Thrush has been around in every possible way for decades nowbothers millions of women. And every year more and more women become its victims. This is explained by changes in the environment, rhythm of life, diet. According to medical statistics, up to 90% of all women periodically encounter thrush. Probably, there is no need to talk about what thrush is, since everyone knows about it. Thrush is a yeast candidiasis. With thrush, a woman experiences severe discomfort: itching and burning, the skin is hyperemic and even ulceration is possible. Modern pharmacology presents to women a huge number of various drugs that quickly rid a woman of thrush. However, such drugs, with all their advantages, have some disadvantages. For example, many drugs only relieve an exacerbation of the disease, but do not eliminate it. And thrush returns again and again. Or, for example, a woman is expecting a child. And it is quite natural that the expectant mother, despite all the assurances of advertising, is afraid to take any pharmacological drugs, even if they are positioned as safe for both mother and child. And to endure the torment that thrush causes is still not the most exciting activity. And in the event that the expectant mother suffers from thrush, there is a fairly high risk that during childbirth the child will also become infected with thrush. And in this case, stomatitis simply cannot be avoided. And in such cases, folk remedies for thrush can come to the aid of women. Almost all of them not only have no contraindications and side effects, but are also very effective. All folk remedies have two directions of action: some of them have a general strengthening effect on the entire woman's body, stimulate the work of the woman's immune system. And the action of others is aimed specifically at destroying pathogenic microflora. Another positive quality of folk remedies is the ease of their preparation and use. Any woman can easily cope with them. And all the components are completely accessible – they can be purchased at almost any drugstore. Agree that this is extremely important, given the fast pace of modern life.
Folk remedies for treatment of thrush
Below are the most effective recipes fortreatment of thrush. All of them are absolutely safe for women's health and have no contraindications. None, except for one - a possible allergic reaction to one or another component. Before preparing this or that recipe, be sure to make sure that you are not allergic to this or that component.
- Honey
The most common, and to be fairIt should be noted that one of the most effective folk recipes for treating thrush is honey. Dissolve honey in warm boiled water in a ratio of one to ten. The woman suffering from thrush should douche with the resulting solution twice a day - in the morning and before bed. The course of treatment should continue until all signs of the disease disappear completely, and a week after their disappearance.
- Infusion of chamomile and calendula
In the event that a woman notices a diseaseat the very beginning, a very effective way to prevent its further development can be an infusion of chamomile and calendula. To prepare this infusion, you need to place one tablespoon of calendula and two tablespoons of dry inflorescences of ordinary pharmacy chamomile in a thermos. After that, pour a liter of boiling water over the dry grass and leave to infuse for at least one day. After a day, strain the infusion using gauze. Use the infusion for douching, in the morning and before bed. As a rule, the symptoms of thrush disappear after two to three days, but the course of treatment should continue for a week.
- Infusion of herbs and bark of oak
No less effective for the treatment of thrushis douching with the following decoction. Prepare oak bark, dry nettle and sage leaves, and chamomile. Grind the oak bark thoroughly. Boil a liter of water, reduce the heat and pour in all the ingredients. After fifteen minutes, remove from heat, wrap tightly in a terry towel and leave to infuse for two hours. After that, cool the decoction and strain it with gauze. Please note - this infusion should not only be used for douching twice a day, but also before going to bed, thoroughly soak an ordinary hygienic tampon in it, place it in the vagina and leave it overnight. Thrush will stop bothering you on the third day, but the course of treatment should last at least a week. Please note - all of the above remedies are good in themselves. But using them in combination with the following remedy will not only help get rid of the symptoms of thrush even faster, but will also reliably prevent the recurrence of the disease. And if a woman takes it at least twice a year - in the off-season, the risk of contracting viral diseases such as flu will be minimal. To prepare the infusion, you will need:
- Chamomile flowers - a teaspoon
- Calendula flowers - half teaspoon
- Birch buds - one tablespoon
- Poplar buds - one teaspoon
- Sage leaves - one teaspoon
- Eucalyptus leaves - one teaspoon
All these herbs need to be crushed and placedin a tightly closed clean and dry container. To prepare the infusion in the evening, place a teaspoon of the herbal mixture in a thermos and pour a glass of boiling water over it. The decoction should be infused overnight. In the morning, the decoction should be cooled, filtered through gauze and drunk on an empty stomach, before meals. The course of treatment should continue until all the previously prepared mixture is finished. In order to eliminate external skin lesions caused by fungus, traditional medicine recommends washing the external genitalia with the following decoction, which will destroy the infection, relieve inflammation, dry out the wounds and speed up the healing process. To prepare the decoction, prepare:
- One tablespoon of dry crushed oak bark
- One and a half teaspoons of string
- Half a tablespoon of dry nettle
- A third of a teaspoon of lavender
Bring one liter of water to a boil, reduce heat andpour the previously prepared herbal mixture into it. Boil the water for about 20 minutes, then remove from heat and cover tightly with a lid. Let the decoction brew for several hours, then strain using gauze. Before washing, dilute the resulting decoction with warm water in a ratio of one to three. And remember that with thrush, you need to wash after each (!) visit to the toilet. In addition, sitz baths are very good for thrush. For them, you can prepare the following infusion: Take one teaspoon of birch buds, dry nettle leaves and a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil. Place all the ingredients in a thermos, pour one liter of hot water (but not boiling water) over them. After this, insist for 24 hours, and then strain using gauze. For a sitz bath, you will need a plastic basin - make sure that it is perfectly clean. Otherwise, there is a risk of pathogenic microflora penetrating into the genitals and bladder. Pour water into a basin so that when you sit in it, the genitals are completely covered with water. Then add the prepared infusion to the water. The duration of the bath should be about 15 minutes - until the water cools down. The course of treatment should be about ten days. And in conclusion, it is necessary to tell about such a wonderful remedy for thrush as burdock root. This decoction is equally effective for douching for thrush and for internal use to strengthen the immune system. To do this, you need to prepare the decoction as follows: chop five tablespoons of burdock root, place in an enamel bowl and bring to a boil. After the water boils, reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes. Douching with this decoction is necessary twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. And internally, the decoction should be taken half a glass, in the morning, before breakfast. Be healthy! We recommend reading:
