Yeast infection cure involves home remedies, over-the-counter medicines, and prescription medicines. Out of all the home remedies, curd or yogurt therapy is considered to be the best and most effective home remedy. You need to use fresh curd or yogurt without any sweetener for this home remedy. The application of curd or yogurt for few days gives relief from the symptoms of the yeast infection. The use of curd of yogurt for the yeast infection treatment takes longer time when compared with the medications that are available in the market.

Though slow, the curd or yogurt treatment is considered to be the safest treatment options with no side effects. Curd or yogurt contains beneficial bacteria that destroy the yeast infection. Another major advantage of using curd or yogurt for the yeast infection treatment is that it does not cause any burning sensation. Before the application of the curd or yogurt, make sure that you use fresh curd of yogurt. If the yogurt is stale, then you may need to discard it immediately.

Most over-the-counter yeast infection medicines are very effective in controlling the growth of yeast. Generally, an over-the-counter yeast infection medicine contains anti-fungal creams or suppositories. Monistat is one of the most common over-the-counter yeast infection medicines and is available at most chemists and medical stores. This medicine is usually considered to be the best yeast infection cure and is takes approximately seven days to cure you from the yeast infection.

Constant use of Monistat may make the yeast drug resistant. Thus, after some time, you will find that Monistat no longer gives you protection from the yeast infection. At this point of time, you need to discontinue the Monistat medication and visit your doctor. The doctor may prescribe a stronger yeast infection medicine, which needs to be taken as per the recommended dosage.

In instances where you are allergic to any anti-fungal medications, you should avoid the use of over-the-counter medications. If you are pregnant, then you need to definitely consult a doctor before taking any over-the-counter medications for yeast infection. Children below the age of 12 years must refrain from the use of over-the-counter medications for yeast infections.

A common anti-fungal antibiotic that is prescribed by most doctors is Diflucan. This drug is highly effective in treating fungal infections of the genital area, mouth, throat, esophagus, lungs, and the blood. Doctors mostly prescribe Diflucan when your immune system becomes weak due to bone marrow transplants, cancer treatments, and diseases such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS.

Before you start the Diflucan medication, you must inform your doctor if you have any of the following:
o    Liver disease
o    Kidney disease
o    History of Long QT syndrome
o    Heart rhythm disorder

Your may not prescribe the Diflucan medication if you have any of the above mentioned ailments. Diflucan can have adverse effects on the unborn child; hence, you need to tell the doctor if you are pregnant. If you are a nursing mother with a yeast infection, doctors will still not prescribe Diflucan because this medicine has the tendency to pass into the breast milk, which can cause harm to the nursing child.

There are certain medications that need to be discontinued if you are about to start the Diflucan medication. Some of those medications are Gengraf, hismanal, neoral, sandimmune, mycobutin, valium, prograf, and theophylline. Most often it is found that with the yeast infection medications, the symptoms get better after taking the medication for few days. However, the underlying yeast infection still remains active. Most people feel that they are cured and discontinue the medication, which results in resurfacing of the yeast infection after few days.

So as a best practice, always adhere to the medication regime or program that the doctor gives you. If you want to discontinue the medication for some purpose, then you need to inform the doctor and take his or her consent. When you are on a Diflucan medication there are no restrictions on the type of food intake. However, try and eat a balanced diet with a lot of fruits and vegetables. Common side effects of Diflucan include stomach pain, nausea, loss of appetite, chills, red skin rash, body ache, and general weakness.