Tonight I put garlic in my vadge.

snarkylibrarian · May 2014

Okay probably TMI, but I have had a recurring yeast infection for my entire pregnancy so far. So frustrating! At first it was mild and didn't bother me so I tried eating yogurt, taking probiotics and drinking lots of water. At my first appointment, my Midwife said i was looking a little yeasty still and said to try Monistat 7. I did and that seemed to irritate it more and it came back. Diflucan has never worked for me before and I usually used boric acid to get rid of them but apparently they are not safe when you are preggers. What's a girl to do? I heard about the garlic trick from the internet and some of my hippy friends who hate big pharma swear by it. So I figured WTH, I took a clove of garlic and put it in my vadge. Yes I can taste garlic in my mouth, which seems scientifically bizarre and it is kinda nasty, but I hope it works. Have any of you tried this?

PandaCon · May 2014

Haven't tried it myself but I have heard about it. I have heard to try it for sore/strep throats too.

jlove253 · May 2014

Same as Panda, have heard but haven't tried. Please share if you have success! That'll make the tmi worth it. Haha!

crystaldh · May 2014

Oh wow! Does it burn?

Nfranco973 · May 2014

you will be smelling like it for many days to come! I heard it works tho!

SarahHeck · May 2014

It burned when I did that!

Adding a couple cups of apple cider vinaiger to a bath helps too.

Kristy774 · May 2014

I would do it if I had one.

mommymeg143 · May 2014

YIs are the worst!! I'd so do it. Making a note now for future occurrences...

maebee87 · May 2014

What!? This is a thing that helps?.... making a note for next time....

How did it work out for you?

hjenni · May 2014

I have tried this as well as plain yogurt. The garlic didn't really do anything for me but the yogurt at least brought a little relief.

absolutelymaybe · May 2014

Well, at least your vadge will be safely guarded against vampire attacks.

stacyslo · May 2014

It makes sense that you can taste it bc the vaginal mucosa has super absorptive tissue, which is why we get to stick hormone creams and such up there when we become post menopausal and struggle with dryness.

snarkylibrarian · May 2014

It is working rather well! YI is almost entirely cleared up after two nights. I am doing one more night to get rid of it for sure. It burns a bit when I first put it in, but not too bad. I peeled it and only put a few nicks in it. As far as the smell, no one seemed to notice except my hubby right after I first put it in. Honestly, it is a lot less messy and irritating than Monistat. I am so happy to have some relief and an end in sight!

hjenni · May 2014

So happy things are looking up for you! Yeast infections are miserable :-/

PandaCon · May 2014

That's awesome that it's working!

That is now on my list to try next time I get a YI.

hjenni · May 2014

hjenni said:

So happy things are looking up for you! Yeast infections are miserable :-/

ugh I meant to put this "smiley"

I know it's a small edit, but it was bugging me lol

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