Cure Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, FOLIC ACID, ACIDOPHILUS
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[YEA] 10/31/2008: Crystal from Houston, Tx: "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!"
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[YEA] 10/25/2008: Tryinyo Help from St. Louis, MO: "Like alot of women on this website, I developed bv and couldnt figure out why. I have been married and with the same man for 13 years. I figured out that I had bv from the symptoms online. I saw my doctor and she prescibed the metrogel. It went away and 2 months later it was back. I went back online to find that this happens to almost everyone who uses the prescriptions for bv. I started with all the home remedies. Peroxide douche, folic acid, acidophilus pills, yogurt, etc. Nothing helped. The peroxide helped temporarily. Then I saw a womens story on womens-health.com and she found this acidophilus liquid that she inserted vaginally and it worked. The acidophilus is the good bacteria that is supposed to be present in your vagina. For some reason, either a ph imbalance or an introduction of bad bacteria somehow, they dwindle and ph goes up. The acidophilus naturally produces hydrogen peroxide that keeps the bad bacteria at bay. So what I did was bought repHresh 3 day gel that balances pH. I let it do its thing for one day. Then, at night before bed, I douched with 1/2 peroxide and 1/2 purified water, took a shower and washed my genitals with pH balanced intimate wash. I had already spent more than I could afford on home remedies, so I couldnt go buy the acidophilus liquid, so I used the acidophilus capsules(2 billion). I took a small needleless syringe, like the ones they give small children for liquid medicine, filled it with purified water, and opened the acidophilus capsule and put half in the syringe. A word of advice, and I found out the hard way,there are fillers in these capsules that are gritty and sandlike and are very uncomfortable and also cause a rash. So once you get the pill in the syringe, put the plunger in the syringe and hold it upright with the injector pointed down. Then shake it, thump it, and let those fillers settle and squeeze them out. Do this repeatedly until its all out. You may still see some particles floating in it, but youre not gonna get all of those. Just get the bulk of it out. Then lay in bed with a towel underneath you and slowly insert the syringe vaginally and slowly inject it. Then go to sleep. I did this for 3 days and the bv irritation and odor was completely gone! It sounds so strange to do, but I was desperate. The metrogel kills all bacteria, including the good, so its easy for the bad bacteria to mulitply when the peroxide producing good bacteria isnt plentiful, thats why it always comes back. I didnt want to go through it again. I plan on doing this regimen once every week or so, just to keep it from coming back. This is the only thing that worked for me and I really hope it helps for others. Try the folic acid and oral acidipholus first, it works for a lot of women, but if it doesnt, this works."
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[WORKED TEMPORARILY] 10/24/2008: Ms. Sick and Tired from Columbus, Ohio: "I too have been a suffer of BV for 3-4 years now off and on. I have been to the Doctor billons of times for the same thing its gotten to the point I dont have to go and get an exam just have the Doc call me in a presrciption of the metrogel. I can't take the metrodazole pills because they taste like poison if you get my drift and I'll eventually throw them back up. Well the metrogel would clump my discharge up like I had a yeast infection and it would take forever for that to drain out of my papya.
So desperately I googled Cure for BV and stumbled across this website.
I first did the hydrogen peroxide douche which only worked temp. for two days by itself, I then went and purchased the 2 billion live cell acidphilus and 800mg folic acid. I douched again by putting two opened capsules (freeze dried) acidphilus pills mixed with the peroxide, then took orally two more acidphilus capsules with 1 800mg folic acid pill. To much my surprise it works, but just as soon as you miss a dose the discharge is back and few days later here comes the smell. So I guess I better not ever stop taking the pills
Are there any women out there who feels the douching makes it worse after the second or third day. Or if there are any women who has not tried the douching method and only did the pills and got good results. Also, do I have to take these pills for the rest of my life for I am not a good pill taker. But being how sick and tired I am of this dredful BV I guess I will take the pills everyday (one of each) and douch every other three days. What is the right amount of times to douche per week?"
10/25/2008: Amanda Rene from Anderson, CA replies: "I have bv caused by taking too many antibiotics and I haven't tried the douche. I learned when I was 16 douching is extremely bad for the ecosystem of the vagina and for that reason, I just can't seem to bring myself to do it. I am taking the folic acid and the probiotics. I am also taking epsom salt baths and cleaning out the area manually. I am also using the yogurt method (with a turkey baster lol). All of these things really seem to help! Diet is a big thing also. My bv gets worse if I stray from the diet I've been on. No sugar, candy, soda, artificial sweetener, bread, or wheat. Sorry I don't have any input on the douching method. Good luck :)"
[WORKED TEMPORARILY] 11/18/2008: Confused from New York, NY replies: "I have been wondering the same thing... It seems that the pills work on and off, sometimes it keeps it at bay and others it doesn't seem to matter how diligent I am I still have the horrible odor return....
When I first did this I would do the douche 3 days in a row and then stop for a while but then it would come back a week or maybe 10 days later if I was lucky -sometimes worse, sometimes just the same. I felt that was too many times to do it in a row (I tried to listen to my body) so I only started doing the douche when I felt another round of stickyness come back and when I started to smell myself again.... But this time around it just doesn't seem to disappear?? I have done 3 douches so far (once a day) and I have been doing the pils for at least 10 days.. Is it possible that your body will also grow resistant to this method.... PLEASE if anyone knows what to do, I am desperate..."
03/27/2009: Kali from Atlanta, GA replies: "If it has not worked it is mostly likey due to too much sugar and carbs in your diet. It is recommended that you abstain from carbs, sugar and caffiene to stop feeding the bacteria. Thats why it might back a vengence."
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[YEA] 10/21/2008: Vita from Riverside , CA: "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!!"
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[YEA] 10/18/2008: Elanor from Dover, Delaware: "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!!!!"
Replies12/16/2008: May from Paris, Kentucky USA replies: "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"
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[YEA] 10/17/2008: Relieved! from Tampa, FL: "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!!"
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10/16/2008: Pammy from vancouver, BC: "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."
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[YEA] 10/15/2008: Ann from Lawrenceville, Ga: "I have been dealing with BV for years. I get it once a month no matter what and it is always right in the middle of my cycle. I have tried every medication under the sun. Flagyl has gotten to where it no longer works for me...my body has gotten immune to it I assume. The creams that you have to insert for days on end, make me feel terribe. I had reached my wits end and stumbled upon this website. I was skeptical at first and didn't get to excited. However I did go out and purchase the accidlophoulus, folic acid and Hydrogen Peroxide. Been taking the pills as well as doing the peroxide douche twice a day for 6 days. IT REALLY DOES WORK!!! I am just wondering if it will continue to work or if I can possibly get immune to this as well?? I urge any woman with BV to at least give this a try. I have also read that hydrogen peroxide can help cure yeast infections as well. Has anyone tried this and found it to be true?"
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[YEA] 10/14/2008: Rox from Denver, CO: "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!!!"
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[WORKED TEMPORARILY] 10/02/2008: Janet from Woodbridge, NJ: "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!!"
10/04/2008: Vanessa from Farmington, CT replies: "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!!"
10/17/2008: Janet from Woodbridge, New Jersey replies: "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"
[YEA] 10/22/2008: Janet from Woodbridge, NJ replies: "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!! "
10/25/2008: just tryin 2 help from St. Louis, MO replies: "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."
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[YEA] 09/29/2008: Lisa from Fayetteville, AR: "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!!"
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 09/24/2008: Toya from District of Columbia, District of Columbia: "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)"
[YEA] 11/06/2008: Toya from District of Columbia, DC, USA replies: "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..."
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[NAY] 09/20/2008: Dawn from palm bay, fl: "I been suffering from BV for about 3 years now. The smell is the main thing. People were noticing it. I even lost my desk job (for bad hygiene), because my whole cubicle smelled like dirty vagina. I was even more devastated when i was packing my desk stuff up, my then ex boss took my desk chair and rolled it outside to the trash, since i permanently stunk it up.
My job wasn't the only thing that was suffering, my marriage was as well. Since my husband cant have children, we never used a condom. And my BV seemed to flare up even worst after sex. After sex, the bed and the room was filled with bad odor, so bad my husband would sleep on the couch. He wouldn't give me oral, or even touch it, if he didnt have to. And i didnt blame him. I felt nasty all day 24/7. I was scared to get another job, (i been unemployed for 2 years now). We couldn't afford to go to the doctor, and to be honest I am extremely embarrassed.
I found this site, and I tried all the recommended remedies. I have been taking acidophilus orally and vaginally. And folic acid orally. I douche with the HP all the time, I wear loose fitting clothes, and cotton underwear. I even dry my privates with a hair dryer. I feel clean for maybe 2 to 3 hours, then it comes back. I have to Constantly wear panty liners to keep from ruining my underwear. I put on perfume and body spray, all the time, to try to mask the odors. I have to keep changing desk chairs, or else it will stink up the computer room. Nothing seems to work.
The husband and I barely have sex anymore, and i find myself feeling more alone then ever. I sit in the shower and cry. Cry from shame and frustration. How did I become this way? I have only had 2 sex partners in my life, and im an extremely clean person. No woman ever deserves to feel this way. I have gone into depression, and BV is the only thing I think about all day. BV is running and ruining my life. I want to be fresh again, I want to be like all the other women, to wear tight clothes and dresses...to be sexy and smell sexy! I would love to be spontaneous again and have sex with my husband whenever the mood strikes, instead of running off to the bathroom to shower before.
Good luck to all you ladies out there, who have mild to extreme cases of BV. And feel free to email me anytime, its good to know you're not alone."
09/21/2008: Joyce from Joelton, TN replies: "Hello Dawn, Sounds like you have had a miserable 3 years and enough is enough. So lets talk about some things which may be helpful for you.If fishy odor is characteristic of BV, then I guess I had it a long time ago. I was never diagnosed or treated for it but I got rid of the odor when I quit using soap for bathing. So the first thing I am going to tell you is STOP using soap for bathing. You only need water and a good thick washcloth to get feel clean. Also slow down those peroxide douches to no more than once a day and start weaning yourself to only 1 a week. I also suggest that you leave off all the smelly things to cover up the odor. You are likely to develop inhalant allergies to perfumes, etc. which you don't want to do.
When you first leave off the soap, put a couple of cups of apple cider vinegar in your bath water to rid the body of soap more quickly. Of course, if you want to luxuriate in a good long soaking bath and come out feeling really clean and refreshed, you can also put a cup or so of epsom salts in that bath water (which also has some healing properties and drying properties for that darned discharge) plus you are doing what one guy referred to as transdermal replacement of magnesium which most of us are short on these days. I suggest you keep on using magnesium as your bath salts for comfort, daily for a few days and then if you feel your skin is getting too dry, decrease how often you use it. I think you will be pleasantly surprised to find that your sweat doesn't stink, nor do your armpits.
If getting rid of the soap doesn't get rid of the problem, then I think you should consider using MMS, which is said to kill all harmful pathogens, leaving your normal cells unharmed. For a quick rundown on this, google miracle mineral supplement, and pull up the one that mentions demystifying MMS. The philosopher says "No miracle, just wonderful chemistry". Of course you can download the first half of Jim Humble's book on it for free, but the article mentioned will tell you pretty much the same about how it works and you can read 2 or 3 pages a lot faster than you can read his book. You can also find a lot of sources for purchasing MMS. If you decide to give it a try, remember the dosage is 2 drops per 25 lbs. of body weight. The worst thing I can say about it is "it sure isn't a winner in taste". I have been taking it myself for a little over l month. I find it works exactly the way Humble says it does, including the reaction with an overkill of pathogens that sends your body into "a severe flu like" reaction with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea to get the toxins and debris out of your system.
Boy, that was a miserable 4 hours or so. Thought I'd have to get better to die, but you recover fairly quickly. I'll tell you why I had this reaction. I decided since I wasn't having any trouble with once a day, I'd try taking it twice a day to hasten the getting rid of my problems since Humble says Lyme disease is one of the hardest to kill and may take up to a year. Since that resulted in such a reaction, I am now more sure that I am harboring one of those darned tick-born infestations, but have reverted to once a day dosage without any further problems, and am happy to take longer to get rid of it. In case you are wondering, it was the morning dose after l day of twice a day, that caused my overkill reaction.
One other thing I suggest is that you get you a good stress tab (B complex with C & E) and take l at meal times to replenish your B vitamins that 3 years of stress has depleted so you can start sitting in the bath and smiling instead of crying. Replenishing your magnesium will help with this also.
Keep us posted on how you're doing."
10/24/2008: A.Porche from Durham, NC replies: "to the nay commenters: I am a bv recoverer and i suffured for almost 4 years until i came across this site and read the comments. First I would like to say thank you's to all. I am married with 2 sons. So i understand what some were going through. I have went to the doctor so many times and it is embarrissing. SO READ CAREFULLY to see if this helps. I bought 3 billion cfu- primadophilus $16 bucks from health store (children) mix 1 teaspoon in ANY drink. Then took folic acid 800mg A day (multi-viatamin) for women. Then took q-tip dip in the powder and insert in the vagina. I also insert cap full hydrogen-peroxide in the vagina. Took a bath with water and vinegar. I felt so much better. (Seems to me that ur imbalance already be off track then when you have sex that bacteria from your parter disturbs the the vagina). So good luck. Make sure its bv first."
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[YEA] 09/20/2008: Candice from Reisterstown, Md: "I am so happy that I stumbled across this site. I am 24 and have been suffering with bv for 9 years. I have been to the doctors millions of times and given anti-biotics that only work temporarily. I was fed up and couldn't take it any more so I decided to find a home remedy. I came across this site and I have been using 800mg folic acid 2millionparts acidphilius, and the douche that was recommeded and it is working great. The smell is gone, no heavy discharge, and no itching. I would suggest any women tries this before running to the doctor."
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[YEA] 09/13/2008: Elysia from Whitethorn, Ca: "oh hey!!:) the folic acid and primadophilus reuteri treatment for bv really worked for me :) i started with (2) folic acid (400mcg) per day and (1) reuteri (5 billion cfu) (purchased online at vitacost.com) for two days, then upped doses to (2) folic acid and (1) reuteri in the morning and evening and the odor was gone in a day or less...(oh and i douched once with a 50/50 solution of sterile water and h202) what a relief, i have been hating and battling bv for a long time and finally something really works! Thank you Earth Clinic! :) :) :)"
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[WORKED TEMPORARILY] 09/10/2008: Candice from Binghamton, NY: "I have been suffering with reoccuring bv for the past 4yrs now. It always seems to come back b4 my period ends and sometimes after sex. For the past 4 months I have got it every month right after my period. Im fed up with it, im fed up of going to the dr. So for the past 3 days I have been doing the acidolpolus, folic acid and peroxide method. The smell has been completley gone since the first time i did the peroxide. even though it was only the first day i noticed it and it wasnt too bad. but unfortunatly im still itchy so it hasnt gone away completly any suggestions? im bout to try yeast arrest to see if that will do it."
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[YEA] 09/09/2008: Tasha from Atlanta, GA: "this website is the best thing that has happened to me in a very long time. My BV is gone!! I have been suffering for about 3 years, since I started dating my latest boyfriend. I tried the hydrogen peroxide douch and that did not work, I tried the douche and the lacto acidoohilis and that seemed to lessen the discharge but it came back full force after I had sex. Then I tried the combination of all three the 800 mg folic acid and 200 million (2 capsules) live lacto acidophilis and the hydrogem peroxide (w/ a drop of tea tree oil) douche this is the first time in years that my vagina is completely odor free!! I feel like my life is changed. I was always wearing sanitary napkins for the discharge and changing my underwear a few times a day. I am free!! thank you so much, I even had sex and I am still clean as a whistle down there. thank you!"
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09/09/2008: Jersey85 from Here and There..., Jersey: "I've been reading, I want to try this part 1 peroxide and part 1 water. I'm not exactly sure how to do this. Can someone please post EXACTLY what has to be done. Do i take anything after? I'm not too fond of putting anything up there. It makes me a lil nervous. I take acidophollus and folic acid daily but I just need a lil something more. I appreciate the help and this web site is FANTASTIC!!!"
Replies09/19/2008: Julie from Indianapolis, IN replies: "to --Jersey85.
i used a large surrange. Just mix 1 tbls of bottled water and 1 tblsp of peroxide, lay on your back in the bath tub and squirt the mixture inside. I let it sit in there for 15 seconds. Then stand up and let the liquid out and repeat but now using water only to rinse out.
Suggestion... since most of bacteria will die after this precedure, you need to restore good bacteria. I used a capsule of Accidophilus, opened it and mixed inside powder with 1 tblsp of water in a cup, absorbed mixture with an unwrapped tampon and inserted it inside for a couple of hours. also took two capsules orally. Great results. !!!! no more problems."
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[YEA] 09/08/2008: Veronica from New York, US: "I was first diagnosed with BV for the first time at 19. (I'm not a virgin). I was treated with antibiotics. It was gone within a week. five months later it came back. This time the antibiotics didn't work. I took the flagyl two times, then i was given a stronger antibiotic, and then a flagyl again. Still no relief. The smell and irritation was so terrible it was ruining my relationship. Anyways, I found something that worked for me. eating yogurt every day helped, and so did taking 50mgs of acidophilus and 1600 mcgs of folic acid once in the morning and once at night. But the smell was still present so i searched for more answers. I came across a medical journal that someone else had posted on another website dedicated to BV. It said that a 17 year old virgin had chronic BV for I believe about 7 months and was treated with antibiotics a few times with no change. She was washed out with a mixture of salt, iodine, and peroxide and for 10 days in a row and the BV went away. It said that after a year she was still free of it. So i figured I'm no virgin, but it's worth a try. I found everything I needed at the pharmacy. After douching with the salt (don't over do it on the salt. try a tablespoon), peroxide, and iodine every night before bed i inserted a tampon soaked in yogurt and acidophilus (from inside the capsule) for the first 5 days. I'm on day 11 now because I decided to use the douche for two weeks instead of 10 days. The smell has been gone for 9 days and my discharge is no longer thick and pasty. It is such a relief after 5 months of constant suffering. This remedy honestly saved my relationship. I'm still taking the acidophilus and folic acid every day and i will forever. I'll also most likley douche atleast once a week. I know they say it's bad but it has only done good for me. Also if I feel some irritation i insert an acidophilus pill with some plain yogurt over night to replace some good bacteria. Good Luck;)"
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[YEA] 09/05/2008: T from Carroll, MD: "Ok, Here is my story. I thought I had a yeast infection starting about 10 months ago so I kept treating with momostats for a long time. I kept calling my OBGYN and they would give me diflucan. Well, I should have went in because to my suprize it was not a yeast infection at all- it was BV. (I finally went in to the OBGYN about 5 months ago & had a pap. I was given metrogel and it didn't work for long so I kept calling and getting more (oral & internal)meds. I didn't even notice that the whitish discharge & irritation had stopped because I was so plauged by this yellowish-non-smelly stickyish discharge that started. I was like "WTH ! I have been married for like 12 years so I knew it was nothing std related)Then not too much longer after I found out I was preggo, needed metro again for the yellowy stuff my OB was saying was BV, then I lost the pregnancy. I had a d&C, and soon after the yellow discharge returns. I was so angry I called and got one more course of Flagyl and when that did not work I found this site. So I immediatly went to buy The peroxide, acidophilus pills and folic acid. I started w/ the douche for a clean start and inserted one of the acido-pills. Then I did the same the next day also taking 1600mcgs/day of folic acid. Now, my discharge was gone but still the most anoying external problems. Then low and behold the yellow-non-smelly stuff returns. So, I was like "That's it ! I'm going in to the OBGYN's" again.So, I went yesterday. He took a culture looked at it and said "I really don't see anything" he took a ph sample and did not say anything, then proceeded to tell me It does not look like I have BV any more and prescribed me an external steroid/antifungal treatment to help with my external probs. I am so confused by now so I said "What about the yellow non-smelly boogery discharge ?" He said "I'm not worried about that stuff at all, infact I think it's hormonal." "The paps are not going to change." So all in all, I guess The treatments did work (the metrogel followed by the earth clinic treatments) even though they felt like they didn't. I guess I have been free of Bv longer than I knew. I would definitely recommend taking the folic acid everyday along with yogurt,acidophillus pills twice a day or AZO yeast pills 1-3 times a day. I did however find out that I should not have douched with pharmacutical grade 3% hydrogen peroxide (even though it worked) it contains stabalizers that should not be ingested. Instead they suggest a food grade 35% hydrogen peroxide that MUST be properly diluted so it wont harm or burn you. Then the regimen from there I have heard is anywhere from douching only initially all the way up to twice a day up to seven days. As you know douching is not recommended by health care provided and should probably just be used as infrequently and done in the least amount as possible. I truly hope this helps ppl. Bv is the worst thing ever-Ever! Best wishes to all !"
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