Here's the good news about a yeast infection: any effective treatment can clear the symptoms within about a week. Even home remedies make effective yeast infection treatments, for certain types of the infection.
Important Health Care Note
Home treatment for yeast infection is a fine option when the yeast infection is the only problem. If a yeast infection happens in combination with other health problems, or if the immune system is weakened for any reason, a doctor will need to be involved to prevent more serious developments.
If your symptoms have gone on for a while, or if you've recently been ill, or if your 
immune system is in a weakened state for any other reason, you'll need to consult your doctor before relying on these simple yeast infection treatments.
How to Treat Yeast Infection
Here are some common options to deal with different kinds of yeast infections, treatment instructions, and other related advice.
Thrush / Oral Yeast Infection Treatment
How you treat an oral yeast infection will depend on the age of the infected person. Here's how to treat a yeast infection in the mouth - be sure to read all these points for the best understanding of how to go forward.
- Infants: If a breastfeeding child has an oral yeast infection, the mother should be checked for a yeast infection on the breasts.
- Everyone: Be aggressive about your oral hygiene habits.
- Everyone: If you wear dentures, clean them faithfully, and be extra-thorough when you clean them.
- Everyone: Purchase an oral anti-fungal medicine, such as nystatin. Follow the directions carefully to use the treatment with the right dosage and frequency.
- Adults: Adults can take other medicines for yeast infection treatment along with nystatin. Troches and/or fluconazole will help adults fight the yeast infection faster if taken in combination with nystatin.
- Everyone: Anything that touches the infected mouth, such as toothbrushes, drinking cups, or pacifiers, should be sterilized after use to avoid spreading the infection.
Vaginal Yeast Infection Treatment
There are several over-the-counter options for vaginal yeast infection treatment. Choose a yeast infection medicine based on your doctor's advice about which active ingredient is best for you.
Because of the symptoms of itching, burning, and pain, many women prefer a a cream-based yeast infection treatment. If you go that route, you'll work the cream into the skin in and around your vagina.
Cream treatments call for repeated application for up to a week. The shorter the recommended time printed on the instructions for any given yeast infection treatment, the stronger the dose. If using the medicine makes your skin more irritable, stop using it right away.
Women who are pregnant should not use a cream-based yeast infection treatment without a doctor's permission. You should also contact your doctor if the yeast infection symptoms don't go away after a week of using the treatment.
Other options for the treatment of yeast infection can be found on the yeast infection medication page, and throughout this website.
Skin Yeast Infection Treatment
For yeast infections elsewhere on the skin, including cases of diaper rash, clotrimazole is the main over-the-counter treatment option. If clotrimazole doesn't cure the infection, your doctor will need to be involved in other treatment options.
While treating a yeast infection using a clotrimazole cream, make sure the infected areas are kept clean and dry. Moisture helps the yeast stay healthy and thrive. In cases of diaper rash, be sure to change the diaper often and use a barrier cream to reduce symptoms and fight the infection faster.
Another Important Note
Treating yeast infection when there are no other health issues is a fairly routine, and minor matter. As with any health issue, the best yeast infection treatment is prevention. You should read how to prevent yeast infection so that you and your family won't suffer these symptoms again.
