Yoghurt has been considered a very good cure for yeast infection.
Since the infection is caused by a simple overgrowth of Candida albicans on our body, application of home made yoghurt can be a good solution to limit the fungi from growing further.
Today, let us analyze the effectiveness of yoghurt as a cure for yeast infection.
The infection is caused by the overgrowth of Candida albicans which is also known as yeast.
Yeast is a common fungi found on human body.
Under normal conditions, a perfect balance is maintained between these fungi and other microbial organisms.
The excessive growth of fungi is controlled by the bacteria which help the immune system to carry out its tasks to protect the body from infections.
However, when the balance of the body is challenged, the balance between the "healthy" bacteria and the troublesome bacteria breaks.
If, for some reason the number of helpful bacteria drops substantially, the harmful organisms start to spread without any control.
When yeast grows into massive colonies, we get the symptoms of yeast infection.
So, how does yoghurt help us to restore the balance between these bacteria and fungi? Let us look at that now.
The home made yoghurt contains helpful bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus rhamnosus which can reduce the pH of the surface on which they grow.
This makes it difficult for yeast to grow as the optimum pH level for yeast is around 7.
Therefore, the probiotics which come with yoghurt can eliminate the fungi with ease.
On the other hand, the probiotics compete with yeast for space, moisture and other elements such as Nitrogen, Carbon and Hydrogen.
This makes it a lot more difficult for the fungi to survive.
When using yoghurt as a cure for yeast infection, it is best to use home made yoghurt.
The products made for commercial purposes may contain a lot of chemicals which kill the active probiotics in them.
The excessive use of preservatives and injection of antibiotics to cows can also remove the probiotics from ordinary yoghurt.
Therefore, we need to use home made yoghurt which contain active cultures of probiotics for the treatment to be effective.