Who has ever encountered such an unpleasant disease as a candidomycosis of the genital organs, he knows - the infection sticks tightly and for a long time. It is difficult to treat and confidently turns into a chronic form. And after a seemingly successful cure, candidomycosis again and again makes itself felt. What is the reason for its survivability? It's simple - the disease is cured, and the background, favorable for its development, does not disappear anywhere. Take at least hormonal contraceptives, which are now widely distributed. They, in fact, also provoke the development of thrush. However, very few people refuse them. And if you often change your sexual partners, you have endocrine system diseases or an oppressed immune system - the chances of getting a milkmaid increase.
Few people can boast of what they eat right, without abusing sweets, flour products and alcohol. Here you have another cause of the disease. After several ineffective treatment courses, many turn to the advice of alternative medicine. Combine medicine and folk remedies, but first you need to establish an accurate diagnosis. Otherwise, the opposite result is possible - aggravation of the disease. After all, a treatment suitable, for example, for a disease with a fungal pathogen is contraindicated in a bacterial disease.
The main task of folk remedies for thrush is to change the environment to alkaline, which is fatal to the pathogen. But this environment is ideal for the causative agents of bacterial venereal diseases. The average person does not have such knowledge. Therefore, he can harm himself with self-medication instead of helping. It is best to take the tests first. Confirmed the presence of Candida fungus and the absence of other diseases. Under the supervision of a doctor, supplement the basic treatment with folk remedies, or after healing, fix the effect. It is not necessary to experience all the folk recipes from thrush, many of them are ineffective.
Very often thrush suffer from pregnant women. Just them, folk medicine is a faithful assistant. Many preparations of traditional medicine are contraindicated for pregnant women. And the approved means (usually candles, ointments or creams) - help a little, because almost do not get into the bloodstream. Their action is limited to the surface layers of the mucous membrane, while the fungus quickly penetrates deeper. By combining folk remedies with traditional medication, you can achieve better results without harming either the mother or the child.
Alternative medicine for the treatment of thrush offers mainly use vegetable recipes. Infusions of such herbs as chamomile, juniper, birch buds, celandine are used in the treatment of external genitalia and syringing of the vagina. They brew approximately the same - 1 teaspoon per glass of hot water.
Douching can also be done with herbal remedies. For example, mix 1 part of the oak bark, 1 part of the chemist's chamomile, 5 parts of grass sporetsha, 3 parts of the nettle leaves. Then 2 tablespoons of the resulting mixture pour 1 liter of hot water and bring to a boil. Boil about 5 minutes broth strain.
And here is another collection. Take Yarrow, leaves of rosemary and sage by 1 part, bark of oak 2 parts. 100 grams of the resulting mixture pour 3 liters of water and boil. Dilute the broth, use it to wash. In undiluted form it is suitable for syringing or soaking tampons.
Pay attention, that in collections the bark of an oak which well restores damages of a mucosa is necessarily present. A camomile is known for its anti-inflammatory, antiseptic effect. The remaining components only slightly improve the already effective treatment. In principle, you can do without them.
St. John's wort also fights thrush. 2 teaspoons of herbs are taken 200 grams of water, 15 minutes heated in a water bath. But the soda solution is better not to use for treatment of adults from thrush, it does not bring the effect. But the newborn helps children.
Applying herbal medicine, do not forget that it has contraindications and side effects. It should be prescribed only by the doctor, combining with the main treatment.