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Posted by Laura (Birmingham, UK) on 12/27/2008
I have a large cluster (about an inch long as far as I can tell) of GW inside my vagina - and some further in my vaginal passage.. I went to the gyno and they said just leave them and see if they go away. It's been about a year since I first noticed them and no change. I'm contemplating trying ACV - Has anyone had any luck using with internal warts??
It's so horrible and embarrassing.. and I don't want to be scarred or damaged as the area is so sensitive.. but I'm worried if I don't treat them now they might spread to a more noticeable place.
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Posted by NormalGuy (Dallas, TX) on 12/26/2008
Update:
At the end of day-2, the wart was completely toast and fell off in the shower. All that's left now is a small indentation/wound where the wart once was which has a very slight black ring around it (tissue which also is in a necrotic state and will soon disappear).
I'm barraging the small, painless wound with tea-tree oil, vitamin-E, and bacitracin after cleaning it up with HP. Also getting plenty of rest, exercise, and a nutrient-rich diet.
I have a feeling that in a few days, this ordeal will be over.
I'm at a loss of words as to how amazed I am. I have NEVER been a believer of alternative-type medicine, etc; but, I can contest what has just happened--truly life-changing.
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Posted by Mike (Westland , MI) on 12/26/2008
I have been using acv for two weeks now, 3 days on and 1 day of letting the skin heal. Within the first week most of the smaller warts had turned black and fallen off as people said they would.
My problem is there are 5 larger ones that look like a mosquito bites and a red area of small bumps on my testicles and shaft that are not having the same results. However, they do flake off after a few days of treatments, they do not seem to be getting any bigger, or smaller though. I am wondering if anyone has experienced this, or if there is something I may be doing wrong. Thanks!
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Posted by Mike (Westland, MI) on 12/26/2008
Yes it's supposed to turn black that means it's already almost off. You don't want to pick at it though, let the body go through the natural healing process and hopefully the wart will be gone as well as no scars underneath. After it turned black I just applied vitamin E oil and most of them went away completely. The one that didn't I just went through the acv process again, it took a little longer, but still worked.
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Posted by NormalGuy (Dallas, TX) on 12/26/2008
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After discovering that my wife of 8 years was having an affair, I immediately filed for divorce. Shortly after, I discovered a growth on my shaft which I dismissed as an ingrown hair until it began growing and formed into a second one.
Sure enough, it was GW. I was absolutely petrified... I was a virgin until marriage, and I was under the sad impression that my ex was as well. Clearly not.
In all honesty, I was way too embarrassed to see a doctor, so I began frantically searching for more discreet treatments. Thank GOD I found this website.
Long story put short, I immediately began barraging my body with immune boosting vitamins in the OTC "Airborne" tablets. I also started eating 3-4 fresh garlic cloves each day.
The ACV treatment came next. Basically, I am following the same band-aid+cotton solution each night and followed it up with tea-tree oil + vitamin E between ACV applications. Within 24 hours, the warts turned pitch-black after first becoming white. I couldn't believe it...
On to day-2! I just applied round 2 of ACV, and I am very optimistic. The only side-effect has been the expected burning sensation which is a negligible price to pay for the desired outcome.
Necrosis never felt so good!
THANK YOU for your help in saving me from immense humiliation.
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Posted by Confusedny (NY) on 12/23/2008
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I am using ACV for genital warts just started today and I am hoping it works so far it doesn't burn. Getting the bandaids to stick near my anus proved difficult. But i bought some vitamin E oil and skipped on the tea tree beause the only one i could find was for hair. So Just applied it I will keep you abreast of the results.
*** P.S My big Wart had already started to turn white before apply soooo does anone know what that means??????
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Posted by ConfusedButConfident (Phoenix, AZ) on 12/20/2008
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Well I used the ACV treatment after finding this site. I cleaned the area on my penis really good with HP and then soaked a q-tip in ACV. I applied it to the wart and left it overnight. When I woke and took a shower I noticed it had turned completely white. Cleaned the area with HP again and went about my day. Second night I repeated the process, and woke the next morning and the whole wart was black! Is this supposed to happen and what do I do now? I can see where it is starting to come off it looks like but I do not want to pick at it. Should I be applying more ACV or should I just let it be and apply some vit E like I read elsewhere. As for pain and discomfort there is absolutely no pain, and the skin is not irritated at all. What should I do next, I used this one as a test and I have one more to take care of.
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Posted by Jamie (Vancouver, BC/Canada) on 12/20/2008
Well, I've been trying the ACV method for the first time for about a week now to hopefully rid myself of genetal warts. It seems to be working based on the comments and stories I've read on here, however, the pain and stinging from the ACV has become too unbarable and I've had to stop for (hopefully) a couple of days. I'm uncircumsized and have one wart on the head of my penis where the shaft and head meet (forgive me for not knowing the term) and a couple of small ones under the foreskin on my shaft that I couldn't see untill I started treatment. My problem is that they're all covered by my foreskin which makes treating them difficult and my skin got all irritated (hence why I'm stopping for a couple of days). I've tried using one guys 3 week method of wrapping my entire penis in ACV soaked paper towel and covering it with plastic wrap (this helped find the small ones) I clean the area with HP and use vitamin tea tree oil creams to help the healing. I guess the questions that I'm asking is, by stoping treatment for a couple of days, is it going to bring me back to square one? Are there any other guys that could offer some advice who have the same problem? Thank's in advance.
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Posted by Teru (Paris, France) on 12/20/2008
Will like to know if anyone here already try to use ACV or anything else inside the anus...I had already try twice at the doctor clinic but the wart still coming back!!I"m thinking to use ACV in the rectum but I'm worry i make the problem even worse. I did try outside the anus but after the second day it was too sensitive there to do it again....I really need to do something. I can't pay the doctor bill anymore. by the way, i had one in my foot finger and i used ACV....gone!!!!in just 3 days!that why I'm thinking to use it inside the rectum.
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Posted by Zager (Chicago, Illinois) on 12/18/2008
I have tried the applecidervinegar on an area I think is genital warts, but I am not sure. I have had it in the past and have had it removed with laser. When I put the cider on the warts on the opening of the penis it doesnt turn white but it itches a lot. The fact that it itches a lot, does that make it positive that it is genital warts? Or something that shouldnt be there?
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Posted by Sem (Chicago, Il) on 12/18/2008
i don't know if i have henital warts or not...here is my story...couple months ago i have noticed a little bump where the qubick hair is just above my penis...i thought nohing of it because i shaved i thought that was the couse kuz sometimes i develope bumps after shaving...well, i started picking on it and now i noticed there are like 8 or ten of them all bunched up together...they look like little bumps...i used ACV two days ago and what i did i used q - tip and i was holding it for 5-10 minutes ..now they are little bit darker but still there ...please help////..is this normal and are they going to fall off any time soon???? thank you..
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Posted by Tom (LA, CA) on 12/18/2008
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Even the cheap Vinegar made from chemicals works. So does apple cider. Started with cheap vinegar. The 3 warts were gone in 3 days. Later started applying apple cider just to be sure. Don't know how long the vinger needs to be applied. When you apply vinegar...it will show more warts (white spots) than you thought. Thus i think the vinegar needs to be applied on a larger area than just the wart.
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Posted by Jade (Sydney, Australia) on 12/18/2008
Take it easy with the ACV, it is harsh stuff and can burn ur skin! It may take a while to rid the warts, so take the time to let your skin heal otherwise u will do more damage!
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Posted by Devastated (Vegas, Australia) on 12/18/2008
It is healing really well now, hydrogen peroxide and vit e oil are the best, also raw garlic to fight infection. Hope those warts don't come back!!! Good luck everyone.
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Posted by Mike (Nashville, TN) on 12/18/2008
what is the deal with all of the little bumps coming up in place of the larger ones that got burned off? too aggressive in treatment? unfortunate side effect? resistant strain? kind of disheartening when it appeared so much progress was being made.
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Posted by Devastated (Vegas, Australia) on 12/16/2008
Oh I feel your pain! I thought I was the only one who had a bad reaction and was worried. I am still suffering, I have not seen a doctor because I would just die of embarrassment. I can only assume that the ACV burnt my skin and now it is so raw and painful and itchy, the skin is peeling off and so raw. I clean the area with hydrogen peroxide and tea tree oil as many times a day as i can, this seems to help. I then apply vit e oil, hoping it will heal, i think its healing, just very slowly. I have been boosting my immune system with echinacea and raw ginger and garlic and drinking ACV shots every day. I think people should be careful applying ACV to such sensitive skin for long periods of time. I am really regretting it. All I can say is good luck, hope u feel better soon.
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Posted by Dan (Trenton, New Jersey) on 12/16/2008
Hello everybody...I apologize for the lengthy post, but I could really use some help from other people who may have experienced my problem..
I stumbled across this website about a month and a half ago. I decided to give ACV a try since it seems to have a high success rate among people who have posted on here. I had two moderate sized warts on the shaft of my penis. I applied ACV as directed by users on this site and noticed a very small improvement. I noticed bits and pieces of the actual warts falling off with each treatment. I have had the warts for a considerably decent amount of time so I had a feeling that they might be stubborn. I feel as the though the warts were never completely eliminated from the area and I fear that the skin may have started healing before I could get all of the warts. I couldnt continuously use ACV because of considerable burning and inflamation. As a result I believe the healing process began. Now I am stuck with what looks like one big scar, but I still feel something underneath the scar. I am not sure if anyone else can relate or know what I mean by that, but I can almost feel the wart underneath still. My hope is that it is scar tissue? Anyway, I am here because I could use some help. I recently began a new set of treatments with ACV. The burning is now 10x worse than on the original treatment and the inflamation isn't any better. I notice that the center, (the part that healed), turns a pearl white, while the surrounding skin is turning a brownish/black and beginning to scab.
With that being said, I am nervous to continue treatment and I am unsure what to do. I DO NOT want to end up with a scar that looks worse than the original warts, but at the same time I see a glimmer of hope to finally rid myself of these hideous things.
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Posted by Maria (Baltimore, MD) on 12/15/2008
I have had warts in the opening to my vagina...and there are probably plenty inside and I just cant see them. I really want to get rid of these to feel better about myself...After reading the postings on this site yesterday, I convinced myself to use the ACV. I put the tampon inside of me and packed the outside with cotton swabs.. I couldn't leave it like that for more than 15 minutes.. It was stinging so bad. But that was only my first treatment. I notice today that there was slight bleeding on the cotton swab when I removed it. Can anybody tell me if I am doing this right... Will it work if you just do it for about 15 minutes.. or do I have to leave it overnight? Thanks for all your help.
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Posted by $180 richer (Somewhere, New Jersey) on 12/14/2008
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Well to start off, like many other people on this forum, I contracted genital warts. During a rougher sexual experience, I managed to get a cut on the side of my shaft, which is usually covered when not erect, I am uncircumcised. A couple weeks later after it began to heal, I noticed that where i healed was hard and something started to grow there that looked like cauliflower. Well after seeing a urologist, i found out it was genital warts. He performed burned off this growth using a procedure that is called Electrocautery. After this painful experience,they seemed to disappear, but during the healing process, in the same spot i notice 2 more small warts grow. During the checkup, the dr burnt those off too. Seemingly solving the problem, but costing be $180 (after insurance) for each visit. After a few months, I developed another wart, or small clump of them where my foreskin connects and a very small one in the same spot where it all started. Being that I cant afford to keep dishing out $180 over & over, I looked for other options, & extemely happy I found this site.
After reading others' stories, I tried the ACV treatment last night and it has worked so far. After cleaning the area with HP, I soaked a small amount of a cotton swab in ACV and taped a piece to both setsof warts. After about 20 mins, both turned bright white. I reapplied news swabs after observing the process and left it overnight. In the morning I checked on the progress and the bigger clump looked to have separated. Not much progress with the smaller one. Now later at night I went to repeat the same process, and as I was cleaning the bigger clump with HP, a piece fell off!!!!! IT WORKS!. Im hoping after this treatment I see more results! I suggest this treatment to anyone. Applying the ACV yesterday didnt hurt at all! Tonight it have an extremely minimal sting. I believe even an infant can handle the pain without crying. If your like me and dont wanna spend hundreds off dollars just to keep going back, try this. What do you have to lose? The $4 that I spent on the ACV is def worth the risk.
ACV=Apple Cider Vinegar 5% purchased at ACME grocery store
HP=Hydrogen Peroxide
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SUBMITTING AND THANK YOU EARTHCLINIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by Steve (Somewhere, ND) on 12/12/2008
I had the same reaction on my anal warts. They went away but the skin is so tender, I can't tell you the pain I feel when doing my business. I have tried vit e oil and A + D ointment. It's been almost a week now and its still very painful. Any help would be appreciated.
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Posted by Morgan (Portland, OR) on 12/10/2008
I wanted to wait until I had my doctor's exam before writing an update. I started topical ACV treatment on my external GWs on Nov. 24th. When I started I was aware of only 2 - in all there were about 7. I did the overnight cotton ball soak for 2 nights, on the 3rd day - I continued to only spot apply them with diluted ACV and a Q-tip several times a day until I could no longer find them. They were totally gone in about a week. Since Nov. 26th, I have done a few diluted ACV/ H2O douches and like Lola from somewhere USA - I did a few soaked tampon applications. I could feel a slight stinging inside directly after insertion on night 1 & especially stingy the next night for longer, then I took a break. I did this twice in 2 weeks. I also chose to wear panty liners and you will want to if you try the tampon &/or douche method. It's not pretty. Like Lola, I also felt sharp pains days after treatment and I personally experienced some intense itching... which I also attributed to healing.
Though this process was 'painful' at times for me - I always told myself that the discomfort meant healing. I kind of think you have to endure some discomfort --- and in reality it was not that bad nor did it last very long. If you feel endured pain, irritation or have swelling - stop for a few days, cut back, dilute, ease up - then go back. I know you want them gone but it will still work if you take it easy. Though I took breaks from long contact with ACV topically, I continued drinking & spot applying with q-tip until they disappeared.
Note: I stopped using Hydrogen Peroxide because I had forgotten that it is really great for cleaning new wounds - but once a wound starts healing - it destroys the good new cells. Since ACV is antibacterial ---- using HP after the first day or two is redundant and not beneficial for healing.
I surprised my doctor who is quite brilliant and open to alternative medicine. She had never heard of anyone using ACV to rid themselves of genital warts. She could not see ANY sign of GW externally where I used to have 7. She said my skin looks great - we were both impressed. There are no warts inside my vaginal walls and my cervix is free of any lesions. However, there are 2 at the very opening of my V in a location that has been difficult for me to get a cotton ball on. Also, they have never turned white, so I was not certain that they were actually warts. She said this type a tissue is different and more resistant than the labia and walls. Interesting. At first she suggested having them frozen off with liquid nitrogen. Later she said since the ACV is working --- why not give it a little longer. We agreed that I would focus on this for 1 month and report back to her.
Though I am not happy about the 2 I have to tend to --- it is kind of a relief to know that what I had seen on my labia was in fact genital warts and I was able to clear my skin of these warts using ACV... in a relatively short span of time. Sorry to be gross but I am also positive that prior to today I had warts inside my vagina as well & they are also GONE.
Note: My doctor was not pleased about my ACV douching --- because of the pH imbalance it can cause. So be careful and take precautions. I took acidophilus and Lysine while doing this.... there was no sign of yeast --- she shook her head in disbelief and gave me a shrug.
Note: To all the women out there, she told me that almost every woman who has ever had sex has HPV. To all: the stated statistics are around 80% of all people. This was hard for me too - but no one should feel shame. I've had 5 friends diagnosed in the last year and now me. None of us are 'promiscuous'.
All I can say is that ACV works. It may not be a pain free process - but I imagine the nitrogen freezing would be more painful and for longer. If you have GW and you are upset and you want to rid yourself of them ---- read through all these amazing YEAS and you will find what to and what not to do. Take your time and listen to your skin. Take heed to the people who say to oil the areas around the wart first - this is VERY smart. If it takes 2 weeks or a month - this is still a miracle. Just be kind to your skin & Good luck! Thank you ACV and Earth Clinic --- thank you to all the people who posted here and helped me through this time. I was in a terrible fright. Sorry to be so lengthy but It works, it works, it works.
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Posted by L (Orange County, CA) on 12/05/2008
On day four and just updating. After posting yesterday I took a shower and 2 big chunks came off. I was like what the heck at first and then I realized what it was. It looked like the end of a q-tip, white and spongey, but it was actually warts coming out from inside. It was so weird. A big chunk also came off from one of the external ones. Im so excited. I will let you guys know if they go away completely and stay away. I even recommended this to a pregnant women who had them, cause her doctor said there was nothing she could do while she was pregnant. I believe this is safe as I have had no adverse side effects. I check out this site now everyday when I have anything bothering me. I hope I never have to go to a doctors again.
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Posted by G (Somewhere in, Florida) on 12/05/2008
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I was really hoping that I was going to be able to post something positive here about apple cider vinegar for two warts on my wang...and after three days, I get too...Honestly, truthfully, and on the real...this stuff works...and I had zero pain. I can see that it may sting in some cases. But for the two on my member, I didnt even feel a pinch. I first cleaned each wart with hydrogen peroxide as reccomended by some other dude on here. I took a Q tip and soaked it in ACV. I then cut the tip in half and placed it on the offending wart. I placed a round small bandaid on top. I did this around midnight and went to sleep. Next day, the wart was white and already beginning to look like it was it was going to come off. 2nd night, same thing, next morning, wart was darker and half falling off. I washed it in the shower using a loofa an pretty much all of it came off. I then covered the skin with vitamin E from a gel pill that i popped with a safety pin. I did the treatment for a third night on the tiny bump that was left on the shaft. Still no pain. Some of the skin around the wart turned slightly blackish which is why i applied the vitamin e. in the morning I showered and scrubbed and everything was gone, including the blackish skin that surrounded the wart...I towel dried and rubbed some neosporin+pain on the reddish aread where the last tiny bump had come off when I showered this morning. As of this post I elimintaed two warts that I had on my shaft for almost 6 months in 3 painless days and it only cost me about 5 bucks. I promise it works.
Side note: On the first day of ACV treatment I started taking 4 garlic pills/ day, 1 1000mg vitamin E pill/ day, 1 multivitamin/day, I drink 2 cups of each orange juice and apple juice a day, and took a 1 oz shot of ACV the first and third night of treatment (and will continue to do so every other night for the next month or 3). I chase each shot with a FULL glass of water without stopping until its completely done. Remember, you just swallowed acetic acid. I also ... often, drink about 8 glasses of water, and go to the gym and/or do something athletic outside every day. I surf weekly. I also sleep at least 8 hours every night. During the 3 days of treatment I left the ACV on the entire time I was sleeping and did not remove until I woke up. Good luck, I promise it really does work, just be patient, positive, and pray to whoever it is you pray to.
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Posted by L (Orange County, CA) on 12/05/2008
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Just adding to the slew of people who say acv works to get rid of GW. Oh my gosh, so I am on day 3. I have tried so many things to try and get rid of the annoying buggers. I used aldara which is extremely expensive and it did not work, went through the whole box, and instead of going away they got bigger and spread. Yeay, thats just great, so then I had them frozen, no just spread even more. Now I have been trying the ACV and in just 3 days they have already turned black. Right now I am just focusing on the one external, a little to scared to try the tampon thing, maybe I will try it soon, I thought about doing the acv douche though. I have been seeing positive results and will continue to update. I have also been drinking the acv everyday and have bathed in it once. The bath was draining, probably releasing the toxins out of my pores. I feel and look so much better. ACV is a cure-all. The best thing I have ever come across. This site is a life-saver. Thanks so much.
