Before you start treating yourself home remedies, you should make sure what you have is actually a yeast infection. Bacterial vaginosis especially can exhibit most of the same symptoms as a yeast infection, as well as a few other sexually transmitted infections. If you are unsure, you should make an appointment with a physician to undergo an analysis that can detect elevated levels of Candida, or yeast, in your body.

Once you have established that you definitely have a yeast infection, the next step is to figure out why. Are you pregnant? Is your immune system weakened due to a chronic disease, such as AIDS? Have you been swimming or exercising excessively? If you have been bathing, swimming, or doing vigorous exercises, your problem could be that you are leaving wet or sweaty garments on for too long, giving Candida a warm and damp place to grow unhindered. On the other hand, if you are pregnant, chronically ill, or simply just prone to getting yeast infections, you will need to take a bit more drastic measures to cure your yeast infection.

It is vitally important that women who are pregnant use home remedies to cure their yeast infection, because any medication can have dangerous consequences for their unborn child. People who are HIV positive or who have fragile health should also be careful about using anything other than safe, holistic home remedies, because typical over-the-counter medications can overkill, and eradicate healthy organisms living in your body as well as the excess yeast. It is much better, and safer, to stick with natural cures for yeast infections.

One of my favorite home remedies for yeast infections is apple cider vinegar. Drop a couple tablespoons in your bathwater up to twice a day, and take a normal bath, being sure to let the water flow over your genital region. The vinegar safely and effectively eliminates the yeast, and will begin to work quickly.

Another natural cure is to eat as many cranberries as you can stand every day until your yeast infection is gone, or drink cranberry juice that is as concentrated as you can stand it. These berries increase the acidity of your urine, killing Candida organisms when you urinate. This is a weaker home remedy however, and will only be effective at the beginning of your yeast infection or if you only have a weak infection.