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If the "cutting off the air" theory were true, then sticky Lansinoh
would do an even better job -- and we've all seen mothers slathering on
Lansinoh to heal sore nipples, which doesn't do any good if the cause is
yeast or bacterial infection. And yeast doesn't like airy environments
anyway -- they prefer the moist, warm, dark, closed petri-dish
atmosphere under a plastic-backed breast pad. (A couple mothers have
told me that exposing their breasts briefly a couple times a day to
bright sunlight seemed to help get rid of yeast -- a bit harder to
arrange if you live in an apartment! Anyone here living along the
Riviera beaches want to do the experiment?. Do you need a research
assistant?)
Perhaps olive oil has some chemical that attacks yeast (though yeast
seems so tough that it's hard to picture this bland oil standing up to
it) or it helps the skin heal to provide more natural protection, or
something else -- but the killing-through-smothering theory doesn't seem
to hold up.
Margaret Wills, LLLL, IBCLC, Maryland
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>> A mother just told me that she had been advised to use olive oil as a
>> treatment for yeast on her nipples.
>> I am looking for more information about this.
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>> norma
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Norma, There was an ND who used to attend my LLL meetings who advised women
to do this, saying it cut off the oxygen supply to the yeast and killed them
off.
Amy
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