79 User Reviews
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(Charlotte, NC)
12/31/2008
I too have suffered from this curse for the last 2 years. I'm now 7 months pregnant and its come back!! I've started the h2o2 douches and acidophlius about two weeks ago, and its been clearing up. The only problem that hasn't stopped is the endless external vulva itching. Its been so bad, that I wake up in the middle of the night to find out I've scratched myself swollen and sore. This morning my husband suggested I use some oatmeal to help with the itchies. It worked great! But its a little messy, I took some dry oat and slightly wet them with distilled water, then pat the mixture all over my vay j and instant relief! I put on some big granny panties to keep it in place. Hopefully this will keep me itch free until the bv is gone! I'll keep u posted.
(Somewhere, USA)
01/01/2009
This worked for me:
I applied raw unfiltered ACV with cotton ball a couple times a day for a few days. Then I applied coconut oil topically a couple times a day for a few days. Itch went away.
For discharge due to BV, borax in gel capsule inserted vaginally every night for a few nights takes care of it. Two weeks is probably best. Underlying reason is, I believe, weak immune system, so try to work on general health improvement.
Hope this helps.
(Singapore)
01/03/2009
I was suffering the same fate a few years back and relize it first started after many round of antibiotics. The itch normally comes 1 week before my period and will drag on until the 2nd day of manustrating. I have tried antibiotic, anti fungal insertion, probiotic orally but all the above did not help. What finally worked was garlic pills. After 1 month of garlic pills ( 2-3 pills daily), the itch was less prior to my period. I continued for another few months and the itch finally left. I've also tried inserting tempons soaked in yogurt (containing good bacteria) and it has also helped.
Acidophilus
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I purchased Probiotic Acidophilus at Whole Foods in the suppliment department. I was upset that I could only find capsules and finally in the cooler I found a bottle of LIQUID Probiotic Acidophilus!!! Yes it has to be kept in the fridge!!!! I wasn't sure exactly how I was going to use this but the promise of ridding this was too exciting to even slow me down.... I came home and soaked a tampon in the solutioin. Rubbed it on my irritated skin and my face....like a mask.....With in an hour I felt normal again.....NORMAL! No itching, burning, irritation, or smell.....NO SMELL!!!!
That night I had sex, and was a little worried about it at first, but to my suprise nothing bad happened!!!!! Nothing, no smell, no irritation and I was estatic!!! I couldn't wait to get back to this site and share my good news. I am not sure if I will have to use this method everyday....And I am going to start taking Probiotic 10 orally like a supplement and I will take it everyday if I have to just to keep up the balance....It is worth it!!!! Good luck to all of you who suffer from this awful imbalance....I wish the best for all of you and I hope I help out someone else with my sure fast cure....Best Wishes!
(CEDAR HILL, TX USA)
12/03/2008
OK SO I BOUGHT FOLIC ACID AND PROBIOTIC ACIDOPHILUS IN THE LIQUID FORM BUT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO INSERT USING TAMPON?THANKS.
(Stockton, CA)
12/18/2008
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Ok ladies, I am very tight there though I am not a virgin. Inserting a tampon literally brought me to the ground, almost fainting after having it in for a brief time, even though it was inserted all the way-- and I'm in my early thrirties. Kind of embarassing. Inserting a tampon to treat BV is out of the question for me. I will try the peroxide/water combo and the folic acid. I'm curious if any of you have learned this from a particular ebook out there that claims to cure your bv forever with household items? Thank you!
(Canberra, Act, Australia)
02/09/2011
Alexis, the BV free book is a waste of money. It's just what the EC site says.... I wasted $50 AUD on it last year and I STILL Get a smelly vag. Cant stand it!!! I am now BACK on Acidophilus and also taking cranberry tabs to keep my ph regular down there and hopefully no more UTIs for me either. I get more discharge and smells then ever. it's gross.
(Helena, Montana)
10/24/2012
I have tried everything all the pills the acidophilus tablets the apple cider vinegar baths THOSE BURN! The vagisil so now I am trying betidine if that doesnt work I am trying the borrick acid my dr was going to send me to a specialist 12 hours away but WHO HAS THE MONEY FOR THAT!! Does anyone have a burning issue!!! OMG it hurts so bad!!! I cant even wear undies which sucks ANY FEED BACK PLEASE!!!!!! I cant handle this anymore
Acidophilus
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I still use folic acid 400mcg x3 and 1 stress b-complex tablet.bHope other ladies will give this a try.
(Palm Beach, Florida)
11/10/2008
Ok...everyone has been talking about how its working and all and that it cures bacterial vaginosis but if it does? then how come it keeps coming back and you have to keep using the medication. how can you get rid of it completely?
(San Diego, CA)
11/30/2008
(Springfield, MA)
01/13/2009
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Beth from MO for posting your experience! I was on antibiotics which did nothing, and after several months of suffering through this I found this site and used the H2O2 flush along with taking acidophilus and folic acid but had only minor relief from it. I was about to give up and go back on antibiotics again (even though they didn't work the first time) when I came back to this site and found your post. In desperation, I went to GNC and bought the Super Bifido probiotic complex and Super Acidophilus probiotic complex that you recommended. Along with increasing the folic acid and douching nightly with plain yogurt, my symptoms are almost completely gone!
I do have an additional symptom that I haven't seen mentioned on any of these boards, and I'm wondering if it's from an overgrowth of candida instead of BV. At times I have a really strong gassy odor from my VJ. It's never happened to me before, and only began when I started treatment for BV. At first I thought I had a yeast infection, so I used Monistat 1, and the next day the gas was AWFUL! Ever since then, it happens on and off, usually alternating with the smell from BV. I know that treating an overgrowth of candida can result in bloating and gas from the die-off of the yeast, so I wondered if that was the cause of the gas, rather than BV.
Acidophilus
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I read that if you have pelvic inflammatory disease you have to be treated 2 weeks with oral antibiotics and your partner also and have a 4 - 6 wk. check up. Also, you may not have symptoms any more than the ones we're getting with BV. I think the reason this bear keeps reoccuring is because I have PID. Untreated BV can turn into PID.
Also, no one mentions cultures here that I've read. I was cultured by gyn. and had two infections; one staph and the other bacterial vaginosis. The second is treated with flagyl but the first is treated with ciprofloxin. My gyn. never gave me cipro. just the flagyl, so I think that's part of the reason why it keeps coming back.
I will see how I do, I am finished with the cipro and have douched for about 4 days now. I will let you know how I respond.
Does anyone else think these are reocurring because it has progressed up the vaginal canal to the uterus? or PID. If I don't resolve this this time that is what I will suggest to my dr. Plus, I have not had sex to aggrevate anything in about 7 months.
I've been using wipes drenched in peroxide, spraying peroxide down there, stopped using scented soap, no tampons during menstruation, and hope I got it this time. I've even put the antibiotics up there and the 14 billion live bacteria alternating with the douching. I'm actually doing well now, no symptoms, but time will tell. Will write again in a week, my name is MK.
(Butler, PA)
10/31/2008
I wanted to get back to this site and let them know how I fared. All went well until my period. I would suggest not using tampons until you're really sure its gone. The date is now 10/31/08 and the symptoms have been back for about a week now. I've been douching with the hydrogen peroxide but its getting worse. I finally called my dr. and she ordered me more flagyl. I've run out of my acidophilus, and ran out of hydro. perox. too. I just got some more yesterday. I think letting the liquid sit in you for 3 minutes or so at a time or putting a tampon up there and drenching it with the solution would be good. Also I found relief when I put the acidophilus pills into the douch water. I used PB8, which has 14 billion live bacteria cells in it. Will respond back after my next period and let you know how it goes. Michelle
(Columbus, OH)
11/05/2008
You know I really think douching makes it worse, no matter what you're douching with. The hydrogen peroxide only works temp. after two to three days the discharge is back and thicker then ever. And honeslty I do feel that the more you douche the further it pushes it up in your vaginal canal. So how long do you feel the need to douche knowing that. Secondly, I only douche right after I forgot to take my Folic and Acidphilus pills, to give me a fresh start then, I will continue to medicate with the vitamins. Even with the vitamins I have a white discharge but no ordor. Sometime you have to think is the douche really working, for bacteria grows in the blood stream thats why there are antiobotics for this. If this was a viral type of infection vs. bacteria then the hydrogen peroxide would kill it and it would be done. Instead you have to keep douching every other day and take vitamins everyday to keep the smell away. So with that said are we just eliminating the smell only. I know that is good enough for many women who have been suffering with stinky papayas. So please give me your feed back and let me know if there are truly long term or perminate results.
(Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)
06/18/2009
I have been suffering from BV for about a year now, a whilst i have not tried as many things as a lot of you ladies have ( im not one for conventional medicines and prefer to home medicate) I do feel at the end of the line, I guess I am lucky as I do not suffer from the smell that bv can produce but i do have a lot of dicharge, which as you are aware can be very depressing. i have tried ___ and orally taken acidophilus, i am yet to try boric acid, but i am going to try acidophilus viginally, this evening .... i'll keep you posted - good luck to all who are trying different things, this bv really is bloody awful.
Acidophilus
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(Hayward, CA)
09/15/2008
This is the same feeling I have.I have had BV off and on since I had my 12 year old son.It is so shameful and embarrassing since no matter how much you wash, washing can make it worse, and sometimes stiningly more painful.So what just walk around being a dirty girl. Socially and sexually, so shameful. I will try to stick the pill up, since taking the pill I also noticed more white discharge, again sexually not a turn on, and I would like to be healthy AND not alone forever.They so definately classify BV as what ever it takes to be qualified as research grant worthy so that a real cure, treatment plan, whatever, that works is found.I will also try the bath in ACV, and Im glad they said don't drink it, because even though it makes my stomach hurt, I was just abt to go get myself a bottle.The douche, the fear of a HP douche is just too great for me.But the yougrt consumption increase,I do that do.It'sjust scarey to try so many things.You kno what the Dr.'s always tell us.But we'llc.BIG thanks 2 all, especially to Keisha,Aryanna, and lauren for feelin me.(feelin me=understanding where Im coming from.)
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(Ottowa, Canada)
08/31/2008
HI everyone I have been having problems with BV for a few years now, and I want to ask you ladies if once you start taking the Acidophilus you start to have more of that liquidy white stuff come out of you, is it like a flushing process or is it just making me worse? the smell is better but I notice alot more discharge in my underwear. Please anyone?
(Belpre, Ohio)
09/03/2008
Aryanna, I have also experienced more of a liquid discharge since taking the Acidophilus and Folic Acid. If other symtoms are not increasing such as itching, burning, swelling, I think you're ok. give the Acidophilus and Folic Acid at least a month to work. Also,you should try the Hydogen Peroxide douche. If in doubt, go back to the doctor. Hope this helps.
Acidophilus
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07/13/2008: Alex (scvpmedia200607[at]yahoo.com) from Little River, United States writes: "Since the summer of 2006 I have been suffering on and off miserably from BV and yeast infections. Any time I have a flare up it is either after my period or after I have been swimming or in a wet bathing suit for more than two hours. This is a huge problem because I do alot of work in the water. The multiple sex partners that my Dr. is convinced I have, because of my constant falre ups, is a crock since I have a steady boyfriend and wouldnt dream of cheating. I have tried Triconazole, for the yeast infections and my dr. has put me on all too many BV antibiotics. I'm about to leave and go buy plain yogurt and some acidophilus. Thanks for the posting ladies and I will report back as soon as i get any result. But ladies definatly dont stay in wet bathing suits for too long if you get BV alot it just adds to a new flare up, which is something alot of dr.s forget to tell you I have been to so many and no one ever told me until I found one female nurse at my dr. office who told me about too much moisture for too long will trigure the bacteria
Acidophilus
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When i was 22 I got it all the time..every month.I am 39 now. I have no symtoms now.
'They were still studying it, and i was a guinea pig so to speak with my doc trying boric acid pills placed in the vagina to help make it a nuetral place so to speak. it never helped. she said my boyfriends` sperm was acidic. i was always in long term relationships.... so it had to be something i was doing.
I started taking ACIDOPHILUS PILLS .... they work...but the trick is..... you must ALWAYS take them .. as in every day....forever. not just when you are having BV. trust me....this helps.. then... you MUST be VIGILANT about washing your privates IMMEDIATELY after long days and workouts.....THIS IS A MUST! I am american but i moved to italy 11 yrs ago....now this is why I am literally free from BV: they have bides here....you know the little sink like thing you squat over to wash...
That has made it soooo convinient. now here is how i wash: ( dont laugh..i`m serious) squat in the tub.. wash with neutral soap non perfumed (i like dove) wash only on the outside...rinse well... then get your finger in there... (JUST DO IT) SWIRL IT AROUND... removing the discharge... scooping it out so to speak until there is non left.. constently rinsing your fingers off. now do this once a day (I do it twice) do it also AFTER SEX...Scoop out that sperm so it has no chance of upsetting your balance. have your man wash before sex...(make it fun ladies so he doesnt think he`s in a clinic) this washing is also great while you are on your period...it actually lessons a day of your period... because you are not waiting for every last bit of dischargeblood to ease its way out...
I have had to teach so many friends of mine how to wash... and the majority of women here where i live do not know how to do this.... if you use soap once a day... you can just do it with water after that. if there is not enough time to wash after gym... make sure you have a washcloth and do it that way in the bathroom.... It will literally make you oderless. to you ladies who already do this... I`m glad... but those of you who dont... start right now
ok the rundown:
1.) acidophillus pills plus eat yogurt. you must space them out during the day to keep the good bacteria in your system all day. 4 pills morn.. yogurt afternoon... 3- pills at night...
2.) Wash using the finger method at least once a day (careful not to get soap inside)
3.) you must make your boyfriend wash... I mean gals.. we have all encountered a sweaty member or two in our romps no? he``s got to wash that sweat off of there!
You keep doing this... forever... you will find that you will no longer have bv in your life... now this is a prevention!!!! so i would usually do the cleocin cream for 7 days, or the flagyl which i think works well but take with the acidophillus and eat tons of yogurt. make it your lifestyle.
good luck
(Montgomery, Alabama)
06/28/2008
I read all the comments and tried everything. I got BV last year and it has been hell since. the doctors dont know what to do. So when i read the site i tried some of the things you ladies said. Nothing worked, the peroxide douche made it worse. But now that i see you take so make pills a day i will increase, and let everyone know if it works. I pray it do.
(Detroit, MI)
07/05/2008
Finally after having BV reoccuring since I was 11 (I would notice a fishy smell after I washed with soap) 22 years later, I have finally found acidophilus and bifidus tablets. I have am also using folic acid. Even if I have to take this for ever, I'm glad to be free of it.
(New Britain, CT)
08/02/2008
Quick question ... exactly how much is in each acidophilus pill you take?
(Fairfield, California)
08/27/2008
I have spent the last few hours researching home remedies for Bacteria vaginosis on the internet. I am at my wits end! Did you try the Acidophilus pill and where did you find it? Do you dissolve pill in a small amount of water and insert with a tampon(???) In addition to taking the pill orally? I was confused by all of the comments from this page. Boric acid- Did you try this? If so where did you find this item also. Any help or comments you can provide would be oh so grateful. I truly understand every women that has had to deal with this problem. I have had a problem with BV for many years but I used the traditional method (temp I must add) but nevertheless I went to the doctors for the flagyl gel or pill. I am currently in between jobs thus no insurance coverage.Therefore I am out of luck with a quick cure. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.
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(Atlanta, Ga)
01/04/2012
So glad to know that I am not the only one suffering with this horrible problem. The smell is embarassing and I always feel dirty. I have suffered with this for years. Generally right before my cycle, or when using condoms so this really sucks. I worked for an OBGYN in 2000 and the only thing that has ever worked was metrogel (not generic version) 3 non-consecutive nights for 6 weeks and to my surprise I was fine for about 4 years! I have been having a problem convincing my doc that this works for me and can't get the rx. I also use iodine douches and this works if I catch it early on. Good luck everyone!
Acidophilus
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