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Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Kim (Atlanta, GA) on 11/30/2008
I stumbled upon this site, I've had BV on and off for over 12 years. Going to the doctor's has become very expensive with copay's and rx fees. I took the folic acid 800mg and acidoplus 3 hours ago and I just took the peroxide/H20 douch hopefully this works. My stomach gets really enlarged/bloated whenever I get BV, does this happen to anyone else?
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Tiff (Atlanta, Ga) on 08/09/2009
Yes.. I definatly get swollen/ bloated when I have BV
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Lisette (Fort Worth, Texas) on 11/21/2008
★★★☆☆WORKED TEMPORARILY
Okay ladies, I wrote a few weeks ago saying I was going to try the HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DOUCHE, FOLIC ACID, ACIDOPHILUS method to get rid of this MONSTER! Promised I would write back so I am. WELL... BV is still my living night mare! I tried this method and it works for a couple days then comes back... STRONGER! Sucha nasty smell. URGH. I even stopped having sex with my boyfriend. I dont think I was displined enough. I wouild do it for 3 days then take a day break because I felt I was getting dry from inserting the pill up there and douching. Maybe I need to do it for 5 days straight and see what happens. So I finally broke down and went to the doctor this morning just to make sure nothing else besides BV is going on and of course to get some meds for it. They gave me MetroGel. I am going to use this for the next 5 days, along with taking the folic acid and ACIDOPHILUS orally and see what happens. I cant really doche and sick anything up there while using the MetroGel. I know alot of you say the MetroGel does not work... hopefully it will for me. If it does not, well I will try the douching again. I have not seen many ladies come back and give us updates. I am wondering if I am the only one having a problem using this method... I want to know if anyone has used this for 5 days and the been completely clear for monthes after doing it. URGH So frusterating! I will write back in 2 weeks. The test is to see how long it lasts... if I am fresh for a week without meds I will be so happy!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Dawn-Marie (Canoga Park, CA) on 11/17/2008
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First off...THANKS EARTH CLINIC FOR GETTING MY LIFE BACK-YOU ARE A GODSEND!!! My story is much like the rest, 10 years ago I got a new sex partner and boom... my vag became a stranger to me. I was soon diagnosed with Bacterial Vaginosis. Oh the shame and depression! The SMELL, the constant changing of undees, worrying if anyone else notices. I was mortified and wouldn't talk about it w/any of my friends. I had lost so much self confidence b/c of this plague. After many failed and only temporarily effective dr. prescriptions, I just gave up and forced myself to accept this. I can't understand how doctors were just not really concerned about a chronic TEN YEAR infection. After a decade of suffering I somehow stumbled upon this website, and now ALL IS WELL! 100% better, back to normal. Although I had forgotten what normal even was for me.
I was a little weary at first about using hydrogen peroxide 3% internally, but I went for it. I emptied a summmer's eve douche bottle, filled it with 50% H2O2 3% and 50% bottled water. Laid in the bathtub and let it go. Held it for 30 secs. (there was a slight burning sensation but I swear its NO BIG DEAL) then pushed it out. I took 2 Folic Acid pills (400 mcg each) along w/2 Acidophilus pills (3 billion CFU's or 240 mg. each) and went to bed. By morning, I had NO SMELL, NO DISCHARGE, NO TRACE OF BV WHATSOEVER! It's been a full 24 hrs. later and still smells like pure water down there! And I worked out and haven't even showered yet. UNBELIEVABLE! I plan on taking 2 Folic Acid pills and 2 Acidophilus pills 2x daily for first week, then taper off to once DAILY. What a wonderful, life changing discovery earth clinic has been to me!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will update this in 1 week.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by figrgrl (Ventura, Ca) on 11/14/2008
Hi, first of all I am comforted knowing that I am not the only woman with this issue. My problem started a year ago when I began seeing a new guy. I had BV the very next day after sex. I had no idea what was going on just that the smell was atrocious and I was severely irritated. It is one year later and it happens like clockwork every time afterwards. I thought that maybe it was a 'fluid' incompatibility but found I got it again even with condom use. I've never had this problem in my entire life until now and I am beyond despondent over it. Needless to say it is ruining my relationship as I dread being with him knowing what the outcome will be within 24 hours. I'm literally incapacitated for a week trying to clear it up. I have been using HP and find that it works but the discharge comes back heavier but without the smell. If I don't have sex, I'm good for a while. I take Acidophilus but haven't tried inserting the tablets. I think that using the powder in some water is a better choice as it would get into the crevices which is where it starts. I'm curious if any of you are also dealing with recurrent yeast infections because of BV. I have used ACV as a douche in water and have found it to be helpful. It acidifies the vaginal walls making it a non inviting environment for bacteria that prefer an alkaline state. BTW, semen is alkaline~soooo, without getting it out of you, you may upset your balance. I'm taking a very serious route right now by changing my diet by not having sugar in any way. Sugar feeds bacteria so I'm eliminating all of it. I'm also quitting coffee because I am aware that it also disrupts your internal flora. I'm going to use the acidophilus powder in a douche now and see what happens. Wish me luck! Oh, I do use folic acid as well but haven't been consistent at taking it daily. I will start that as well.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Rachel (Sault, MI) on 11/12/2008
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I just have to post this and first THANKS to everyone who posted there feedback on the cures for BV. AND THANK YOU EARTH CLINIC for having this website free for everyone to use!! It has worked for me! I have struggled with BV for a few years off and on. For the last few months it has been really bad. I have had it with my grouchy nurse at my doctors office. Talk about rude! This ailment really is AWEFUL!! The itching, sensitive skin, GOD AWEFUL SMELL!! GUH. So I decided to try EVERYTHING! And it worked.... so here it is... I started by a vaginal wash of the H202. I got a suringe without the needle like that you would give a baby medicine with. Fill that up with pure hydrogen peroxcide 3% while in the shower slowly insert and slowly push it up into the VaJAYJAY let it sit in there for a couple minutes then take it out. Try to make sure it is getting all the ""walls". Then each night I inserted the Acidipholis 500billion as far up as I could with my finger. (there was some gross discharge the next day but well worth it) and I am taking 800 mcg's of folic acid in the morning with another acidipholis pill then another later in the day. MY BV IS GONE!!!!!! GONE!!!! ALL SYMPTOMS!!! YAY..... I even had sex with my boyfriend last night and NO SYMPTOMS!!! AT LAST the embarresment is gone :) Ladies if you are ready to get rid of this once and for all. Try these things together you will not be disappointed. And don't get lazy. You have to keep it up. Also the Acidophilus is awesome for digestion health so that is just a bonus!!! And the folic acid is great for energy and metabolism another BONUS!!! Good luck and thanks again to all you brave women who werne't afraid to speak up.... !!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Lisette (Fort Worth, TX, USA) on 11/05/2008
I am so happy to have found such a wonderful web site. I have been suffering from yeast infections, at least I think, ever since I have been dating my current boyfriend. He not circumsized, so I think that possibly maybe that germs from his penis are contributing to my infections. Sometimes I get really ichey, irratating, discharge (white, milky, sometimes clumpy). When it is clumpy I go ahead spend $17 on the monstat that burn like heck after the medication starts to melt inside the vajayjay. Everything usually goes away after doing that but long behold a couple weeks later the same irration comes back, sometimes not as bad, sometimes worse. When they are not as bad, I let it just take it course. it usually will go away. I just cant afford to be buying Monstat everytime it happens. I thin these are yeast infections because my discharge does not smell at all. WELL, this time around my discharge smells HORRIBLE! I have not itching or irratation. Just white, milky discharge that smells more like rotten milk or garbage (I know gross). I hasd this ahppen before 6 years ago. I was 18 and did not know about BV. I lived with it for 6 months until it just went away on its own. I went to prom smelling horrible!!!
I am bit confused if this is BV or not though because read that most of you women get a fishy smell, I don't a fishy smell. Its a rooten nasty smell. i am desprate so i am going to try the H202, ACIDOPHILUS, FOLIC ACID method and see whats happens. i already bought the stuff and just took 1 800mcg folic acid pill, and 2 Acidophilus (1 billion) orally. Since I am at work, when I get home I will do the hydro douche and insert a Acidophilus pill inside my vajayjay when I go to sleep. I also got the yougurt. Do I mix the Acidophilus pill in with the douche or just stick a capsule up there?
thank you so much ladies!!!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Crystal (Houston, Tx) on 10/31/2008
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I tried the Hydrogen peroxide douche, started taking (2) 400mcg folic acid pills, one in am and one pm, and (2) 500mill acidophilus pills, one in am and one pm. 24 hours later I felt 80% better. The smell, discharge, and discomfort had all but vanished. Only douched once, didn't want to risk a yeast infection. Continued the pill regime and after a few days feel 100% better. Still a little discomfort after sex, not during, though with a good lubricant even that's not an issue. Hope everyone finds what helps their body get rid of this horrible bug!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Vita (Riverside , CA) on 10/21/2008
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OMG!! thanks for this website..
I am so glad that I came across this website. I too was at my wits end I did not want to visit the doctors and have them prescribe the same thing as before only to get the symptoms once again. Well to my delight I am happy to report that the folic acid along with the perixode does work. I take 2 400mg of folic acid in the morning, I also take 2 acidoph.caplets in the morning. I also did 3 days of the 50% purified water/50% 3%peroxide douche with 2 acidoph.caplets mixed in and no smell or itch. YAAAAA!!
Once again thanks!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Elanor (Dover, Delaware) on 10/18/2008
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I have been suffering through Bacterial Vaginosis ever since I got an I.U.D. inserted. Up until I found this site today I always assumed that you could only cure this condition with antibiotics. Thanks to your wonderful site I know better now!! I'm starting a folic acid and acidophilus treatment and have used the 50/50 peroxide and water douche, with gratifyingly quick results!!! I will continue the treatment for another few days and report back, but I think everything is finally going to be o.k. Thank you a thousand times over for your wonderful, informative site!! I'm taking 300 mg of the acidophilus and 400mcg of the folic acid, once in the morning and once at night. If adjustments are needed I will make them accordingly. Overall I give this site and this cure two very enthusiastic thumbs up!!!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by May (Paris, Kentucky USA) on 12/16/2008
I was very glad to find this website and forum. I have had Bacterial Vaginosis at least once a year for 8 years or so. The first few years I always thought they were yeast infections and would throw the usual OTC treatments at them. That never failed to worsen the problem. Which would lead to a trip to the Gyno and a BV diagnosis. The medications always worked for me. Recently I have been unemployed and lost my insurance so a doctors office visit isn't an option at this time. I am trying the HP douch and eating plain yogurt. Keeping the douching to a minimum as I don't want to swing the opposite direction and get a yeast infection. My symptoms are not as severe as some on the forum have described. Mostly burning and irritation. I can't tell if I have a discharge because i'm on my period, but I have had a slight discharge during past episodes. I'm going to try this nice and slow and report back my results to all you ladies. Wish me luck!
May
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Relieved! (Tampa, FL) on 10/17/2008
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I Fixed It!
I'm soooo happy I found this site because I do not have Health Insurance and I found myself wasting money going to the doctor only to be told over and over again that I have BV. So I followed the advice I read and it worked. We all should know that douching too much is not healthy at all so I was not trying to douche for 7 days. Here is what worked for me! (I did catch this outbreak before it had a chance to get out of control, because I know my body.)
Day 1
1/2 purified water, 1/2 peroxide, the contents of 2 opened acidophilus capsules in a douche
The first time I did the douche I also smeared dannon plain yougurt all over my outer walls. I also inserted an acidophilus wafer into my canal after the first doche.
Result, no itching, no smell just the strawberry smell of the acidophilus wafer : )
*****I also make a point to eat yogurt at least once a day (if you don't like yogurt try dannon vanilla)
I also take at least 5 adicophilus pills thru out the day and at least 4 folic acid. I will continue to eat the Yogurt and take the pills to keep my PH in check*****
Day 2
1/2 purified water, 1/2 peroxide, the contents of 2 opened acidophilus capsules in a douche.
Result, fresh and clean feeling. By day 2 I also stopped sleeping with panties on I wanted to let the area air out****
Day 3
1/2 purified water, 1/2 peroxide, the contents of 2 opened acidophilus capsules in a douche.
At this point, it was ok but not quite perfect, my discharge was still creamy but not smelly. So what I started to do is to clean myself using the finger method, no soap and all of this together seems to have cured me!!****
I stopped the douche after 3 days and I continue to use the finger method for cleaning I will be using Dove sensitive skin soap to clean the area and continue the pills and yougurt routine. I will also shower when ever common sense tells me I should in addition the the regular one a day. It worked for me, so I hope this helps somebody else. Good Luck!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Pammy (vancouver, BC) on 10/16/2008
I was so shocked to finally come across this site! I've had issues with BVD for years and have experienced the same frustration as other women here; both with doctors and the treatments they give you. I had one doctor that recommended boric acid, but after trying it a few times my BVD came back. Desperate a few days ago at the prospect of taking another round of futile antibiotics, I went searching for natural remedies online- low and behold came across an article on peroxide douches. I dug a little further and came across this site!!!I rushed to the drug store, got everything except the folic acid (will get tomorrow). I did the 3% peroxide douche 50/50 in an emptied douche bottle, let it sit for about 5 minutes. I didn't have any discomfort of irritation at all, but could feel it fizzing a little. I will take my acidophilus tonight (2x 2 million active cells)and run out to get my folic acid tomorrow....I can't wait to update you on my progress.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Rox (Denver, CO) on 10/14/2008
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Cure for BV = H202, Folic Acid and Acidophilus
yes Yes Yes this remedy works!!!! I have been battling BV for about 5 years and I have been prescribed every treatment you can think of they always seemed to be a temporary cure. It always comes back!!! Finally I cam eacross EarthClinic.com and read about the hydro peroxide/folic acid and ACIDOPHILUS treatment. I was skeptical at first because I have also tried many "natural remedies" and vitamins with NO SUCCESS!!! But I figured I had nothing to lose.
I mixed 50/50 of water and hydro peroxide in a clean empty douche bottle. I did three flushes. Then I took 800 mg of Folic Acid and 100 mg of ACIDOPHILUS by mouth. And guess what????? The results were amazing. Both the odor and discharge associated with BV was gone within just a few hours!!!!!!!! It was amzing I do this ritual one every two weeks along with a capsule of ACIDOPHILUS anda capsule of folic acid every morning and still havent had a recurrance of BV!!! I recommend this treatment to anyone who suffers from BV as I once did.
Thank you Earth Clinic!!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Janet (Woodbridge, NJ) on 10/02/2008
★★★☆☆WORKED TEMPORARILY
Hi There! I have bought the Acidophilus & Folic Acid and also I did the douche mix with 50% water & 50% peroxide. It worked excellent! I did it sunday & today is Thursday. I did the douche on sunday then on wednesday, but i noticed today I have a little bit of discharge (whiter than it used to) & the smell is different. What i dont undestand is that i had no smell or discharge until today since sunday!...Should i be douching more? How long should i do that for? I am taking 2 Acidophilus pills (10mg each) & 2 Folic acids (800mcg each). Should I take more of each? PLEASE, IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATED!!
THANKS!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Vanessa (Farmington, CT) on 10/04/2008
Hi Janet, I'm gonna let you know what worked for me. I too was going through the same exact things you were going through. I've read about the whole 50/50 solution douch thing but to be honest I've never tried it b/c I was scared that it would've made my BV worse. I'm extremely carefull when it comes to my vagina so i decided to try the acidoph & folic acid instead. For 2 months I took acidoph (1 billion) and folic acid (800 mcg) 2x a day but didn't work. So I then just tried the folic acid by itself 3x a day and it worked a little. The smell wasn't as bad as it use to but it was still there. Finally i called the doctor and she prescribed me Flagyl (2 pills for 7 days) and i continued to take 2 folic acid pills a day as well... it's been 1 month and NO signs of BV whatsoever ... Good luck!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Janet (Woodbridge, New Jersey) on 10/17/2008
Hi Vanessa. Thanks for that advise. I did the 50/50 douche with water & hydrogen peroxide for 5 days & was taking the pills 2 of each a day. It seem to dissapear. Now, I have my period and i am taking more folic acid & more acidoph. I am a little scare, I just dont want to get BV anymore! I hope I dont get it again. If I do get it again, I will try the yogurt thing, although I am not sure for how long you should put that on the vagina area. If anyone can help, please do so. I will keep everyone posted!! Thanks
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Janet (Woodbridge, NJ) on 10/22/2008
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Well, here I am with my latest update. My period is finally gone & it seems the BV is going away as well. The smell is gone, but I still have a little bit of discharge, although is now white not yellowish & no smell (which make a big difference!!). I am gonna keep taking my pills, I am gonna start taking a one a day vitamin as well...I read that that helps as well. I will start eating more yogurt too.
I wanted to try the tampon with yogurt, but i dont know how to do that. As soon as you add something liquid to a tampon it starts to blow up! So, if anyone has done this before a little advise will be great.
I am gonna wash myself with some peroxide after sex, to try to keep this monster away from me!...
I am feeling much better now. Although is not completely gone, I feel I am making a big progress. I hope with a little time, it will be completly gone!
Thanks everyone for this site!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by just tryin 2 help (St. Louis, MO) on 10/25/2008
Janet, try getting the variety pack of tampons with the different sizes. Take a small and large tampon, take both out of the applicators, then put the small tampon in the large applicator, get the yogurt in there and insert like normal. I hope this helps. GL.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Lisa (Fayetteville, AR) on 09/29/2008
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Bacterial Vaginosis Nightmare: Found this website about a week ago and went immedietly to the health food store and purchased the folic acid and acidopholis (sorry about spelling) I take one capsule of each morning and night and am doing the hydrogen/distilled water douche by irrigation syringe every so often and after sex. I have suffered for many embarrassing years and I am so happy to report this is working! Thank you so much for this site!!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Toya (District of Columbia, District of Columbia) on 09/24/2008
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I'm a 29 year old woman who has always been the picture of health. I had a case of BV about 5 or 6 years ago and after finally ruling out a yeast infection, I went to a physician who prescribed Flagyl - it worked and my BV was gone! Now here almost six years later - that nasty little monster of an infection pops up again! I've been in a monogamous relationship with my boyfriend for the last 2 years now. We had sex all the time for a year and a half before this BV popped up just randomly. I thought maybe it was because we were having oral sex and the germs in his mouth was causing it, but again, we've been having sex for well over a year and never any problems before. In June of this year, the BV came on. Because it had been years since I had it, I got really worried and started considering all kinds of things like maybe an STD. Not only was the BV making me not want to have sex because of the awful smell, I was becoming suspicious of my boyfriend and thought maybe he'd been cheating on me or something. Well, I dealt with the BV for about a month and a half because I didn't have health insurance at the time and could afford a doctor's visit. I tried all kinds or over the counter meds and I had become so stressed and depressed because the smell had plagued me. During this time I even broke it off with my boyfriend because I just wasn't sure that it wasn't an STD. I was taking 2 and 3 showers, constantly changing my panties and I dreaded going around people. Finally in August, I started a new job and got health insurance! I didn't wait any longer and got in to see a MD as soon as I could. After the pelvic exam, they ruled out any possibility whatsoever of any STD - and what a relief that was - and also said that there was no yeast present in my vagina. It was good news for me because that meant it could only have been BV and so the doctor prescribed me Flagyl again since it worked so well 5 years ago.
So I took the Flagyl for 7 days and what do you know - the BV was gone! I was so incredibly happy because I had dealt with this for almost two months with no real cure. I also rekindled things with my boyfriend - since I obviously had jumped to conclusions and dumped him for nothing! Even though I never told him why I broke it off, I vowed to myself to make it right. So 3 weeks after I'd finished the Flagyl and was completely cured, I planned this HUGE -makeup party- for my boyfriend and I - complete with dinner, champagne and lots of sex that night! Two days later - THAT HORRIBLE, ATROCIOUS MONSTER was back!!! I was livid and so depressed. I thought I had gotten rid of that sucker, like last time. I couldn't believe it! At this point I was desperate - so later that day, I turned to the internet to find ANYTHING that would help. I knew I wouldn't want to have sex with this infection plaguing me and my boyfriend and I had just started to get back on track. What could I tell him this time? Also, there was no way I was going to feel like I couldn't go around co-workers, friends or anyone else without being self conscious of that smell. I happen to run across this site, read through tons of comments on how the HP douche, folic acid and acidophilus worked wonders - so I was willing (and desperate). I got a refill of Flagyl just to be on the safe side and started taking those immediately. I also ran to CVS and got the HP (3%), folic acid and acidophilus- along with some Summer's Eve douche (just for the bottle). I went home that night and took 1600mg of folic acid and 1 billion CFU of acidophilus. I think poured out the Summer's Eve douche and filled the empty bottle with 1 part HP and the rest water. I douched once that night - and when I woke up the next morning- no foul odor, no discharge. I'm using this remedy along with my Flagyl so I'm sure the BV will be gone in a few days. However, the douche worked INSTANTLY for the discharge and smell!!! I'm confident that the supplements will keep the BV from coming back, at least that's what I'm hoping. The true test for me is the LONG TERM effect and we'll see after the next time I have sex. I'll report back and let you know - but in the meantime, thanks so much for all the comments about this problem! It's such an embarrassing thing to deal with and talk about, even to you doctor. I just wish I'd know about this months ago when my BV first came back, instead of costly prescriptions and co-pays. They should get the FDA in on this remedy because this is a more natural and safer remedy. I think the results will be far better than popping antibiotics after each infection. Thanks everyone - glad to know I wasn't alone in dealing with this :o)
Hydrogen Peroxide, Folic Acid, Acidophilus
Posted by Toya (District of Columbia, DC, USA) on 11/06/2008
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I am happy to report that the HP douche, along with the Acidophilus and Folic Acid has completely CURED my BV!!!! I said I would report back after my first trial and I have yet to see any symptoms of BV since then. My boyfriend and I are doing great - and having lots of sex with no problems! Just to be on the safe side, I occasional pop 1 Billion CFU of acidophilus and 1600 mg of Folic Acid every blue moon! Bacterial Vaginosis is a MONSTER and it sucks that women have to deal with this horrible ailment. But Earth Clinic has been such a Godsend for many women! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'd probably still be suffering with that awful smell and popping antibiotics to this day if it were not for this site...
