how to cure yeast infections or vaginal odor at home?
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Use over-the-counter treatments like vaginal suppositories/creams, you can clear it up in a few days. (A doctor can order a prescription pill to take also.)There are a couple of different kinds; if one ingredient doesn't work, try a different one. Also over-the-counter cortisone cream will relieve the itch. Stay clear of sweets, white "carbs" like bread and pasta, eat yogurt with acidophalus cultures included (kills yeast) or take the over-the-counter acidophalus capsules. Wear natural-fiber, loose fitting clothing and cotton panties/bras..this is VERY IMPORTANT. You want to keep the areas as dry as possible. You can apply cornstarch to soothe and dry the areas also. Don't use harsh soaps; try a bath in tipid water with 1/2 cup of oatmeal in a wash cloth tied with a rubberband. It's a great gentle cleanser and won't irritate your delicate skin. If you have an intimate partner, they will want to be treated also as you can pass this back and forth. Douching is not recommended while you're using your yeast medications vaginally.  In fact, too much douching can cause more irritation and then with only water or water with a tablespoon of white vinigar.  Hope this helps cause I know you must be miserable. God bless.
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If the odor is caused by a overgrowth of "bad bacteria" due to a reduction in your good lactobacilli... you can dip a tampon in yogurt and sleep with it over night. It will repopulate your good bacteria. If the odor is caused by an STD then it might have to be taken care of by antibiotics
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It could be a yeast infection, However do not go to the store and buy treatments without first going to your DOCTOR. Especially if you keep getting these and they go away and come back. It could be something else.\nIf your symptoms don't match this list, or you are confused or uncertain, go see a doctor if at all possible.\n\n Feels like an intense itching, burning sensation, localized in your vagina and vulva. This itching is not always present, but can get really bad, so bad you can hardly walk, let alone ride your bike to the pharmacy or doctor to get it treated. \n Looks like clumpy nasty white stuff. Most medical descriptions compare the discharge to ricotta cheese, but it can range from thick and not clumpy to faintly yellow to thin and clear. \n\n Smells like bread or beer. In fact, it smells pretty much exactly like yeast, although the yeast used in brewing and baking is an entirely different species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). \n \nthere are other nasty creatures besides yeast that can sometimes infect your crotch, and it's helpful to know the symptoms of all of them so you can be really sure before you go treat yourself for a yeast infection you might not have. \n\n a bacterial infection of the vagina can feel a lot like a yeast infection if the vulval area is itchy or painful. unlike a yeast infection, the discharge can be dark yellow, green, or brown. and it won't smell like bread: it can smell like fish or something rotting, particularly after you have sex. if you think you might have a bacterial infection, or if you're not sure, get your diseased self to a doctor, sister. the main treatment is prescription antibiotics. \n\n urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are due to bacteria infecting the urethra rather than the vagina. (and if you aren't sure about the difference, check out elf sternberg's page on the sexual anatomy of women.) UTIs can be fairly easily distinguished from vaginal infections by a host of symptoms, including pain or burning when urinating, blood or mucus in urine, needing to urinate often, pain or pressure in back or lower abdomen, and a fever or chills. if you think you might have a UTI, don't mess around: go see a doctor, because the infection can travel up past the bladder, causing kidney damage. \n\n trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite that can infect both the vagina and the urinary tract, and is primarily sexually transmitted. if you have a trich infection, your crotch can be itchy or painful, it can hurt to urinate, intercourse can be painful, and occasionally you can experience pain in your lower abdomen. again, you have to see a doctor to get antibiotics for trich.
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This may sound gross, but I promise it's worked for me. I also got my info online. Take a small amount of peroxide and lie down on the bed (or wherever) and pour it inside your privates. Also take a cottonball and dab some on the outside and leave it. It's messy, but it balances out the ph and cures the yeast infection. Do it several days. Best wishes to you.\n\n**I used it full strength after I had my shower and in the mornings**
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Douching in general is not a good thing to do, as it alters your body's pH.  If you haven't already, there are plenty of over the counter medications to fight a yeast infection, including a one day treatment.  Please see your doctor first though if you have never had a yeast infection before, to get a proper diagnosis.
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Remedy for foot odor.\n\nTo eliminate foot odor, soak your feet several times a week in one-third cup of natural apple cider vinegar added to a small pan of warm water.\n\nOr, use tea. The tannic acid found in tea can help eliminate foot odor. Make a pot of tea, without adding sugar or lemon, and pour it into a dishpan. Wait until the tea is no longer too hot, then soak your feet in it for ten minutes. Soap and water should remove any stain the tea leaves on your feet.\n\nSprinkle baking soda inside your shoes to absorb moisture and odor.\n\nGet 15 to 30 milligrams of Zinc per day either alone or in your Multi-vitamin. This should reduce or eliminate the odor within a week or two. The zinc may make the skin more resistant to the bacteria causing the odor. Don't take more than 30 mg. of zinc without medical supervision since high levels of zinc can interfere with the absorption of copper and can damage the immune system.\n\nShoes made with natural materials like leather breathe better than man-made materials like plastic, allowing heat to escape.
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go to the pharmacy and get an otc yeast infection cream, like monostat. it works well. there will be something to insert into your vagina, which will kill the infection, and a topical creme to apply outside to stop the itching. you should also start eating lots of yogurt to help. some of the acids in yogurt help boost your immunity to getting yeast infections.
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You should tell your doctor that you have a yeast infection because it is most likely related to the fact that you are on an antibiodic. This could mean that it is a very strong antibiodic or that the infection in your body was mis diagnosed... or it is just not as bad as your doctor thought it was. You can ask your doctor about DIFLUCAN which is a one day either insert or pill. He/She may also recommend that you take a PROBIOTIC such as ACIDIPHOLUS which works wonders for a yeast infection! You can get it at most pharmacy's for about $8.00. Also Eating yogurt helps. (contains probiotics) \nYou should also obstain from sexual intercouse or oral sex until things are cleared up as you can pass the yeast infection to your partner. \nAlso wear cotton panties and loose fitting clothing. Try to keep it as dry as possible down there.\nGood Luck!
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Yes, most people say eat plain yogurt. But the thing is how to prevent them. First, yeast infections comes from a lot of things. too much sugar, imbalanced hormonal changes in the body, not wearing the right underwear, too much floral in the vaginal area, and or anything that irritates the vagina. You can make sure that you wipe from front to back and take showers, instead of a hot bath. keep it dry. cotton under is best. yeast grows in moist, dark areas. make sure that you are treating yeast. because sometimes women think it is yeast but it is bacterial vaginosis. that has to treated with a prescription. and also your doctor can give you a pill. i think you take it only once for that time. and it will clear up in seven days, but the symptoms you will feel relieve much earlier than seven days.
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I agree with Mohamed!\n\nI would like to add that you can use a vaginal douche. Try to use water only.  It empties out the excess discharge.  Try not to use it too often.  You don't want to eliminate the "good" bacteria.  That could lead to infection.\n\nIf you take a bath, lie down as much as possible and with your finger, try to clean your insides a bit.  That usually fixes the problem.
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no need.  candidiasis results from unchecked "balance" between good bacteria and harmful bacteria.  what your "really need is to put the balance between good and harmful bacteria back to normal.\n\nTIP:\n1)if you are a woman, try minimizing the use of vaginal douches.  these agent often reduce BOTH good and harmful bacteria. instead, just use some medicated vaginal wash.\n2) consume lots of yogurts. lactobacillus could give you a big help in fighting harmful bacterias.
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yeast infections and odor issues.\nwhy would you need to do that?\nsounds like you need to go to the doctors...\nor try panty liners.  you can wear those daily without\nhealth risks.
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You can try an over-the-counter treatment like Monistat if you KNOW it is a yeast infection and have had them before and treated them successfully.\n\nHowever, going to the doctor is really the best way to deal with something like this.  Yeast infections happen because of imbalances in the vagina and should really be evaluated by a doctor.\n\nI just submitted this answer and went back to read other people's answers that came in while I was typing.  One poster suggested a feminine wash.  Do NOT NOT NOT do this!  Douches are very bad for you and can cause further problems.  They will NOT cure the problem and will make it worse!  Further, that person said antibiotics will kill the yeast.  This is NOT true!  In fact, antibiotic usage can actually CAUSE yeast infections.
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prob.a yeast infection....discharge is normal but not odor
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Yes, yogurt does help but make sure that you are picking the right kind of yogurt.  The best to use is plain yogurt, but if you need some kind of flavoring, buy the kind with real fruit in it, rather than just artificial flavor.  The kind of yogurts like Yoplait tend to be lower in the lactobacilli that is intended to help cure yeast infections.  You can also help cure a yeast infection by actually inserting plain yogurt directly into the vagina, or insert an acidophilus caplet before you go to bed at night.
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This is really something your girl needs to be willing to ask; I can offer suggestions but I'm not sure how you're going to pass them on. \nThere are many things that affect a women's smell; the way she eats, what she cleans with, whether or not she's a smoker, the list is endless. The white stuff sounds like a yeast infection, something she can cure over the counter in a day or so. If you've been having sex with her while she has a yeast infection you need to be treated too.\nAs for the smell in the evenings it's not unheard of to ask her to shower before you get romantic. Ask her to shave or trim too. Trimming or shaving removes the hair that bacteria clings to, making it harder to keep clean and smell free. \nGood luck!
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If it is yeast the clotrimazole cream should help but it may take up to a week. Also keep the area dry as much as possible, it could just be a moister irritation. put a small amount of powder in that area when you are dressed. When at home leave the area as uncovered as possible, allowing area to dry and breath.\n\nIf it's not getting better in a week go back to the doctor.