Dietary changes that may be helpful

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Food allergies are believed to be a contributory factor in some cases of recurrent irritant vaginitis.

In a controlled trial, women with recurrent BV or vaginal candidiasis ate 5 ounces (150 grams) of yogurt containing live Lactobacillus acidophilus daily.1 They had more than a 50% reduction in recurrences, while women who consumed pasteurized yogurt that did not contain the bacteria had only a slight reduction.

In another study, women who ingested 45 grams of soy flour per day showed an improvement in the estrogen effect on their vaginal tissue.2 That observation suggests that supplementing with soy may be helpful for preventing or reversing atrophic vaginitis.