Boric acid suppositories are another do-it-your-self-treatment for yeast infections. Apart from being a great cockroach killer in a cockroach-ridden dwelling, it turns out to kill yeasty fungi too and all you need to do is to give it a shot. Believe It or not it has worked for many!

Boric acid is a chemical substance with moderate antiseptic and antifungal properties and since yeast infection is a fungal infection it then falls in this category. From its identity, one may fear that just like any other acid, these boric acid suppositories will rip and irritate the vaginal fresh further instead of healing it and thus one may keep a safe distance from it. Wrong!

Boric acids suppositories could either be bought from the best pharmaceutical stores in town or one may opt to make hers at home. At the moment, the doctors have supported boric acid capsules to be used to cure vaginal yeast infections by just inserting one at a day until the symptoms declines with the exception of the pregnant women.

If you decide to make your own at your house, all you have to do is to load up some size 00 capsules from a pharmacy or natural foods store with boric acid to use as suppositories. The temperature and moisture in your vagina will thaw out the capsules and let loose the boric acid. With this you should insert two capsules crammed with boric acid, (600 mg) in totality, into your vagina every nighttime for a week.

This is a pretty strong treatment, and is able of effectively treating even severe or persistent yeast infections. However the same recommending doctors of these boric acid suppositories have also told the users to expect some side effects attached to the usage. Some of these side effects include some exterior burning and discomfort for the first few days, and may cause bulky vaginal discharge and therefore it would be advisable to discontinue use if the burning is severe.

They also warn that boric acid could be deadly and should never at any time be ingested via the mouth, the correct and safer part is the other outlet pipe for a all the body filth between you walking gadgets. Also they caution the users to be careful not to pour some on open wounds and again it should be kept away from children reach.

The usefulness of boric acid suppositories is another significant element to be well thought-out above all when used to treat vaginal yeast infections that haven't been cured by antifungal medications like Monistat or Diflucan. Boric acid suppositories restore to health up to a high of almost a hundred percent of our women with vaginal yeast infections within a few days or weeks depending on the severity and frequencies of each case.

However just like always if the symptoms persist then run to your medical physician for his opinion. You could be suffering from other serious diseases like diabetes, cancer or even HIV infection and perhaps this is the reason why you never get better. This will then mean that, your doctor will prescribe medication for these disorders first and will advice you on how best to handle them.

This is an original article written by Esteri Maina on /?p=41" BORIC ACID SUPPOSITORIES . Esteri Maina is an author with a great gift and full of inspiration.