How to use Aunt Vadge’s Yeast/Thrush Pessary Blend – vagina
This specially formulated blend is to support recovery from vaginal yeast infections.
SAFETY FIRST, KIDS!
It’s important when treating yeast that you’re sure it’s actually yeast, confirmed by a test. If you don’t know what microbes you have, please get a microbiome test or culture from your doctor as soon as possible.
The yeast blend contains some lactulose, which promotes lactobacilli growth. Lactulose can also feed some urinary tract infection or aerobic vaginitis bacteria, so use caution in those circumstances.
Do not use this blend if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
Do not use herbal blends if you are pregnant and use with practitioner guidance during breastfeeding.
WHAT YOU GET IN YOUR HERBAL BLEND KIT
- Aunt Vadge’s Yeast/Thrush Herbal Blend Pessary 50ml
- Capsules
- Pipette
- Syringe
- Measuring cup
Each herbal blend kit from My Vagina comes with everything you’ll need to get started, but these are your instructions so please refer back here.
WHEN TO START YOUR TREATMENT
If you have a yeast infection, start using the blend immediately. If you are prone to yeast infections, and have cyclic recurrences, start the blend a couple of days before you would normally experience symptoms, and continue through the usual yeast infection time.
If a yeast infection continues through the blend, double the dose and use as much as is needed to reduce your symptoms. Continue for one day after symptoms subside.
HOW TO USE YOUR YEAST HERBAL BLEND
HOW TO DO YOUR YEAST TREATMENT
If you have a current yeast infection, use 1-4 capsules vaginally per day to relieve symptoms. You can use more if need be, but aim to use the least possible to achieve relief, rather than overdoing it. Use one capsule at a time and see how you respond, adding more as needed.
The vegetable capsules will dissolve, releasing their contents into your vagina.
If using the syringe, mix 2ml of herbal blend with 8ml of (cold or warm, not hot) boiled water 1-4 times per day or as needed for relief.
If you suffer chronic yeast infections, or cyclic yeast infections, it can be useful to do treatments before you think you will have an infection, and for the duration that it would normally last for.
If you continue to have yeast infections despite treatment, you likely have a greater issue going on under the hood and some further care from one of My Vagina’s vulvovaginal specialist naturopaths is advised.
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USING THE YEAST HERBAL BLEND
- During the day, you may want to wear a panty liner to mop up any drips
- Dunk vegetable capsules in water prior to insertion for faster dissolving
- Protect bedding or clothing
SEX AND TREATMENTS
There is no reason you can’t have sex while using this treatment, but it’s usually more practical to avoid penetration or receiving oral sex, as your partner will get treatment on their genitals or mouth. If you’re using condoms, the blend contains oil and is not latex safe.
It’s also useful not to dilute or spread the treatment around too much, as you want it in the vagina so it can treat the yeast. Additionally, yeast can be sexually transmitted.
Jessica is a degree-qualified naturopath (BHSc) specialising in vulvovaginal health and disease, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Jessica is the owner and lead naturopath of My Vagina, and is a member of the:
- International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)
- International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
- National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) Australia
- New Zealand Vulvovaginal Society (ANZVS)
- Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)