Folic Acid and Acidophilus Treatment for BV

OMG! I am so happy to share with you what worked for me. i have suffered from this bv stuff for 4 mths now and im telling you it is awful. anyway i came across this website and found what has worked for me. i dont have insurance and dont have the money to go to the dr so im glad that there is help out there.

i went out to cvs and bought a bottle of the folic acid 800mcg and a bottle of the acidophilus i billion cfus and took 2 of the folic acid (morn & night) and took one of the acidophilus as well, and im not kidding you i woke up this morning and there is no smell and very little discharge. i highly recomend this remedy to everyone!! thanks so much for this site. its a blessing!

I just wanted to start off by saying I have suffered BV for 10 years now and I so thrilled that I came across this web-site. I read others rave about using the Folic Acid and went out last Tuesday to purshase a bottle at my local drug store. I had been given a prescription of the Metronidazole and thought I am tired of dealing with this every 3 months. I continued my medication along with the Folic Acid /Acidophilus pills and it cleared the BV in 3 days and in the past when taking the medication it took about 7 days to get any relief. So I will continue to take 800 mg of Folic Acid and the combinaiton of 1 billion Acidophilus and will post back with my results. Thanks everyone for posting there experience. Also after sex I have been washing with Peroxide to see if this will help with my remedies.

Ok...So..I think I've read every comment concerning BV on this site. Took all the notes I could and heres what worked for me. I had bv on and off for 2 years following a medical abortion.(don't ever do that ladies!). I bled for a long time due to a hormonal imbalance that brought on that creature bv (the worst smell ever in the history of smells.). I was given metro gel and it cleared it up for about 2 months. I then went on lo/ovral birth control and that eventually brought on the BV again. For 2 years I went to the doctors with no insurance and no cure.

I eventually came to terms that I was gonna live with it for the rest of my life. I'm in a monagomous relationship with a man that loves me regardless.long story short..I went to a new clinic. She gave me a prescription for Clindesse (1 day insert) because I tried everything else. So immediately after that visit I went to GNC and bought Super Acidophilus 10 billion cfu(40 bucks!)..I had folic acid(800 mcg) in my bag already:-).I also went out and bought new cotton panties.That night, I did the clindesse and took 1 super acidophilus and 1 folic acid pill. the next morning I took 1 acidophilus before I ate and 2 folic acid pills after I ate..at night I took 1 acidophilus b4 i ate and 1 folic acid after eating. I kept up with this regimine for 5 days.I also ate salad and greek yogurt for lunch( the brand is fage and it comes with honey on the side so no extra sugar to feed the bacteria..just honey..and it tastes amazing) I am clean as a whistle!...Now I just take 1 acidipholus and 2 folic acids in the morning..You can probably switch up and take it at night...But this has worked like a charm for me. I cried and thought I was a monster for so long. I didn't want anyone around me or near me. But now..it's gone..

acidophilus and folic acid cured my bv.
I have been suffering from bv for a year and have been very depressed of its recurrence. My doctor keeps on giving me antibiotics in cycles and nothing happens in fact its getting worse. I surfed the net and read blogs in this site and was able to find the cure. I am so thankful to this site. I tried the hydrogen peroxide thing but wasnt helpful so i modified the regimen a little bit.
1. I douched with povidone-iodine for 14 days straight with a clean douching kit.
2. Simultaneous to douching, I made a holistic approach to the disease. I strengthened my immune system by taking vitamins such as 8oo microgram of folic acid after breakfast, multivitamins or vitamin C after lunch or dinner.
3.I improved my personal hygiene.Like, always making my genitalia clean and dry. Ironing my panties before wearing and washing my genitalia twice a day with vaginal soap diluted with plenty of water.
4. I also started to appreciate the importance and goodness of yoghurt which specifically have Lactobacillus sp. especially the acidophilus sp. At first I took 2 (1 billion bacteria) capsules of acidophilus for a month but later on enjoyed eating yoghurt everyday of different brands.
These are the things I did that dramatically cured my bv. It took me quiet some time to eliminate this disease but its worth it. I dont have it now for four months and was confirmed by my ob not to have the bv anymore.
Of course, while i was on treatment, I did not forget the most important medicine above all, it was PRAYER that made things possible.
I am thankful to this site for giving people hope in treating themselves when EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE HOPELESS.
I hope, this msg can help people all over the world and cure themselves of their bv and live a healthy normal lives. God bless.

I have been suffering with BV for some time now and decided I am tired of going to the Dr., paying the copay and then getting a perscription for Flagyl with makes me throw up and doesn't work most of the time anyway. I stumbled upon this site and decided to give the Folic Acid and Acidophilus a try. I took 3x800 mcg of Folic Acid and 1 acidophilus capsule before going to bed last night. I woke up this morning with no signs of discharge and no odor!!!! yay!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I think I found 2 new friends to add to my daily routine!

I'm so happy I found this site. I have been suffering from BV for about 2 years & the Flagyl prescribed by the doctor always made me sick. I came across this site while looking for alternative medicines. I stopped taking my Flagyl and starting taking 1 probiotic (5 billion) and 2 folic acid pills for a week. My symptoms were gone in two days!! Now I take 1 probiotic & 1 folic acid pill everyday for prevention.

I just wanted to thank all the women out there who shared this embarrassing yet common problem that women (of course women) must deal with. I have had this problem not that long and it goes then comes then goes. I got so sick of it and the crap my GYN was telling me that I started searching on my own. It has been 5 days since I have been taking Folic Acid (400mg) and Acidophilus (500 million live cells per tablet) two of each a day even though one says once a day I have been taking two and my problem is definitily subsided since starting these vitamins. I must say I'm very exciting to have found something that seems to work. The medications metrogel everything they were prescribing me was not the long term result I was looking for. So ladies thank you so much and for those of you who are experiencing this problem be patient and truly take my advice and try these vitamins. It may be the result you're looking for.

I have been fighting this thing for 2 years. It came on for no apparent reason. Same partner. Dr just keeps giving me Flagyl and then I came across a site bvgone forever. That was helpful but not totally. Something was missing. Just finished a dose of Flagyl and it did nothing had the odor yesterday and came across this site. Went to the store got the Folic acid and took 3 400 mcg and 2 hour later the smell was gone. I did douche with the water/peroxide solution just to feel a little cleaner but I woke this morning and took the same dose of folic acid and will keep up on that for several days until I feel safe again. I also take Ultimate flora vaginal support 50 million. Lets see if this works. Im switching to a naturopath dr also. The regular md just wants to shove meds down my throat and not offer anything else. I have had to do all the research myself.

First, I want to say thank you for posting your encouraging messages about the effectiveness of folic acid and acidophilus for healing bacterial vaginosis. I've been suffering from BV and yeast infections since mid-summer 2006. I'm not sexually active and I was very confused as to why I was having vaginal problems. My gynecologist assured me that some women are just more prone to BV and yeast, but no amount of antibiotics, fragrance-free soap, or cotton underwear fixed the problem. I'm getting married this spring, and I was so concerned that I would still be having problems for my honeymoon! I just finished a regimen of Flagyl, Diflucan, and doxycycline. They've even put me on Cleocin in the past. It still didn't cure my BV! But, I FOUND THIS WEBSITE! Ladies, in all seriousness, paring folic acid and acidophilus cures BV! Two days ago, I started taking 1,000mcg of folic acid twice a day with 1 to 2 acidophilus pills (1 billion CFUs). The BV has cleared up! I no longer have discharge or mild odor. The itchiness/uncomfortable irritation is also quickly decreasing. I'm going to continue to take the folic acid because we plan to have children after a few years (probably just once a day instead of twice). Again, THANK YOU!

I have been battling with BV since 98. I noticed I would get it when I became sexually active with a new partner. My doctors would always prescribe the metronidazole. I would take it until symptoms disappeared (MY FAULT). I really underestimated this infection because to no ones surprise, it always came back. Once I found a monogomous partner and he was the only person I was with, I wouldn't get BV anymore. Now I have a new boyfriend again and we are in a monogomous relationship. As soon as we became sexually active, the BV showed up. He is the only person I'm sleeping with and every time I have sex with him, the Bv is back. I have taken the medication as presribed and it still came back. This has really put a strain on our relationship. My vagina doesn't like him. So I am taking the Ultimate Vaginal Support Probiotic(with 50 billion cultures per capsule). I am also taking the Folic Acid. I'm taking this all in conjunction with Flagyl. I think that from so many years of taking Flagyl that all my good bacteria is gone. So when his bacteria is introdued, this creates the imbalance. So hopefully the probiotic and folic acid will restore everything to normal. Ladies make sure that if you are taking flagyl along with a probiotic, that you wait at least two hours before taking the probiotic following the flagyl. The probiotics die off as they pass through the body and if taken at the same time as the antibiotic, the flagyl will make sure that none of the organisms from the probiotic make it to where they need to go. The key is to restore and maintain a healthy balance of vaginal and urinary tract bacteria. I pray that this will work because I am so tired of that god awful smell and discharge. Dr. s really seem to know very little about this infection or maybe something else could be going on. Money is the root of all evil. It seems like the makers of flagyl/metronidazole have nothing to complain about. They keep getting paid as long as we purchase, so why give us the cure? If they gave us the cure for recurrent BV, then who would need flagyl/metronidazole, metrogel, clyndamacin? Creepy.....I CAN'T TELL EVERYONE THE JOY I WILL FEEL IF THIS WORKS!!! I WILL LET EVERY ONE KNOW AND THANK YOU!!!!

Thank you so much for the information on folic acid. In addition, the special note on NOT drinking apple cider viniger helped as well. I too have been suffering with BV for the last year. It appeared that BV was gone two weeks ago but then I noticed a slight smell about three days ago so I decided to search the net for a cure to avoid going to the doctor again - that's when I found this site. When I read the special note on NOT to drink apple cider viginer, it got my attention because I had recently began drinking the vinginer for a weight control measure. On Friday I went to GNC and purchased the folic acid and have been taking 800mg per day and IT WORKS. I also stopped drinking the viniger. This information has really helped me both mentally and physically. Thanks so much.

In reference to the bacteria vaginosis, i want to say thank you, thank you oh did i forget to say thankyou to all those who shared their remedy. folic acid and acidopholus is what did it for me. i HAVE DEALT WITH THIS EMBARRASSMENT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND IT IS THE WORST!The medical proffesionals just are no help. the medication that they give you, just keeps the symptoms dormant for a while and there it comes again. ladies try the folic acid and keep vinegar around. dont get lazy wash and put vinegar in /on the kitty after your man finshes having sex- ladies heres to your health and the end of this for all suffers!

Im a 20 year old college student...I've been dealing with BV for about a year now. It had started when I started sleeping with my boyfriend a year ago. I had never not used condoms until i went on Birth control and i started sleeping with him. That is when all my trouble with BV started. I didn't really have a bad smell... just alot of discharge that freaked me out. My first thoughts were omg i have an std... but after my tests came up negative i was told i have bv and given metrogel... the stuff sucks. It gives me cramps and its gross and messy. The BV went away for like 2 months with metrogel and then came back. So i did my online reasearch and figured out my own cure. If ur problem sounds anything like mine...try this. Buy Acidophilus (4 billion cfu) You can get it at GNC or any healthfood store. Make sure u keep in a cool place otherwise the live cultures will die. Take 2 tablets in the morning before u eat and 2 before bed. Also buy Folic acid 400mcg. Take 2 in the morning after food and 1 at night. Buy activia yogurt and try to eat one every other day. Keep on this routine for like a week and u should be good. I'm nice and dry down there and I take 2 acidophilus and 1 folic acid daily just to keep things in line. Oh one more thing....try wearing just boys boxers to bed its lets air circulate down there. cotton underware is a must! Hope this helps!

I have been suffering BV for 3 years now. I go to the doctor and leave w/ antibiotics which clears it for awile but it comes back so quickly. I have been reading your site and decided to try Folic Acid along w/ yogurt treatments. Last nite I took 3 folic acid pills and this morning the dischage and smell are gone!!! No more ichy or burning either!!! I also used H202 for my bad breath and thats gone too!!!Thanks so much I will use this website again and again!!

Hi -- I have tried every over-the-counter remedy prescribed by doctor's for Bacterial Vaginosis. What I notice is that the Metrogel works, but is very strong and can upset your tummy.

If you have these infections often, and they are very often confused with YEAST infections as the symptoms are similar, you may want to try the Folic Acid vitamins 2 X a day 800mcg for a few weeks and also continue on a regimen of Acidophilus. It is certainly not practical to keep running back to the Doctors for a cure if they are not offering one that works for you. I noticed some of the comments on here that Acidophilus didn't work for some people. I think it works better as a deterent against BV than as a quick cure.

I have also used Boric Acid, mostly to cure problems with Yeast infections and it alleviates the symptoms, but I'm not sure that it cures you long-term unless you are taking a supplement of the Acidophilus and also eliminating Sugar from your diet. Yeast loves Sugar and feeds on it -- so if you are serious about curing chronic yeast, eliminate a lot of sugars from your diets -- all of it at first and then gradually allow the healty sugars back in (fruit, etc). The only other thing that I can add, is if the over-the-counter yeast meds don't work for you, don't continue taking them. They certainly don't work for me; they make me feel like I'm on fire inside. And, at all costs, if you can avoid antibiotics -- do so! Thank you all for sharing your experiences with various cures.