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Garlic Supplement Question

Posted By Kelly (Cleveland, Ohio) on 04/18/2008

I have bought some garlic supplements to take. I also wanted to try inserting one directly into my vagina at bedtime, but I am worried about doing this, because the capsules I bought contain peppermint oil in their coating. Will this cause any problems for me? I'm hoping that my taking garlic and a good probiotic (25 billion good bacteria), drinking lots of water and being on the almost-no-sugar diet I'm on now will clear this up for me. Over the counter meds have not really worked for me in the long-term, only the short-term, so I want to clear this up, once and for all. Any extra advice about the garlic is appreciated! Oh, and just to be extra pesky and ask a question...why are people saying NOT to use baking soda for yeast? Bicarbonate soda is used in septic tanks and pool treating to raise pH (read: increase ALKALINITY, not acidity). I thought yeast overgrowth within the vagina was cause by over-acidity. Do I have this all wrong? Thanks to anyone who replies to this. :)

Replied by Molly (Madison, USA) on 04/19/2008

ANSWER to Kelly, 4/18/08 re: garlic & candida. No, it seems very inadvisable to use peppermint oil, but here is an article with many home remedies for yeast infections, and they are very well explained:

Yeast Infections The Collegian Online

http://www.utulsa.edu/collegian/article.asp?article=3667

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