Acidophilus Yeast Infection
Lactobacillus Acidophilus Yeast Infection Treatments
About Acidophilus
Acidophilus Diets & Foods
There are many foods rich in the probiotic lactobacillus acidophilus. These foods can be found almost anywhere, and can make an excellent addition to nearly every meal. If you suffer from recurrent yeast infections, yeast has probably compromised a portion your intestines and vagina. For this reason, including foods rich in acidophilus in your diet is an excellent way to help fight yeast infections in both these areas.
Keep in mind foods with acidophilus also help the body fight a variety of other ailments in addition to yeast infections. Urinary tract infections and gastrointestinal disorders are two major health maladies that acidophilus prevents. For this reason, acidophilus foods are important for nearly everyone.
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Lactobacillus Acidophilus Yogurt for Yeast Infections
Yogurt is one the cheapest and easiest ways of incorporating a large amount of acidophilus into your diet. Acidophilus has long been used directly in the production of yogurt. The acid produced by acidophilus plays a crucial role in helping the milk properly curdle. Acidophilus is also responsible for breaking down various complex proteins resident in the milk. Acidophilus digests complex proteins into simpler, easy to digest branch chain amino acids; making yogurt an excellent source of protein.
Because the demand for this powerful probiotic is great, several companies have begun producing yogurt with more acidophilus bacteria. Acidophilus yogurt is marketed as containing more acidophilus and other probiotics, and can be more effective at preventing yeast infections that regular yogurt. If you don’t want to spend extra money for acidophilus yogurt, eating additional amounts of regular yogurt should give your diet the same amount of acidophilus bacteria.
Kefir for Yeast Infections
Even more economical than yogurt or acidophilus yogurt is the food kefir. Kefir was first eaten in the Caucasus Mountains by shepherds who would carry leather pouches full of milk with them. The milk would ferment and turn into a sour, curdled milk which was than drank. In essence, kefir is nothing but extremely sour milk. Therefore, kefir is simply packed with probiotics such as acidophilus; making kefir safe (and beneficial) to drink.
Kefir is home to approximately thirty different types of probiotics. Because kefir contains a wider variety and greater quantity of probiotics than yogurt, kefir is more desirable for treating yeast infections. In addition to having more yeast infection fighting probiotics, kefir also contains even more protein and other nutrients such as vitamin B.
Although kefir is made from milk, individuals suffering from lactose intolerance are able to eat kefir without any reservations. The reason kefir is suitable for lactose intolerant individuals being the lack of lactose in kefir. While breeding, acidophilus and other probiotics feast on any sugar they can find; little lactose is left when kefir is consumed.
Although kefir is the perfect food to turn your diet into an acidophilus rich diet, you may not like the taste of plain kefir. If you cannot stand drinking kefir directly, there are many other ways of serving kefir which may appeal to your pallet.
Sauerkraut and Pickles for Yeast Infections
Sauerkraut and pickles both go through a pickling process that gives probiotics like acidophilus an excellent opportunity to breed. In addition to acidophilus, lactobacilli plantarum, a relative of acidophilus, is also found in abundance in Sauerkraut. These two probiotics play a vital role in keeping your intestines free of small yeast infections that can migrate to the vagina.
In summary, both pickles and sauerkraut contain a varied variety of probiotics useful for digestive health. A diet rich in yogurt, kefir, and other dairy products rich in acidophilus may lack the various probiotics found in sauerkraut and kefir.