12/14/2009: Tt from Atlanta, Ga: "folic acid 800 mcg once a day, sage tea two bags steeped in about a cup and a half of water twice a day or sage tea pills 330 mg twice a aday. the secret cure for sure. try and spread the word!"

EC: Hi Tt, You don't specify the condition, so we're guessing your remedy is for Bacterial Vaginosis. Please let us know if it's for something else!

[YEA]  02/23/2012: Nikki from Cumming, Ga: "I struggle with bacterial vaginosis and have it for months and years at a time. I finally found my cure with cloves of garlic. I unpeel a garlic clove, put a few stab holes in it to release the healing juices and insert it in my vagina. After a day or two or three it naturally comes out. I finally cured myself and have been B.V. Free for several weeks now thank god!!!! I did a maintenance type of program with many things that kept the odor at a minimum and the white sticky discharge a little less in thickness with all of the following.

I have tried hydrogen peroxide douches with a few drops of tea tree oil (this kills the bad bacteria that is overgrowing and causing the problem), rePHresh vaginal inserts (these really help with the odor), eating probiotics daily (the refrigerated kind you find at Whole Foods) and elimination of sugar and coffee from my diet (hard to do but actually good for health and diet). Anyways, I just wanted to share this with everyone because I know the stress and aggravation this causes and I really think the cloves of garlic is what really worked this time. It lessened the white discharge within a few days, and it also created a more clear and slippery lubricant in my vagina and that was a relief. I also decided to stop obsessing over it and just tried to maintain it and I think this psychological shift really played a part as well. Best of luck to all women who face this problem. I hope this helps!"

10/06/2010: Kay from In The Valley, Ca replies: "'I hope' that was meant to put a smile on our faces, because it sure made me chuckle. When people say "What's that garlic smell?", just tell them you're on that new 'Italian Diet' that everyone is trying!"

EC: That's true, Aminta -- hundreds of responses, but no mention of garlic for bacterial vaginosis. Thanks for the new remedy!

[BETTER BUT NOT CURED]  11/19/2008: Ape from Denver, CO replies: "I read about using garlic on another site...I was just told last week that I have BV. They tried to give me the pills and the cream and I starting surfing the net to find another way to fix the problem. I am taking garlic orally...it sounds a little less intense this way but not sure if its working as I have 0 symptoms at all. I will have to let yall know after I go to the doc and get yelled at for not taking the antibiotics."

02/18/2009: Mary from Houston, Texas, United States replies: "I was wondering, how do you take Garlic Orally? do you eat it alone or put in food?
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07/14/2011: Danielle from Rancho Cucamonga, Ca replies: "They sell Garlic pills."

[BETTER BUT NOT CURED]  07/06/2009: Kennedy from Broomeville, SC: "Hi ladies I have to say thanks for all of your input. I thought I was the only one in the world struggling with this problem. I've also researched that if you have an IUD that may be the cause of the BV as well. I've been taking one garlic pill twice a day. One in the morning and one at night. I've also been drinking a probiotic drink that has lots of bacteria that's similar to yogurt. I consume one every morning. So far for about a month, I've noticed some changes. I have little to no odor after intercourse and after my cycle. The discharge has decreased significantly! Hardly any at all."

10/03/2010: Chandy from Aurora, Colorado, United States: "My ph within my vaginal area is getting back to normal. I have reaccuring issue with BV, then yeast. I am currently I believe fixing the issue I hope. I use regular (read the ingredients) plain yogurt to deposit within, as well as a clove of garlic. I have no yeast within but the outside of my vagina is having a problem. The garlic does kill off anything, the yogurt ( I freeze and use oil to insert) is keeping good bacteria witch is what I am missing. I have read, about making a paste for a skin yeast infection. So yesterday I made a garlic paste and oh boy! It was so painfull! Oh my!!!! I tired real hard to keep reapplying even with yogurt all on the outside, now today I have a total peel going on with my skin down there. I hope to reapply the garlic and yogurt paste I have curing in the frig. I seem to be keeping the BV at easy for today. Any suggestions on my yeast skin infection within the skin of my down there area? will the garlic, ever stop burning! ? ouch!"

10/03/2010: Izzy from St. Louis, Mo, United States replies: "Also, here is a link about why garlic will burn the skin whether you have an infection or you don't, it's ok because the skin will repair its self...

http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/garlic.asp

One more thing, exactly how are you inserting the yogurt? You freeze it first? and how do you get it inside the vagina?"

10/03/2010: Izzy from St. Louis, Mo replies: "Thank you for posting this, I am having the SAME problem, the yeast infection seems to localize on my vulva, uggggghhhh how irritating, I am at my wits end..."

10/07/2010: Chandy from Aurora, Colorado, United States replies: "I have some dallops of yogurt that are in the freezer. I coat them with coconut oil and insert. My body temp. warms it right up. I try to relax and be gentle. This is crazy it is driving me bonkers. I am so irritated. I hav now tried otc fungal cream made it worse! I am now trying tea tree oil. I am holding a bag of ice to the area. I have gone to the doc and had BV, she said it looked like yeast on the outside but not in my vagina. I took the stinkin meds prescribed and right away this lovely red itchy bottom came back. I have been staying away from sugars! I do not know where to go?"

05/20/2013: Toni from Kansas City, Mo: "I have been reading your posts for a couple of days now. I'm like most of you, glad to see I'm not the only one who is suffering. I honestly thought I was being punished for having sex. I'm trying a lot of you ladies remedies but no success yet. I've been dealing with this for about 10 years now. I too use to be beautiful and confident. Now I feel nasty and undesirable. My man still wants to have sex, so I light candles and incense to kill the embarrassing odor in the room. One thing no one has mentioned, is that sometimes sex hurts. My doctor says it's because I'm inflamed from the infection. What ever the reason, I haven't enjoyed sex in years. I love my man and don't want to lose him so I endure. Especially if he wants to have sex more than once or twice. The rubbing is similar to having a yeast infection sometimes. I don't have a yeast infection. Been to the doctor so much the nurses know my face. My doctor has even given up because all the antibiotics have stop working completely. Trying to keep my head up, but it has made me a depressed individual."

05/12/2013: Joy from Battleground, Wash replies: "hi, I was just visiting some vaginal health sites and one was herbs2000. com, vaginal health, they have a total herb, supplements, and explanations of what is going on, symptoms and how to stop them...

One part said if you are prone to yeast imbalance don't eat supplements with yeast in them. Some b vitamins are yeast based. For this yeast issue they recommend probiotics and acidophilis.

when vaginal ph gets out of the range of 4-5 the micro organisms get out of balance and it becomes unhealthy and produces metabolic waste creating discomfort.

hope the site helps you find what you will need to rebalance your system and find relief..."

05/13/2013: Steve from Cleveland, Ohio, United States replies: "I've heard that deuching with warm distilled water with 20 drops of Lugol's 2% or 5% iodine solution works very well. Check out the iodine forum on Yahoo. A lot of eye opening information available there."

05/14/2013: Tim from Cincinnati, Oh replies: "I have heard that drinking and douching with apple cider vinegar (ACV) helps a lot. I drink 2 tablespoons of AVC in a large glass of water every day and it has helped me with a few different issues."

11/05/2012: Lucy from Flemington, Vic / Australia replies: "It is way too early to say you are cured. You need to wait to have your period and also to have sex. If still bv free after that then I would be impressed. Let us bv sufferers know. I have tried the gel and it came back. I've had it for 1 year now."