Seems like a perfectly normal title for a blog post… let’s go with it.
I recently had a bout with bronchitis that simply would not leave no matter how many natural remedies I used. You know how it goes…you do everything in your power to stay well and still sometimes you catch that one thing that simply will not go away, and it requires you to get on antibiotics.
Well ladies, you know what happens when you get on antibiotics: a build up of yeast. I already know that if I have to get on antibiotics, I better stock up on yogurt and kefir. As soon as the antibiotics were done I was downing the probiotics: Healthy bacteria for the body.
Apparently I didn’t get enough. So I found myself with a certain issue down there in my womanly areas…let’s just say vagina, because I already dropped the v-bomb in the title and might as well roll with it.
Somewhere in the deep thoughts of my mind, I knew that garlic kills yeast and thought….”hey, I wonder if I can put garlic up the hoohah (like how I switched it up there)?” A quick search on the internet told me I had a winner.
You can put a clove of garlic in the vagina to treat a yeast infection.
The internet said it, so it must be true. Any baker knows that you can’t add garlic while you’re adding the yeast because the yeast will be killed. So it stands to reason, that garlic in the vagina will do the same. Seems logical, right?
Upon further reading, the internet told me I would taste garlic in my mouth because there is this “connection between the mouth and the vagina. The moment the garlic is placed in the vagina, the taste of the garlic travels up to the mouth.”
Seems logical.
So I started the treatment at night. I was told to sew a string to the garlic for easy retrieval, but I’m already used to squeezing those muscles to remove the Diva cup, so I figured I’d be fine getting a clove of garlic out in the morning.
The internet also told me that the garlic might burn. Even though I cut slits in the garlic to make it more potent, it never burned. YMMV on this I guess.
Welp, it worked. Infection gone and I didn’t have to use a medication to take care of it.
Tips for how to treat a vaginal yeast infection with a clove of garlic:
- Remove the paper-like cover of your fresh clove of garlic.
- For a stronger more potent dose cut small slits in the clove to expose the innards, or you can cut it in half for the strongest dose.
- Using a sewing needle, tie a string through the clove for easy retrieval (or if you’re hardcore and can squeeze those kegels like a boss, do it without).
- Do it at night because apparently you can taste your vagina.
- Don’t get frisky with the mister while it’s in (should go without saying ladies…).
- You may need to do it more than one night depending on how far along the infection is.
- It may burn.
- You’re gonna smell like garlic…just sayin.
The weirdest part (besides of course sitting on the toilet trying to dig out a clove of garlic in the morning) was that I did taste garlic in my mouth throughout the night and morning. So while I no longer have yeast overgrowth, I’m now dealing with the mental thought that my mouth can taste my lady parts.
I might need therapy now.
Ever tried this? Or, tell me: What’s the craziest sounding natural thing you’ve ever done? This might be it for me.
P.S. Afraid to try the garlic route? These Boric Acid Suppositories work wonders for both Yeast Infections, and Bacterial Vaginosis as well. These homeopathic wonders balance out the PH of your lady parts like MAGIC! 😉 Good luck!





I have tried this….believe it or not it actually did help….I got freaked out a few hours later thinking somehow I was gonna burn a hole thru my hoo haw wall soooooo I took it out lol. I took the paper skin off, cut a few slits and since apparently I am hardcore (like a boss right?!) I didn’t thread a needle thru it…..just took it like a champ LOL It didn’t burn at all inside me but yeah the garlic taste was in my mouth within about 20 minutes…….and now that you have said that your mouth can somehow taste your lady area I really might need that therapy now LOL
Hahaha! You have me rollin’! Let’s start a support group!
Hi i can still do even I’m pregnant.
I tried garlic pills two a day and in two day more symptoms! My urine was garlicky, but oh, well!
I have yeast infection and its smell very bad please help me
You might want to try boric acid. You may have to consult your doctor to find out how bad it is so that he/she may prescribe the correct dosage amount.
I am in the middle of this “therapy” right now LOL. First night, I didn’t wrap it with gauze, thought it was OK. but by late the next afternoon, I had to have my husband dig it out and even he had trouble reaching it, it had ended up tucked behind my cervix. Lesson learned, so last night I wrapped it in thin gauze and left the end out like a tampon, that was MUCH easier to remove! Tonight I’ll score the clove, as I’ve had this awful whatever it is (not yeast infection or anything communicable though) for several YEARS and the garlic seems to be helping. I don’t notice any taste of garlic in my mouth though, and unless I’m actually removing it I can’t smell it either.
I got scared when I didn’t get the taste of the garlic in my mouth, I thought I was pregnant.
i actually have the clove in right now… i havent felt an itch in my hooha.. im gonna leave iN until 5:30pm being that its 4:30pm now. . Havent tasted the garlic taste in my mouth but i hope it works and i hope i can get the clove out.
I believe the chemical responsible for clearing up your yeast infections is also the one responsible for the garlic taste in your mouth. If you can taste garlic in your mouth after inserting a piece up your vagina, you’ve got a good, medicinal value in piece of garlic you’ve been using. If you don’t taste the garlic in your mouth, it’s because its missing that needed chemical, and you’re therefore wasting your time.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing that!
Warning!!!!
I just put I clove up in my vag.. An hour later the taste in my mouth was so strong that I projectiled vomitted in my bathroom!
I took it out and feel a bit better..
Hopefully the remaining juices leave me feeling itch free tomorrow!
Thanks ya’ll!
how much I can push the garlic? and can I keep it for an hour or two? how long stayed my vagy vagy smelly with garlic? how many days the smell stays down there?
Some serious problem here .. Hello.. plz plz help.. i think i lost the peace of garlic in my V.. like put it at night and i have done that before.. so i didnt attached any strings.. and in the morning whan i tried to take it out,.. there was nothing inside.. what should i doo…. help help help
Squat and kegel it out.
I have the same problem! I can’t find the fecking thing today and my hoohah ( cracked me up reading that because I sometimes callit that too,lol!) is still a bit sore but then I didn’t put slits in it and I deffo can’t taste any garlic in my mouth!
I really don’t want to end up going to A&E or my GP with this as I used to be a nurse and feel like an idiot for putting it there without some way of getting it out again, such as the string you attatched.I might just be able to cope with the anonymity of the Out-of-Hours docs but,will this kegel=thing you speak of work? I need to look it up now as I never did midwifery and my child was born by Caesarian so I didn’t need to tone my Hoohah,lolol! Please help! Thanks!
Will the garlic enter into the body through vegina or not?
I know this is a bit late but no. Ladies, your cervix, which is at the top of your vagina and the entrance to your uterus, is closed tight and will not let a clove of garlic through. If the clove is super tiny and skinny, and you are in your flow, maaaaaaybe? But very very unlikely. And if it, somehow, very unlikely, gets into the uterus, those Fallopian tubes be tiny. Most likely it’s somewhere in your vagina, and like Crystal said, squat and do kegels and stick a finger up in your lovely hooha and fish it out. Sometimes, when doing a bowel movement, you push it out without even noticing and that might be why it is missing.
And as for being able to taste your lady parts, I don’t think that’s true. The chemical compound in garlic, allicin, is very potent and knows how to get around. Hence why when you eat it it comes out your pores. You can also rub crushed garlic on the soles of your feet, throw on socks and taste it later (this would be for a foot fungal issue. Still go with popping one in your yoni for a yeast infection).
Knowledge is power, ladies. Thanks for a lovely article, this is what I’ve been doing for years and it sums it up nicely to send to people who are like, “say whaaaaaaa???”
No, it won’t go pass the cervix
Crystal B, you are hilarious!
😉
So here`s the thing.
I`ve been troubled with infections from a tender age… from about grade 6. I have gone to various doctors, private and public and the treatments last for a couple days or weeks then the problem comes back
I tried this garlic treatment and it did clean up inside my vagina (COTTAGE CHEESE LIKE DISCHARGE). I did that for 2 nights. I went clean. I had sex and now its back. only a twist to it; my down under has a garlicky-funky smell in discharge. do I continue with this method?
If it works, then yes. I’d also recommend you up your probiotic intake to help support your immunity. If it’s not working, it may be time to visit the doc.
sounds as though you are bring re-infected be your partner. great him for thrush too
Crystal: Of course you know the title is what drew me to this article (We guys see the word vagina and we run in that direction). Anyway, thank you for the humor as well as the natural remedy for yeast infections. My wife has always hated to have to use creams and other medicines because its extra messy (I’m sure that it will still be but less, hopefully). And thank you for the humor because I think while it is necessary to talk about health issues, people are easily embarrassed and your way of writing made this subject much easier to digest (no pun intended)!
Ha! You’re very welcome Steve! Tell your wife I said good luck! 🙂
Oh my word! Girl, you are hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for not only divulging secret lady part information, but keeping me rolling on the floor while doing so.
After I tried this for the first time a few years ago and it worked, I told my husband I wanted to start an anonymous blog because people needed to know about this and because I could never post about it on any on my blogs. Kudos to you Crystal for being braver (and funnier) than I am! 🙂
So glad you tried it and it worked for you! And thanks for the kudos 🙂
Ok so I keep having reoccurring yi so since my doctor won’t prescribe me anything till I see him I’m trying the garlic. It burns a little bit it’s probably cuz I’ve been scratching. Not bad though. I’m doing it during the day because I can’t stand it anymore. We shall see so far the itching has decreased. I read if you have diabetes you are prone to yi. I hope this works. I’ve also read using diluted Apple cider vinegar can help with the itching also they said to put it in a glass with water to drink to correct on the inside to. Funny cuz my mom use to give use vinegar and honey and warm water when we had.colds
Omg. Rotfl.
Interesting post. I am thinking this could be helpful for the systemic dispensation of garlic for other illnesses. Since you can taste it so quickly. I may try this out the next time I get sick!!
LOL quite possibly!
I can honestly say that I’ve never done this.
LOL, well I would hope not Leslie!
LOL at Leslie 🙂
It can also go up your butt for hemerroids and other GI issues
Though, I always go with the vaginal entrance due to the close proximity, ease of use and preferring to not stick things in my butt as much as possible – but it works. Garlic is antimicrobial, which means it can work for bacteria and viruses as well as yeast. It has even been used against protazoas like giardia. Interestingly enough, for the beneficial bacteria colonized in our bodies, it is a prebiotic – it feeds them.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103721/#!po=40.0990
how would you know when to stop treatment? how long should you really do it?