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Yeast infection
Chronic Yeast Infections? [Reader Responses]
Originally Published: May 30, 2003 ~ Last Updated / Reviewed on: September 03, 2004
 
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Dear Alice,

I had recurrent thrush and your page helped a lot, thank you. BUT! I just want to share that I have discovered a very cheap and effective cure: insert a clove of garlic in the vagina. It works so fast and also has other benefits. I want to share this with every woman who needs a cure: IT REALLY WORKS!!! Even better if sliced in half and frozen, or at least refrigerated.

Thanks,
Penny S.

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Dear Alice,

I would just like to tell this woman that I am suffering from something very similar. I'm not sure if my yeast is chronic or recurrent, but to me, all I care about is that it stops!! I have been to my doctors frequently and every time they tell me it's yeast when they look at it under the microscope. But they still could not give me any solution to the problem, except by saying that some people just have this. That is not a satisfactory answer in my opinion. My point to this response is that I have been taking the lactobacillus for about a year now, and IT DOES WORK. It works really well. It is a digestive enzyme, but all parts of the body are related. The only one problem that I have with it is that I seem to keep having to take more after a yeast infection brought on by anitbiotics, which I seem to be on a lot of the time. I just want to tell anyone who is interested to try this enzyme, It won't hurt to try it for yourself!!

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Dear Penny,

Using garlic cloves to treat a yeast infection is an old folk remedy that's been in the women's health lore for many years. Some people swear by it, and others say it has no effect for them. Some studies have shown that garlic has an antimicrobial effect, including against fungi (vaginal yeast are fungi). If a woman and/or her partner are not offended by the garlicky smell this can produce in the vagina, then it may be worth trying.

Alice

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