat are high in yeast, carbs and sugars. They need to wear cotton undergarments, give up some yeast filled foods, drink more water and eat more yogurt.