By Claudia Tanner For Mailonline. Women have long been told to dab a little live yogurt on their vagina to treat a yeast infection. Thrush is caused by an overgrowth of yeast in the vagina and yogurt has long been considered a potential prevention or treatment due to it containing friendly bacteria and probiotics. It has long been believed the bacteria provides a protective barrier across the vaginal walls.

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She has written extensively about food and nutrition, having co-authored seven cookbooks. She also published "Our Own," a book about older-child adoption. Although there is limited research into yogurt's relationship to vaginal health, eating yogurt or inserting it into the vagina is a popular folk remedy for vaginal infections. The cultures in yogurt probably help prevent and treat vaginal infections caused by bacteria, but there's not enough evidence to suggest they help with yeast infections. Yogurt is rich in healthful bacteria, or live cultures, called probiotics. Bacteria in the Lactobacillus family are found naturally in the vagina, so many of the studies of probiotics and vaginal health have focused on Lactobacilli. Additionally, most of the studies on vaginal health and probiotics have focused on the cultures rather than yogurt, per se.


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But yogurt on a tampon to prevent or cure a yeast infection? Hate to say it, but no! Yes, lactobacilli are good for your vagina, but the strain of lactobacilli in yogurt is not the same strain of lactobacilli that populates a healthy vagina. Multiple studies have shown that putting yogurt in the vagina does not work.