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How to get rid of yeast infection without going to the doctors?

I'm 16, and am pretty sure I have a yeast infection. I don't live with my mom, and I don't want to tell my dad to go buy anything and I can't drive. I think it'd be weird to tell anyone to go buy anything for it.. So what could I do to cure this or if you have to buy something what do you get for it? Help please. I don't want it to get worse.

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1. The best thing for you to do is tell your dad he'll totally understand.You are growing and its not your fault
2. its okay your dad will understand. and i hear yogurt can help a lot. =)
3. You go to CVS or most drugstores, and Walmart has Monistat. It comes in 1 day or 3 day. Like duh, how long do you want to have this? Well, buy either and use as directed. You don't have to go to a doctor anymore. These are very common in women. Thank goodness it's over the counter now. It's caused by "tight" clothing, or wet bathing suit. Make sure you air out "down there." Make sure you wear "cotton" under-wear, and sometimes go without.
4. You could do yogurt, though you should buy some yeast infection cream at the drug store. Monistat or Canesten are good brands.
5. It has been estimated that 75% of the population suffer from some sort of yeast infection at some time in their life. Candida yeasts are commonly present in most people, but uncontrolled multiplication resulting in disease symptoms. If you go to doctor they may prescribe somekind of antibiotics or antifungal drugs, here are commonly used to treat yeast infection: * topical clotrimazole * topical nystatin * fluconazole, and * topical ketoconazole. A one-time dose of fluconazole (as Diflucan 150-mg tablet taken orally) has been reported as being 90% effective in treating a vaginal yeast infection. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast_Infection To treat yeast infection you have to treat what caused the infection in the first place. A former yeast infection sufferer has find a natural cure for yeast infection. She claims to have complete relief from yeast infection in a few hours using no drugs. You may check here website at http://tinyurl.com/atac4r
6. You can now buy a cream for it,( Canasten) you can buy this at a chemist, or on line if you prefer even on Ebay,but im sure dad would rather you told him if something is bothering you health wise! but i understand girly stuff can be embarrassing
7. I understand not wanting to talk to your dad about this but since it is a normal thing that can happen to all women, you shouldn't feel shy about it. You can pick up an over the counter treatment at Walgreens or such, I have heard that drinking a lot of cranberry juice can help flush it out. Another thing I heard of is inserting plain yogurt in the vagina, theory being that the yeast cultures in the yogurt will kill off the yeast in the vagina. It wasn't easy getting in there first of all, keeping it there, so I didn't have much luck. Here is an article that I ran across that might be beneficial for you. It has a lot of good advice like not wearing tight clothes, cotton underwear, and keeping a healthy diet and such. Give it a glance over and reconsider approaching your dad.