Treatment of thrush with folk remedies: will diet and herbs really help

Thrush is a violation of the vaginal microflora, the causes of which can be different. Depending on this, you should choose a folk recipe against the disease. For some, a remedy with an emphasis on anti-inflammatory treatment is suitable, for others - to increase the number of lactobacilli. But you should not rely only on traditional medicine, it is most effective to combine such therapy with standard medication.

What ways to choose

Treatment of thrush at home may include the following methods:

• douching;
• sitz baths;
• rubbing the external genitalia and the walls of the vagina;
• taking alternative medicines inside.

The main objective of the treatment is to quickly remove candida fungi from the surface of the mucous membrane. Douching copes well with this, as a result of which the pathogen is mechanically washed off and immediately becomes easier. Some recipes have an anti-inflammatory effect in addition, which helps relieve swelling, pain and itching.

Herb-based seated baths help “soothe” the mucous membranes and skin of the external genitalia in an acute episode of candidiasis. Such funds are suitable for pregnant women, as well as virgins. Taking medications inside implies strengthening immunity and restoring the intestinal and vaginal microflora.

Sitz baths

Alternative methods of treating thrush involve various baths. For this, a concentrated therapeutic solution is prepared, after which it is diluted with hot water. It is necessary to use a container in which it would be easy to place the buttocks and pelvis, and sit for at least 10-15 minutes. You can pour the bath to a height of 15-20 cm, but this will require more treatment solution.

Soda and iodine

1. You should take one tablespoon of drinking soda per liter of water and half an alcoholic solution of iodine.
2. Mix with warm water.
3. Apply once a day for at least three to four days.

Calendula, oak bark and chamomile

1. It is necessary to take three tablespoons of calendula flowers per liter of water, the same amount of dried oak bark and chamomile flowers.
2. Put the resulting mixture on low heat and hold for ten minutes.
3. Pass through cheesecloth and use for baths every other day.

Nettle

1. You should take three tablespoons of oak bark, chamomile flowers and nettle leaves.
2. Add three liters of hot water and hold in a water bath for 15-20 minutes.
3. After soaking in a warm place for another two to three hours, you can wrap it in a blanket.
4. Such baths can be done daily.

Birch and poplar buds

1. It is necessary to take a tablespoon of poplar and birch buds, as well as half a spoon of calendula flowers, chamomile and sage leaves.
2. Add 3 liters of water, boil and let stand for half an hour in a warm place.
3. Strain and use daily.

Onion husk and chamomile

1. For cooking, you should take two tablespoons of chamomile flowers and husks from five to six medium onions.
2. Pour a liter of water, boil.
3. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
4. Add another 3 liters of warm water to the resulting solution and then conduct a sitz bath.

Potassium permanganate

1. Should be a few grains of potassium permanganate dissolved in water to obtain a slightly pink solution.
2. It is better to conduct such a bath daily, using a large plastic basin, as potassium permanganate greatly obscures the enamel of the bathtub.
3. It can also be used for douching, but not concentrated, otherwise you can get a mucous burn.

Douching

For syringing, you can use special syringes or use an ordinary syringe with 10 ml or more, after removing the needle. During pregnancy, this method can be treated only with the permission of a doctor.

With honey

1. On a tablespoon of honey, you need to take 20 ml of warm water.
2. Dissolve honey and use for one douching.
3. The duration of treatment is at least seven to ten days.

With burdock root

1. Grind burdock rootThree to four tablespoons pour a liter of hot water.
2. Keep on low heat for 10-15 minutes, pass through cheesecloth.

With lavender and a string

1. Two teaspoons take each component, pour a liter of water.
2. Bring to a boil and hold for 20-30 minutes.
3. Let it brew for another half hour.
4. Dilute the resulting solution to 1 liter with warm water and use for douching.

With yarrow, chicory, rosemary and oak bark

1. You should take two tablespoons of yarrow, root chicory and rosemary, twice the size of oak bark, mixed.
2. Add 500 ml of water, boil and hold in a water bath for 10-15 minutes.
3. Strain and use.

With calendula

1. To prepare the solution, you need to take a tablespoon of chamomile, calendula, yarrow and sage flowers.
2. Pour a liter of hot water, hold for five minutes in a water bath.
3. Cool slightly, strain through cheesecloth.

With birch buds and juniper

1. Must be taken in equal shares birch buds, marigold, yarrow, juniper, mix.
2. To prepare the solution, you need two tablespoons of the mixture.
3. Add 1 liter of boiling water to this portion and place in a thermos for two to three hours.
4. Then strain and use.

With garlic

1. It is necessary to take an average clove of garlic, chop and pour a glass of boiling water.
2. Use garlic water for douching no more than once a day and no more than three to five days.

Wiping

To remove plaque from the walls of the vagina, you can use rubbing. To do this, you can use a gauze swab, as well as just wrap a piece of gauze on your finger and after applying the solution go through the walls of the vagina.

Hydrogen peroxide

1. You should take 100 ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide and the same amount of warm water. Add three drops of brilliant green.
2. Walk with a gauze swab along the walls of the vagina once or twice a day.

Tea tree oil

1. You need to take four to six drops of tea tree oil and ten drops of regular sunflower.
2. Grease a gauze swab or bandage.
3. Wipe the vaginal mucosa.

St. John's wort

1. You need to take two tablespoons of dried St. John's wort grass.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water and insist 15 minutes.
3. Then wet a swab or gauze, use for wiping.

Folk remedies for thrush for oral administration

You can get rid of thrush with folk remedies by using infusions, decoctions, tinctures inside. In these cases, you should especially be careful and before curing the thrush with home remedies, you should make sure that there is no allergic reaction to all components.

Lemon, Orange and Onion

1. It is necessary to take freshly squeezed juice from lemon, orange and onions, five tablespoons each.
2. Mix and add three tablespoons of honey.
3. Take two tablespoons three times a day.

Elecampane

1. Root elecampane chop and take teaspoons.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water and let stand for 15-20 minutes.
3. Take orally in half a glass.

Hygiene basics

During an episode of acute candidiasis, it is important not only to undergo treatment, but also to observe basic hygiene rules. The recommendations are as follows:

• do not use daily pads or change them often;
• give up thongs;
• wear only linen made from natural fabrics;
• wash two or three times a day, with tar soap;
• refuse sex during an exacerbation.

Nutrition rules

In order to get rid of thrush, it is often not enough to use only folk remedies, it is useful to change your diet. Many foods can trigger a new episode of candidiasis. For example, treatment of thrush will be ineffective if the cause is an increased level of sugar in the blood, and the woman “gobbles up” flour, sweet, and chocolate. Especially in the second phase of the menstrual cycle, when many are drawn to a violation of the diet, after which the thrush immediately appears. Recommendations for the prevention of relapse will be as follows:

• exclude all refined sugar - in pastry, bread, cakes;
• consume dairy products - kefir, unsweetened yogurt, cottage cheese;
• have enough fiber - in raw vegetables, fruits, you can add fiber from bags to the diet.

Reviews of many women confirm the fact that chronic thrush can be cured only by combining lifestyle changes and nutrition with folk remedies.

Almost all women are familiar with candidal colpitis. But before starting treatment for thrush with folk remedies, you should undergo a comprehensive examination with a doctor. Perhaps the real reasons for the violation of the flora will be revealed and it will be possible to get rid of the disease forever.

Reviews: “Nothing helped until I tried everything in the complex”

I was cautious during pregnancy, I searched for folk remedies on Google, painted them with green stuff according to the recommendations I found - the inflammation started, very very shitty ((( terzhinan candles good help

a guest, http://www.woman.ru/health/woman-health/thread/3872772/

Nothing helped me at all, until I tried everything in a complex. At first she was sprinkled with a decoction of chamomile, waited for about half an hour, and then just before bedtime pimafucin candle, and so 3 days. During all this, she also treated her husband, clotrimazole ointment within 14 days. Thrush is gone once and for all. Now, for prevention purposes, I just sprinkle with a chamomile 2-3 times a month.

Hope, http://www.woman.ru/health/woman-health/thread/3872772/

I cured the first symptoms of thrush that appeared in the following way: 1. Chamomile broth with a cuff (3 tablespoons of chamomile, 2 tablespoons of the cuff, pour 700 ml of warm boiled water, hold in a boiling water bath for 15-20 minutes. Strain to room temperature. Strain.)) . Douching, washing. 2. Potato broth with nettles (pour 3 tablespoons of potentilla with warm boiled water 700 ml, in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes with frequent stirring. Pour 1 tablespoon of nettle with this hot boiling solution. Bring to room temperature. Strain. Bring boiled water to the original volume). Douching, wet dressings on affected skin, washing. The broth is stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. Use only when warm. 3. Refused daily. 4. Underwear only cotton. 5. Proper nutrition: nothing spicy, salty and fatty. 6. Do not supercool.A decoction of chamomile with a cuff (douching) helps if you have a cold and pulls in the lower abdomen ...

Anastasia Arkhngelsk, http://www.woman.ru/health/woman-health/thread/3872772/

Lingonberry helps very well from thrush (right there are fresh berries ... there is a lot of it right now), you can just eat it or you can squeeze it and douche it with juice ... I really dilute very unpleasant sensations with pure water in shopping mall ... in general, girls teach yourself to eat kefir andoatmeal: and the mucous membranes will be fine and the microflora.

Catherine, http://www.woman.ru/health/woman-health/thread/3872772/2/

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