For a special treat, I spent a gazillion dollars on siggi's Icelandic style skyr strained non-fat yogurt at Whole Foods. I read a little blurb about it in New York Magazine a few weeks ago, and when confronted with the 6 oz container of pomegranate & passion fruit, I decided to give it a whirl. It is as good as Greek yogurt, although I'm not sure better. The flavor was not nearly as sweet as I prefer. Still, it is nice and thick. Since it was a couple of bucks and not exactly nirvana, I probably won't buy it again, but I'm still glad I indulged.
I've never been interested in food blogging per se, but my obsession with yogurt makes me think that I should have a recurring yogurt review section on CUSS. My local grocery store has an amazingly extensive selection of yogurts, so I'll be able to sample and write up many different kinds. I'm partially inspired by The London Review of Breakfasts, which is hilarious and informative (something CUSS strives for but seldom achieves) and Cupcakes Take the Cake.
If there is any doubt in your mind that yogurt reviews belong on a blog about unshaved snatch, I point out that yogurt is an excellent cure for yeast infections, although personally I have never understood how that works. (Do you eat the yogurt, or put it in your crotch? If you put it in your crotch, how do you properly clean it out? That sounds very messy.)
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pretty sure it's an eat it thing (not eat out). like drinking cranberry juice for a uti. as opposed to pouring it on your...
ReplyDeletewell, nevermind.
Ha ha ha. Well explained.
ReplyDeleteActually, you're supposed to soak a tampon in yoghurt and then apply the tampon, or somehow magically apply about a tablespoon to the, er, affected region. But you need to use a yogurt with active Lactobacillus acidophilus cultures. Which attack the nasty yeasties. Make sure it's unsweetened, though.
ReplyDeleteAnd, ahem, yes, it does work.
p.s. I vote yes on yoghurt reviews.
It boggles my mind to think of sour milk crotch.
ReplyDeleteEating it is better than applying it. I think that there is actually research that supports this.
ReplyDeleteMy fave is 7 Stars full fat maple vanilla.
Yeah, I've read that eating yogurt consistently is an excellent preventative measure because it keeps the balance of flora where it should be. It's also good for your stomach.
ReplyDeleteBut according to my doctor, in the case of a full-blown yeast infection, you really should apply it directly. People stick far more disgusting things up there, after all.
I've read about people sticking yogurt up there. In fact, I even did a blog post about it a while back. I didn't even think it might be CUSS worthy! I eat yogurt every day because between the biking while soaked with sweat and swimming that I do, I'll take any prevention I can get. So far it's worked!
ReplyDeleteIt is eating, but according to a German friend of mine who got a yeast infection while working in the US before her English was all that good applying it also works.
ReplyDeleteYes yogurt in the vag to help with a yeast infection. Can it be a healthy douche? I've also read that inserting acidophilus capsules is a homeopathic remedy. Anything to avoid the 3-day-pasty-crotch treatment. Eating yogurt and taking acidophilus caps can help prevent yeast infections, my nurse prac advised
ReplyDeleteIn a world where we used to use Coca-cola as a post coital contraceptive douche, I'd think something as ordinary as yogurt (plain unflavored with LIVE CULTURES) would be a happy solution to that awful itch! Yes, it's used as a douche for a Candida albicans infection, (read that yeast infection). Eating it, especially during and after taking antibiotics will help prevent yeast infection, diarrhea and upset tummy's. Getting up and emptying one's bladder after intercourse is also a great way to prevent an infection. And, believe it or not, making sure one's partner showers before intimacy, will also help!
ReplyDeleteWe used it, plain unflavored yogurt with live cultures, often in the ICU post massive antibiotic barrage, by feeding it to our patients, via mouth and spoon or feeding tube. Antibiotics are not specific, they kill the good guys as well as the bad ones.
BTW, Coca-cola does NOT work as a contraceptive and it's low Ph plays havoc with the delicate balance of flora in the vaginal vault.
I am mother of 3 girls and an RN, speaking plainly is good, even if my kids run for the hills after a simple question gets me going! ***Yes on the yogurt review!***
Candida albicans is a diploid fungus (a form of yeast), which is capable of mating but not of meiosis, and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans