Home remedies
There are many myths that persist when it comes to the topic of “household remedies for vaginal mycosis“. Many of them are not only ineffective, but even potentially harmful. You should definitely refrain from sitz baths with “medicinal herbs” such as chamomile, horsetail or myrrh.
Allergic reactions and a worsening of the condition due to an impairment of the vaginal flora can be the result. The fungus shows itself unimpressed by such home remedies and in the end only the therapy is missed. The same applies to rinses with vinegar or lemon, which are also frequently propagated.
Only a treatment with natural yogurt can be useful in some cases. With the help of its natural lactic acid bacteria, it should help to restore the vaginal flora. However, yogurt is also only helpful in combination with drug therapy.
Before use, the gynecologist should be asked whether he or she considers yogurt therapy to be useful. In most cases, natural yogurt only helps to restore the vaginal flora after successful medicinal therapy of the fungus. In this case it is applied thinly to the vagina in the evening for a few days and washed off again in the morning with lukewarm water.
Many gynecologists recommend natural yoghurt as a natural remedy for vaginal fungi to restore the pH value of the vagina. This contains lactic acid bacteria, which are very important for the vaginal flora and the acidic pH value of the vagina. If the vagina is infected, this natural environment is disturbed and must be restored.
For this reason, it is often recommended, apart from drug therapy, to cream the vagina with natural yogurt. It is important to use natural milk yoghurt and not soya yoghurt. Usually the yogurt is applied in the evening over a period of about a week ago.
The next morning, the remains can be removed with lukewarm water. Aggressive shower gels or soaps should not be used, however, as they change the pH value and promote infections.
