Does putting a tampon filled with yogurt in the freezer cure a yeast infection? It 100% does. I know because I've done it and scientific studies have repeatedly confirmed it. Hiding a porcupine in your underpants is unsustainable for the long term, so give yogurt in your vagina a shot.
This cure is all contingent on you remembering to remove the tampon from the freezer and shoot it up your whoop tee woo, you understand. I know whoop tee woo is not a scientific term, but vagina seemed a bit bold for the first sentence.
O.K. .... I assume after that introduction it's just us girls here now, so I can be frank. One of the first posts I wrote for this website featured me testing whether yogurt for a yeast infection (bacterial vaginosis) really works.
Drinking water for a bladder infection worked, and those little home kits for pulling out the root of a plantar wart worked - so why not yogurt for your vagina?
The frozen yogurt worked. A 50 cent treatment made with something you probably have in your fridge right now. If you don't have more than a teaspoon of yogurt, I can show you how to turn 1 teaspoon of yogurt into 4 cups of it by making your own.
So a frozen yogurt tampon worked to get rid of a yeast infection. But how??
For a couple of reasons.
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Cooling
A cold compress stops the itch from a yeast infection immediately. Topical cooling stops the itch because the extreme cold contracts your veins and cuts down blood circulation and you become numb.
A study published in 2018 by Boyi Liu and Sven-Eric Jordt very officially states:
"Cooling can decrease nerve excitability and conduction velocity and slow biochemical mechanisms essential for neurotransmission and neuropeptide release"
Liu B, Jordt SE. Cooling the Itch via TRPM8. J Invest Dermatol. 2018;138(6):1254-1256. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.020
In plain language, when cold touches the active, itchy agitated nerves it slows them down and calms their hysteria. It's vaginal valium.
Yogurt for Vag
Yeast infections occur when the candida fungus population (that we all naturally have in us) grows out of control. It parties in a hard way. Candida is normally kept at an acceptable level by the bacteria in our own bodies. When our bodies can't keep the candida fungus under control, we get raging yeast infections as the yeast colony grows and grows.
Yogurt, as we all know, is full of beneficial probiotics. Those probiotics include the bacteria lactobacillus which are what knock out the yeast infection. The lactobacillus in yogurt produces hydrogen peroxide which inhibits the candida growth. Yogurt bacteria stops the yeast from multiplying out of control.
This study on yeast infection treatments compared using yogurt and honey to using a commonly prescribed antifungal, Clotrimazole . Their conclusion was that yogurt and honey not only worked as well as the antifungal cream - it worked better.
This study indicated that the therapeutic effects of vaginal cream, yogurt and honey is not only similar with clotrimazole vaginal cream but is more effective in relieving some symptoms of vaginal candidiasis.
Darvishi M, Jahdi F, Hamzegardeshi Z, Goodarzi S, Vahedi M. The Comparison of vaginal cream of mixing yogurt, honey and clotrimazole on symptoms of vaginal candidiasis. Glob J Health Sci. 2015 Apr 3;7(6):108-16. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n6p108. PMID: 26153168; PMCID: PMC4803919.
What causes yeast infections?
- Eating a lot of sugar and carbs. (these are IDEAL foods for yeast to feed on, plus carbs often have yeast)
- A weakened immune system because of illness or cancer treatments.
- Drinking a lot of alcohol. (alcohol contains yeast, depresses your liver function and can turn your regular sedate yeast into party time cottage cheese discharge yeast.
Remember: Boozing = Oozing
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- The pill (birth control).
- Diabetes
- Warm / moist environments (that's why you need to wear cotton underwear).
- Stress. (which is too bad because that last thing you need when you're stressed is the urge to scratch your vagina with a boar bristle hairbrush when you're in public).
What causes vaginal yeast infections?
In addition to the causes of general yeast infections, vagina's have causes all their own.
- Taking antibiotics. (that's why when you take antibiotics for a urinary tract infection you usually end up with a yeast infection after the treatment)
- Peri-menopause or menopause (hormonal changes).
- Sex.
- Perfumed sprays, douching, cleansers.
- Leaving a tampon in too long.
- Wearing underwear that doesn't breath (either too tight or made of synthetic fibres).
All of these things can contribute to your increased risk of a yeast infection.
IF by the way you do get urinary tract infections, I have a natural cure that works for that as well.
Are you convinced that yogurt for a yeast infection is a good idea?
Good. Because it is. Here's how to get that yogurt where it needs to be.
I bet you were hoping there'd be a video of me trying this. There is. At first I didn't think the technique worked but make sure you WATCH UNTIL THE END.
VIDEO
Since making this video I've come up with a tidier way to create a frozen yogurt tampon.
Getting Yogurt in the Vagina
How to put yogurt in there and keep it there is pretty easy. The solution I tried so many years ago was to fill a plastic tampon applicator with yogurt (no sugar added plain yogurt and check to make sure it does indeed contain lactobacillus.)
- Fill a syringe that has no needle in it with plain yogurt. For thick yogurt use a large syringe and spoon it into the top. If the yogurt is a bit thinner you can suck it directly into the syringe by pulling back the plunger.
- Squirt the yogurt into the end of an empty tampon applicator until it's full.
- Get your yogurt tampons in the freezer and leave them until they're cold and hard.
- Once they're frozen you can insert it just like you would a regular tampon or you can pop it out and insert it with your finger.
I'm going to tell you something now. Pay close attention. A frozen yogurt tampon is COLD. Like, very cold. Eyes watering cold. But it works.
If you just can't tolerate having a frozen yogurt pill thawing in your vaginal canal, you can skip the tampon freezing and applicator and just use the syringe to apply yogurt inside of you. It will still be cold, but less so.
Make sure you're using plain, sugarless yogurt that contains Lactobacillus acidophilus. Almost any plain unsweetened yogurt will have that. Just look to make sure it has live cultures.
Yes. We've been through this. To reiterate - plain yogurt is both scientifically and anecdotally proven to treat yeast infections quickly and in a cost efficient way.
And NOW if you're interested, here's the story of my own yeast infection.
Once upon a time I got that itchy feeling down there.
I was pretty sure it wasn't a mosquito bite and almost positive I threw my poison ivy underwear out, so it couldn't be that. It was looking more and more like a yeast infection. I hadn't had one in several years, but it's kind of like riding a bike. You don't forget it and it can give you a funny feeling down in your nether regions.
It wasn't what you could describe as "raging". I certainly didn't have to sequester myself inside the house so I could scratch between my legs with a bottle brush, but it was definitely something that would need taking care of.
So ... as I am want to do, I headed to the untrusty Internet to see if there was some sort of home cure.
There were a bunch of suspect cures on there, suggested by obvious whack jobs, but there were also a few actual possibilities.
One of which was the frozen yogourt tampon. Hmm .. sounds kind of plausible. The more I thought about it, there was no way that perfectly reasonable solution was suggested by a whack job. I was gonna try it!
So I froze some yogurt in a tampon, shoved it up and waited. It didn't work right away. In fact I didn't think it had worked at all. But 24 hours later I had relief.
The natural bacterial cultures, plunged deeply into my inner womanness got to work like little vagina chimney sweepers, getting rid of the bad bacteria and building up the good.
If you have a yeast infection, put that porcupine back in the forest and open the fridge. I bet you're itching to try it.
Lisa
Ditto, Lara. Laughed out loud when I read "scratch between my legs with a bottle brush"!!! Been there...almost. I found out about probiotic capsules long ago, and they've saved me from many raging yeasties.
Karen, I just found your blog yesterday. So glad I was here for this entry! Love your "after" expressions in the video. Gives a whole new spin to "frigid bitch," doesn't it? hahaha!
Karen
Lisa - Thanks for visiting my blog! Stick around. Who knows what ailment I might get next.
mick
Note to self.....
Tell daughter Sam to check out this fantastic idea.
Phone Betty to tell her that Karen used the hoo-hoo word again.
Karen
Note to Micky - Betty's the one who taught Karen the word hoo-hoo. BAH HAH HAH HAH. No. Um ... no she didn't.
Jenn C.
Hahaha! You're fantastic! Sadly, we share the same tendency towards OCD (but I wouldn't change it for the world). :)
When I feel the itchin' and a scratchin' a comin' along, I grab some probiotic capsules. Same effect as your yogurt idea, without having to insert anything into your vajayjay.
Karen
I"ll give em a shot next time! OCD rocks!
Kat
Actually, you CAN insert probiotics capsule "up there".
It is suggested to do so before bed, to make sure they don't fall out, I guess. Of course, trying to get them up there is another matter. LOL *voice of experience* haha
Shauna Wobeser
I LOVE IT!! Maybe not the yogurt idea so much but that you are willing to talk about this stuff!! I love reading your 'stuff'...it's REAL!! And just a note to above "binder"...I can just imagine going to IKEA and thinking...'Wow...you know what those ice cube trays would be perfect for!!' lol You know you have a great site when girls phone each other to say..."Have you read it yet?" lol keep it up!
Karen
Thanks Shauna! I appreciate it. Nice comments are better than money any day. Oh who am I kidding. Could you send me some cash?
Langela
I wonder. Did you realize this post would bring out so many comments?
Karen
Langela ... um ... no. I did not.
Lynne
OMG,You crack me up!
Thanks for that giggle this morning, hope you feel better really soon.
If you haven't got a pastry bag use a Ziploc sandwich bag with the corner snipped off to fill the tampon.
Still laughing and grateful that I'm not having to deal with that today.
Kate
Whoa! Hilarious but WHOA! I knew I liked you when I read that you let a chipmunk hang out on your shoulder. This, icing on the vag... I mean cake. (this is the line. this is me probably jumping over it with a sparkler in my hand.)
Karen
"This is the line. This is me probably jumping over it with a sparkler in my hand." I am now officially stealing this line. I love this line. It is hilarious.
Joni N.
I've heard about the yogurt thing before but haven't attempted it.
Two suggestions:
1) To get the yogurt in the empty tube use a pastry bag and tip to squirt it in;
2) Insert yogurt before bed that way you're lying down and they'll most likely be less oozing.
-joni
Liz
Ooozing. Eww! Hahaha.
Karen
Joni - my mother says your pastry bag tip was REALLY smart. I concur. Might wanna keep that piping bag tip aside from the others afterwards though.
Susan Margaret
Wow~! Hysterical yet practical.
For someone with a bajeenie, (as my daughter used to call it), you sure have the balls to put this out there. ;)
Karen
Thanks Susan Margaret. Yes ... I've made my family proud with this particular post.
Amanda
I was going to say something similar :) Thanks, Karen for having the guts to put this out there!
Sophia
Bajeeni! I am on the floor. Literally!
When my bajeeni is giving me that (not so) lovin' feeling, I use an empty (and very well rinsed) single-use douche bottle to get the yogurt where it needs to go. Then I lie on the floor with my bum up against the wall and my legs straight up. It's a pretty good stress-relieving yoga pose called Viparita Karani and frankly, if I have a yeast infection and yogurt up my bajeeni, a little stress relieving is a good thing!
binder
been there done that... frozen yogourt and all, btw Ikea has a perfectly shaped ice cube tray for such purpose...
ps. haven't laughed this hard reading and watching your post since watching Wipeout.
Langela
My mother told me about the yogurt thing (not the frozen kind). One thing to check for is the freshest yogurt that you can get so that the active enzymes?/cultures/whatever that do the work are still living. I have yet to try it myself, though. Thanks for trying this for us. The next question is, will you do it again the next time you get the itch?
Nicole
laa laa laa still ignoring the entire concept of putting frozen anything in my vajayjay...but I ran across something, and given our mutual love of dollar stores, I had to share. Weddings at the 99 cent store! http://tackyweddings.com/2009/09/14/nine-couples-wed-at-99-cents-only-store-on-9-9-09-for-99-cents/
Karen
Just took a look at the Dollar Store weddings. Wow. Um ... wow.
amy
omg - thank you for the morning hysteria of laughter with your post and youtube. i am now more informed.take *THAT* CNN!!
Debbie Doodles
That absolutely makes good sense! Wish I had heard about this that time I had to be sequestered! Ooo ouch! Thanks for the tip.
Karen
Hi Debbie! I thought every one of us had been sequestered at one time, but I got an email from a friend of mine today (after seeing this post) and she admitted to NEVER having had a yeast infection. She also admitted to being part man. It was quite an email.
Liz
Haaaaaaaaaaa. I can't admit to finding this post useful without admitting i have a yeast infection.
susan
total genius ... so much better than trying to slap dash the chilled goopy stuff on, knowing that 2/3rds will puddle off in minutes. thanks for sharing!
Karen
You're very welcome Susan!
lara
... with a bottle brush ... spewed Popsicle juice on that one. still having a hard time catching my breath.
lara
Karen
Sorry about that Lara. I hate to do or say anything that forces people to have to clean up.
Jenn A
I once was driving home from the eye doctor - where I'd had my eyes dilated - and got that "oh no" feeling. Fast forward to me at the drug store, blinded by the bright lights, desperately trying not to buy fake nails for each of self-scratching.
And yes, I agree that yogurt works. I laughed my head off at the frozen yogurt (must be for the ragers) and my husband looked over and said, "I don't want to know."
Karen
PFtt.. No. He probably doesn't want to know. :)
Kathy Jones
I heard of the "yogurt tampon" back in the 70's, but never a "frozen" one. Keep us posted - or maybe not. :)
Karen
hah! No, I think that's the beginning and the end of my yeast infection posts. Thought it was important to do though cause ... I mean ... who HASN'T this happened to at one point?
med researcher
It is very likely that Johnson and Johnson is working on a time released version of this with a medical device customized for most fittings. 3d molds anyone?
Email me if my idea is being worked out already! Thanks , just want to see if my mind visualization is up to par. I want to gain reputation credibility.
Thanks !
shannon@bakeandbloom.com
I haven't watched the video yet but I assume this is for plain unsweetened yogurt...not the chunky kind with peices of strawberry?
Karen
ewwwwww.