You may also wish to consider the following to manage candida infections on a day to day basis:

• Switch to cotton or silk underwear from synthetic fabrics. Wearing underwear that doesn’t breathe can raise body heat and moisture in the vagina. This creates conditions for yeast spores to grow.
• Change out of swimsuits and workout clothes as soon as possible if they are made of synthetic materials. Ideally switch to predominantly cotton based brands.
• If possible try to wear joggers or go underwear free when at home. Tight jeans prevent air circulation and again can encourage thrush spores to multiply. You also risk chafing of already sore and inflamed vulval skin.
• Avoid removing all pubic hair. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises that having at least some pubic hair is important as it forms a natural barrier between your skin and bacteria. Removing it by shaving actually irritates the skin – leaving the area much more prone to infections such as thrush.
• Launder your underwear in hot water and consider adding an anti-bacterial cleaner to your laundry powder or liquid. This temperature is important as it needs to be effective in killing yeast microbes. Dry clothing using the hottest setting of the dryer, or air-dry in bright sunlight.
• Avoid soaps, foam bath, bath salts, deodorants or talcum powder in the genital area.
• Don’t use deodorised panty liners or vaginal douches which can upset vaginal PH and remove beneficial vaginal microbes.
• Use a water-based lubricant during intercourse and avoid spermicidal condoms.
• Shower after exercising and only wash your vulva with water. Always dry the vulval area and pelvic area including the creases at the top of the thighs, any moisture can encourage fungal spore growth.
• A bicarbonate of soda bath may help soothe and relieve yeast infection symptoms and may help to regulate vaginal pH. A 2014 study published in Current Microbiology found that bicarbonate of soda killed Candida cells that lead to yeast infections. It has also been found to have general antifungal affects through a study published in 2013 in Mycopathologia.