Folic Acid and Acidophilus Treatment for BV

After taking Probiotic Acidophilus(10mg-2 capsules twice a day) and Folic Acid (400mcg 1 twice a day) my symptoms disappeared in about 48 hours. The stink is gone! Nasty but true. I was on my third day of antibiotics when i found this site and ran out to CVS at midnight to buy the goods-my symptoms were turning from a discharge and smell to discharge burning and smell. Like i said in about 48 hours things were really clearing up. My doctor didn't even mention that this could re-occur and i was wondering why i had a refill on the antibiotic! Oh well, thanks to this site i have found a cure...thanks everybody

Hello ladies! I want to thank you all for your feedback as well as your suggestions. Ivette, I tried your suggestion on taking folic acid by itself because my body was rejecting the acidipholus. When I tried the folic acid, it worked, thank you so much, already my husband knows the difference and I hope it does not come back.

Well to God be the glory. I am exceedlingly happy to report after reading this website on yesterday which january 24, 2009 and today is january 25, 2009 I am whole. The first thing I did was I took 2 billion live acidophilus I only had 500,000 so I took two at a time with in hour of each two set of pills, then I ran out to the pharmacy and bought the folic acid pills I took one folic acid with some lunch this was just an addition to the folic acid I get out of the two mulitvitamins I take daily which gave me a total of 1200 mcg of folic acid. Remember I said my nine year old daughter had been suffering from the same thing since she was almost two except her problem is on the outsides of her fold, anywhoo, the doctors sent my precious one to specialist for two years and no avail nothing work, then they told me it was rare childhood disorder I looked it up from what they told me it was and my world seem to be over. However I do remember them tell me about yogurt years ago, well that wont work for my child she can be stuborn and is a picky eater. but I put the peroxide on the outside of folds and I could see the foaming action going to work but immediatly her vagina smelt brandnew and I gave her 1 billion acidophilus I am going to check her when she wakes up, I know without a doubt its going to be good news for her. I am going to wipe the outsides of her folds for 7 days and continue with the 1 billion acidophilus for her. as for me with the bv trouble i had to, this felt like a family curse for she and I but God has delivered and I praise him for it and for all of you. I instantly felt better after taking the acidolphilus and unusual coolness has come over my vagina and just my phyical and spiritual self. I even went a little farther I took some peroxide and wipe the out sides of my vagina with it and with in an hour of doing all of this I just froze and was like is it really happening for once after 14 years of battling with this and nine years for my daughter is a horrible feeling when your daugher says mommy I got on jeans and when I open my legs my private smells bad. I feel like the women in the bible that had the issue of blood she spent all she had until she met a man name Jesus and God. May God bless every one of you and may you all be healed and for be blessed. To everyone from the administration and creators of this website THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. and for those that keep saying they are not getting any results it may be the amount of acidiphilus you are using I read every post on the entire website and I notice for everyone that said they got cure they used at least 1 to 2 billion acidophilus and at least 800 to 1200 folic acid, try taking them seperately. that's what I did oh I am sorry if whoever reads this that my post is so long, but when you have been ill physically and effected mentally for 14 years, you would have a lot to say to. Oh another thing your going to have to change your diet, I love sweets , pies and icing on cakes, sometimes I will just eat it right out of the container, I wont be doing that anymore, Look folic acid and acidophius to see what foods they are in and start eating them and we all need to drink more water. Try also to take the acidphilus and folic acid on empty stomach with plain water if you have been having no success and rememember starting using organic sugars and honey. May God keep and bless all of you. I fee like my life is starting over. You see I use to wonder what kind of life would my daughter have when it came time for her to get married. How could I tell her you cant have a husband, your sick, But God has delivered.

Well where do I begin, I started having problems with my vagina after my husband and I got engaged. During our engagement we were highly active what can I say we were in love with each other, but now I wish we had waited for holy reasons and personal, he never pushed me or made me feel like i had to, any way enough with that, about six months after we got married my persoanl world began to collapse all around me. My husband began to become a monster in a nightmare, he even accused me of being unfaithful, I first started out experiencing severe yeast infections so much so that one doctor gave up on me and dismissed me as her patient. I tried everything going from doctor to doctor even female doctors will get tired of you. whatever happen to doctors who wouldnt sleep until their patients are healed. Now all they care about is copays. Anywho I have had problems with yeast infections and bv for last fourteen years. I can relate to so many of you, I know sometimes we want to say that this horrible creature that has grown within us has ruined our relationship, Come on ladies, let's be honest and real sicknesses and diseases doesnt ruin relationship, only the man that we love who is not be understanding and patient and willing to do what ever it takes to wait until we can physically pleased them love is more than just physical. Im sorry I hope I didnt offend any one but so many time we put the blame on the wrong things and the wrong individiuals. Lets be real this ought to show us if you cant survive bv with me, will you survive cancer or old age if and when it happens to me. Anywho again I believe sometimes weak immunity from many different things can affect our natural balance and hereditary may a factor. Many of my female cousins have told me a few years ago that they have had the same experience. But to make my emotions worse my then 18 month old daughter began experiencing the same things that I was, I took her to the docotors and specialist for two years and nothing they did helped her. she is now nine and I look at the infection on the outsides of her folds and I silently cry. I dont want her to see me crying, my husband doesnt get really involved in her care, just always says he trust me to do whats right. Well after see her sickness again last night and seeing my bv every time I go to the bathroom I see thick yellow discharge, forunately I dont have any smell with mine but she is starting to have awful and I mean awful smell, I believe my daughter was misdiagnosed at the children's hospital, they said she had a weird child disorder that only children have. But my daugther symptoms are just like mine, yellow discharge no itching, she has smell I do not. But God bless all of you you have given me hope and remember ladies just because this has happened to us, we are still beautiful and even though sometimes we feel like creatures that doesnt mean we are. If you husband or boyfriend looks at you with disgust, rebuke that thought and if hes your boyfriend take that as a sign from God he's not the one for you. The one who is truly for you will love and be patien and kind and understanding. The one truly for you will do what we are all doing research, prayer, tears he must have I will do whatever it takes to make you well, I love you. Thats what the one that is meant for us is supposed to say. Late this morning I took 2 billion acidophilius and I have not had any discharge in my underwear, I normally have to change my underwear six times a day, but I feel pretty good and there is like a unusual really feel good coolness coming into my vagina. I also took an extra multiple vitamins that has folic acid of 400 mcg in it on top of the my reg vitamin that I take every morning that will give me 800 total. I am going to try to figure out what to give to my daugther so she can be free, I guess half of the normal adult dose sounds right. Its hard to believe all this time my cure was right in my face all the long every day. The scripture from the bible is right. "The people perish for the lack of knowledge." But we shall not any longer.

Yea...Just wanted to give you ladies an update and thank you all for your suggestions. I have never experienced relief like this before within a day of taking the folic acid my symptoms were gone! After 6 years of endless meds and doctor appts relief from folic acid who would have guessed. Again thank you sooo much I have finally won the battle. Adios BV!!!!!

I am so thankful I came across this site. :)) I have been suffering for a couple of years from this unsightly infection. I have used flagyl and diflucan more than any other medication in my life it seems and the last several months it would just not stay away.

I have the same sex partner and have for the past 3 yrs. I sometimes think that it is his sperm, or that it is because he is not circumcised. My Dr says it possible but cant determined if its true. I dont want to stop intercourse with him and we do want to have a baby sometime. Anyhow, douching is not good and I do not reccomend doing it but I do recommend taking folic acid and High Potency Probotic from whole foods. I also take Stress B. I have been taking it for just 3 days and the itching, and discharge have gone away. :) I never really had the fishy smell so I dont need to worry about that. BYe Bye Flagl, bye bye BV

Hi everyone.. I first want to give out a thanks to all of you who have written to this site and especially EarthClinic for providing such a great forum. I have been suffering from BV since I was 18 years old. I went to endless doctor visits with no insurance and spent hundreds of dollars. I was diagnosed with a yeast infection, vulvar vestibulitis,hpv, etc. All which was not true. All of my pain from the vaginal area (during sex) was coming from bv. Please ladies, always make sure that you dont have sex when your dry and irritated (it makes it worse). Then came the awful fishy smell. At first, it would only come once in a while which i sucessfully treated with metronidazole. From personal experience, I advice the vaginal gel insert form of metronidazole. The medication would always work but it seemed to come back either after sex or after menstruation. I was so sick of paying for medication and always thought that it would eventually not work if i kept on using it. Also, these antibiotics kill of the good bacteria as well.
This is how i cured my bv at 22. First, I used my last prescription of metronidazole (the vaginal get insert kind). (do this because your body needs to kill all of the gardnella bacteria and although its hard, you have to avoid sex during this week). Remember to use the medication for a full 7 days even if the smell goes away sooner. and try not to miss a dose. While taking the medication, remember to take acidophillus to keep your body from getting a yeast infection from the good bacteria that is also going to be killed off by the metronidazole. I prefer Nature's Way Reuteri Pearls. Every morning, I wake up and take a folic acid 400 mcg and a reuteri pearl on an empty stomach. Then, I take a multi-vitamin that has 400 mcg of folic acid as well after lunch (which totals my daily folic acid intake to 800 mcg). I suggest you take a multi-vitamin because the variety of vitamins help your body in recovery and stabilizing (and its good for your body too). After doing this, I have never noticed the fishy smell again. I just dont know why these ob gyn doctors can't tell you the importance of folic acid and acidophillus. If the concern for bv is this outrageous, these doctors and med scientists should try forcefully to find a cure once and for all.. right? but until they do for sure, I'm going to take these supplements everyday which helps me keep at bay. Sorry this text it so long, but I really hope another is cured just like I have.

I am one of the lucky few who doesn't normally suffer from Vaginal issues. I am 33 years old. I have had only 2 yeast infections and one bladder infection up until a year ago. Embarrassingly enough, I contracted a Bacterial infection from an uncleaned toy. Oh the things we do. Easy enough I went to the doctor, got antibiotics and it went away. Then 4 months ago, I seemed to have gotten that recognizable vile odor back that permeates through my clothes... from an unclean toy I did not insert, I assume, or that guy I slept with three weeks earlier.. But it was oh too familiar a scent to not relate to being BV again. So as my finances go, I make too much money to get a free clinic at Planned Parenthood, I don't earn enough to spend the $100 on the exam, so I self diagnosed and took a Z-pack of antibiotics a friend gave me. It seemed to have gone away but only briefly before it returned. At that point I researched on-line and have been taking 2 tablets of Acidophilus & Probiotic complex supplements a day with 1 tablet of b-12 / folic acid / b-6, on top of eating yogurt regularly. As soon as I got the supplements I crushed a acidophilus tablet and stirred it with some yogurt and inserted it into my vagina for about 4 days. The smell is gone! It seems to have worked! I am still a little worried about letting my man put his face in that area out of fear that maybe I just got used to the smell.. but It seems okay. I am confused about douching because I hear so much about how it is bad for you.. so I won't do that... but but but am I going to have to take these supplements forever? do I need to have yogurt everyday from now on or smell again? when can I get my confidence back that this Vaginal odor is gone for good? What do I do from here?

IM 19 YEARS OLD, I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BV FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, LIKE EVERYONE SAYS THE DOCTOR GIVE ME FLAGYL AND A YEAST INFECTION CREAM BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK A MONTH OR TWO. ITS SUCH A HOLD UP AND IT STRESSES ME OUT. I CANT HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BECAUSE I SMELL FISHY, ILL WASH AND WASH BUT I STILL HAVE THAT BAD BAD ODOR, I HAVE NO ITCHING (I THINK THE ITCHING COME WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING TO UPSET THE VAGINAL, LIKE SOAPS AND SILK UNDERWEAR) I TRY THE FOLIC ACID FIRST I TOOK 3 PILLS, I WAS THINKING THIS DOESNT WORK, THE NEXT DAY I SMELL MY SELF AND THE SMELL WAS VERY LIGHT, WASNT STRONG, LIKE IT HAD DECREASED. I SAID WOW!!!!!! FOLIC ACID DOES WORK, I JUST TOOK 3 MORE F/A AND I TOOK 1 AIDOPHILUS PILL, AT THIS RATE IT SHOULD BE GONE IN THE MORNING, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL BLESSING.

Hi everyone my name is kayla and i just wanted to let everyone know that you alls comments really helped me n changed my life. Thank You So Much! I've been dealiung with BV for 2 years now and finally found a way to get it to stay away. Thank You all again for your help. hope that the PB8(acidophillus) and the folic acid helps every and anyone with these horrible systems. you should also try (Bifidus) iut also helps he pre-vention of BV. Thanks ones again and I will be shore to spread the news to all my girl-friends. kayla

i tried the combination of probiotic aciduphilus pills & folic acid for bv. i have to say that i am quite impressed. no more horid smell and the discharge is at a bare minimum now. THANK GOODNESS!!!i was losing my mind trying to get rid of this. but thanks to this remedy my worries are over.

OMG..I can't believe it...I have suffered from BV for most of my adult life (I'm 55) and when I read about using acidophilus and folic acid to relieve BV I was very skeptical. For years and years I've been washing about 3 times a day to try and get rid of the odor. Sometimes I would even get out of bed in the middle of the night to wash because I couldn't stand the smell, and as soon as I got home from work I headed right to the bathroom. Needless to say, this has really dampened my sex life (oral sex has absolutely been out of the question). I read about the acidophilus/folic acid and thought yeah okay, I'll try it...what can it hurt? So I bought 1 mg size folic acid (very cheap at Costco ...$3.39 for 365 tablets!) and acidophilus with bifidus which has 3 different lactobacillus strains - over 6 billion in total. I couldn't find "pill" form, only capsules. The first day I used two capsules (one in a.m., and one in p.m.)..opened them up and used my wet finger to apply the "granules" internally; I've also been taking 3 capsules orally and one folic acid orally everyday.Unbelievably after about a day and a half the odor had greatly lessened but I was still rather doubtful that it would totally disappear. This is now the fourth day, and can you believe it....NO ODOR!!! (and I keep checking and checking). I think I will stick with the 3 capsules of acidophilus and one of the folic acid for a few months and then try and cut down the dosage. I am truly amazed...it was sooo easy!!!

Take acidophilus and folic acid, it really does work! Thank you to everyone here that apssed on this miracle cure! I am so happy with the results I want to tell everyone who's suffering with bv to try it. I think you need to adjust the amount you take with the kind of results you get. I started taking just acidophilus twice a day and it calmed down the symptoms but it didnt make them go away also putting a tablet inside the vagina helped even more but the odor was still there during sex. I continued on the acidophilus twice a day and took 1 800mcg of folic acid a day.Within hours of taking the folic acid the discharge and odor were completely gone. I am now taking one acidophilus and one folic acid a day. No signs yet of the bv. I am so happy to have found a way to manage my bv. I firmly believe that once you get bv you will get it again. Antibiotics really dont work because you cant take them forever. There is no cure for bv so you have to keep it under control by taking folic acid. Obviously women who are suffering from bv have a folic acid deficiancy. Too bad the doctors cant figure that out for you.Thank god for the internet!

I came across Earth Clinic because I have been doing some research in regard to Bacterial Vaginosis, I have had this condition on and off for about 10 years, everytime I get it I go to the doctor spend a couple of hundred dollars, get some flagil then I get the BV back and do the same thing over again. Recently I came down with the BV again and I went and got the Flagil and it came back like usual as soon as I was done with the prescription so I started investigating and came across this site the acidophilus and folic acid have done wonders for me BV is gone, I started to take 2(1 billion) acidophilus capsules in the am and pm every day and 1 folic acid in the am daily I also inserted 1 acidophilus capsule 2 days in a row when I first recieved them (i didnt like inserting them because they are gritty and so sex will be out of the question for a few days afterward). So now its 2 weeks later and I have no symptoms at all!!!!!!! Hurray! Thank you so much Earth Clinic and everyone who has posted and helped out so many women with this ailment. I am also going to try the Apple Cider Vinegar daily and Oil pulling I will post on these things after I have tried them for a while to see how they work. Thank you again.

I am so pleased with my results that I have to share my story with everyone. I am a 36 year old African American female. I am very athletic and have been since I joined the military more than 16 years ago. I've been with my husband for about 15 years. I have suffered with some form of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) for most of my adult life. This condition as most of you know is life changing. For years I didn't know what to do and I could not bring myself to talk to any of my girlfriends about it. Please understand that I did not know what this condition was until about 3 1/2 to 4 years ago when a doctor put a name to it. Finally there was a name for this awful condition that I had to deal with. He gave me a prescription for antibiotics which caused me to have the worse yeast infection of my life...and so it began the vicious cycle of trips back and forth to the doctor to get more meds to make the symptoms go away just for them to come back. The worse thing is the symptoms would always come back! On this last trip to see my doctor about the BV something in me said; there has to be a better way. I wanted to know what the root cause of BV in me was and start attacking that root cause. I found several websites that claimed they could cure BV but of course they wanted me to pay for the information - and I did. I bought an ebook for almost $30 that was put together by some medical researchers however; I think they took most of their information from the Earth Clinic website. What a rip off. Don't do it please review all of the entries located here first.

Anyway, I read ALL of the entries and found this remedy to make most sense; because I have seen this combination in more than one place (ebooks and other websites). I went out to Walgreens and talked to the pharmacist to find an Acidophilus that was 10 billion CFU (because I did not ant to take a lot of pills). The brand I chose is Culturelle; it cost about $21.00 - it is great and has a great shelf life and is worth it. Also I started out taking 2 (400 mg) Folic acid tablets for about 2 weeks now I am down to 1 Folic acid tablet per day. I have been BV free for more than a month. I am so happy my intimate life with my husband has gotten so much better. I have very little to NO; I mean NO discharge. And I take a whiff every time I go to the restroom just to make sure I am still scent free. Thanks to everyone for their input and I hope that my entry will inspire someone to go out and try this remedy because it works! People it really works - try it. I am a real person email me if you have questions. GOOD LUCK.