Tea Tree Oil and other wonders

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Yeast infections are a fungus. The yogurt will only work if it is not pasteurized (kills the bacteria), which a lot of yogurt is.

However, yogurt contains lots of sugar which is yeast food. Not the best idea to treat a yeast infection with yogurt.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by jinx

However, yogurt contains lots of sugar which is yeast food. Not the best idea to treat a yeast infection with yogurt.

Are you supposed to eat it or apply it topically?

[jinx]

Originally Posted by wolf

Are you supposed to eat it or apply it topically?

Either way.

It makes more sense to limit sugar in the diet and take lactobacillus and acidophilus on their own, not in a sugary food. Candida can show up anywhere, but usually isn't a problem for people with healthy immune systems, unless they've been on a broad spectrum antibiotic. Further use of antibiotics (even tea tree oil) continues to kill both the candida and the beneficial bacteria. To really solve the problem (of recurring infection) you need to rebuild intestinal flora and starve out the fungus. There are several different versions of a Candida Diet (or anti-candida) out there. Google for info.

[melidasaur]

Originally Posted by jinx

However, yogurt contains lots of sugar which is yeast food. Not the best idea to treat a yeast infection with yogurt.

Plain yogurt doesn't have any sugar in it, so apparently it's okay to use for certain fungal infections. I've never tried it, but I've seen it recommended in several health magazines. They caution against using any yogurt with fruit because that has sugar in it. I've also seen several magazines that say you should eat yogurt to prevent yeast infections.

I agree with you thought that too much sugar in a diet is a culprit for creating that imbalance down there.

[jinx]

Not to be argumentative (as I sit here and argue with you ) but lactose is sugar. It's not refined or added, but neither is fructose (from fruit).

JMO, YMMV, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, I don't even like them....

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When you buy bacteria it will say on the bottle something like "1billion microorganisms per X at time of manufacture guaranteed". I have no idea how much is in any particular yogurt or how to decide whether it's being cancelled out, so to speak, by the sugar content.

[melidasaur]

Originally Posted by jinx

Not to be argumentative (as I sit here and argue with you ) but lactose is sugar. It's not refined or added, but neither is fructose (from fruit).

JMO, YMMV, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, I don't even like them....

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When you buy bacteria it will say on the bottle something like "1billion microorganisms per X at time of manufacture guaranteed". I have no idea how much is in any particular yogurt or how to decide whether it's being cancelled out, so to speak, by the sugar content.

Just consulting with my chemist husband... he thinks that there is a possibility that yeast would not be able metabolize lactose in the same way that it could metabolize fructose or sucrose... so that could be why it is recommended as a remedy for yeast infections.

I'm going to investigate this further because if it is improper, then the good folks at Cosmo, Shape, Health, Reader's digest, Cooking Light and Seventeen need to get their facts straight .

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by melidasaur

Just consulting with my chemist husband... he thinks that there is a possibility that yeast would not be able metabolize lactose in the same way that it could metabolize fructose or sucrose... so that could be why it is recommended as a remedy for yeast infections.

I'm going to investigate this further because if it is improper, then the good folks at Cosmo, Shape, Health, Reader's digest, Cooking Light and Seventeen need to get their facts straight .

Well, when it comes to yeast, I'd consult a baker or brewer first. In my experience baking, (professionally 1979-84. Amateur since then) yeast will eat any kind of sugar. Some of it they eat more slowly, but they'll eat it.

Here's the TMI spoiler for everyone who loves bread and or beer and wine:

The yeast eats the sugars and it poops CO2 and Alcohol! Yummy. The CO2 leavens your bread, and the alcohol leavens your head. The limiting factor in alcohol production is either the amount of sugar present at the beginning of fermentation, or the amount of its own shit that the yeast can abide before it dies, whichever comes first.

That means the stronger the beer or wine, the more yeast shit you're drinking.

Just thought I'd share that tidbit avec...

Oh yeah, one more thing, I think the idea is that despite the yeast being able to eat the lactose in the yogurt, the various acidopholii are supposed the kick the living shit out of the yeast and make it cry UNCLE! I have heard however that even the so called live cultures have an infinitessimally short life span. Like, not even making it to the truck from the factory, refrigerator or not.

But then, what do I know?