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can eating too much yogurt cause a yeast infection
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Yeast Infections: Wow. You put yeast and acidophilus on a yeast infection? In the U.S. Most anti-yeast medications are available over the counter without a need for p ... Read More
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Medical evaluation: The cultures in most yogurts are dead. Kefir is a rich source of probiotics. There are also probiotic pills or special yogurts that are rich in live c ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered
47 years experience Emergency Medicine
Not good or bad: UNikely to have any effect on your yeast infection
Dr. Tanya Russo answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Diet and yeast: These are healthy foods to eat which won't interfere with your medication. Probiotics, raw garlic and Pau d'Arco are supplements can help reduce yeas ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Not just any yogurt: The avearge yogurt is filled with dead cultures. So greek yogurt, yugoslavian yogurt, probiotic yogurts and kefir may be your best bet.
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alfredo Garcia answered
56 years experience Pediatrics
Yogurt: No. The opposite happens. One gets a yeast infection because the friendly bacteris in the intestines gets killed. The best example is when one takes a ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Needs live cultures.: The average yogurt you buy off the shelf in your grocery store is full of sugar and it's cultures are long- dead. There are many probiotic yogurts av ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Quite possibly: Natural approaches to yeast infections: 1. Wear underwear that is cotton vice synthetic 2. Avoid wearing underpants when you go to bed at night. 3. Do ... Read More
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Helps balance gut: The active cultures in yogurt products help the gut populate with benign bacteria. When these species are available in the gut, there is less opportun ... Read More
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Yeast infection: Eating yogurt alone is not likely to cure a yeast infection.
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joseph Eastern answered
44 years experience Dermatology
Need to be examined: First of all, you have to make sure that it is in fact a yeast infection. It could also be an allergy to lubricants or sexual devices or whatever. Th ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kyle Shank answered
13 years experience Dentistry
Unlikely: Yeast infection from wisdom tooth extraction is pretty uncommon. It's more often caused by being on an antibiotic (usually vaginal yeast infection). ... Read More
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