Hydrogen Peroxide, Acidophilus and Folic Acid BV Cure

I have struggled with BV for SIX years. I've gone through countless courses of antibiotic treatment, both oral and vaginal. Finally, about a week ago, I was at my wits end and started searching the net for home remedies. I am sooo happy that I found this site!! Here's what I did --

I bought a value pack of douche (doesn't matter the variety, since I really only needed the bottle), 3% hydrogen peroxide,acidophilus capsules (2 billion active) and folic acid 800 mg tablets. I emptied the douche bottle and filled it with 1/2 peroxide, 1/2 water and emptied one of the acidophilus capsules into the bottle. I hopped in the shower and used the douche. It burned a little for a while, but it wasn't too bad. I then took 2 of the acidophilus caps by mouth and one folic acid tablet. I repeated the douche everytime DH and I had sex and take the pills once a day. The discharge, odor and slight itching are all GONE!! I feel fresh and comfortable all day. I can't thank all the ladies here at Earth Clinic enough!!!

Even though I tried all three (Perox, Folic Acid and Acidophilus), I believe that folic acid might really be the key. When I think back over the past 6 years, the only time that I was fully free of BV was when I was pregnant and now I think that's because prenatal vitamins contain 800 mg of folic acid.

Thanks again Earth Clinic!

I believe I contracted bacterial vaginosis from taking two rounds of antibiotics to combat a different ailment. For two months I was suffering from a foul odor and when I had intercourse (if I wasn't too embarrassed to get that far), I had an uncomfortable burning sensation both during and after sex. At first I thought it was a symptom of my earlier issue but when I was deemed "healthy" from it, I still had the odor and irritation. So I started looking and found this site (that was yesterday). I immediately went to the store and bought 3% hydrogen peroxide, 800mg tablets of folic acid, and 40,000,000 CFU (live cells) per tablet of acidophilus xtra. Upon arriving home, I took two acidophilus and one folic acid tablet, and then mixed up 1 tablespoon water to 1 tablespoon hydrogen peroxide in a glass. I took a syringe and filled it with the peroxide mixture. I inserted it in my vagina and held the liquid there for 30 seconds (I tilted my pelvis up so it wouldn't run out as quickly), and repeated until the entire glass was empty. IMMEDIATELY the foul odor was gone!!!! There is a little bit of irritation but that is nothing! I wouldn't be embarrassed to have sex at this very moment, and it's been all of 20 minutes since the douche! My plan is to continue with the pills daily until they are gone and use the peroxide douche as necessary. If you don't hear from me again, then consider that it has worked permanently! G'luck everyone and thanks so much for this site. It saved me having to embarrass myself by sharing this with a doctor and best of all the remedy WAS CHEAP (I spent all of $6.00 on everything)!

Hi ladies.. I am really confused..this may sound like a dumb question but. I have all folic acid, and the Acidophillus probiotics...now am I inserting the folic acid in the mixture of the douche? And also i have the h2o2, its clear, is that how it is to look, it says topical solution on the front, are there 2 kinds out there? I dont want to douche with it before I make sure it is the right one, it says you can gargle with it says cleansing solution on the front..is this it? I have taken i 400mg the folic acid by mouth and 1 Acidphhlus by mouth ..should i be inserting this or what...thanks

I must say. I was a little doubtful about this remedy, but, I did run right out yesterday and bought peroxide, acidolphilus, 800 mg folic acid.

After reading all the comments left by fellow women going through the same thing, I had to. Well, I douched with 1/4 peroxide and 1/4 water 3 times. I know 3 times sounds a little excessive but I wanted to be sure that if it could work it would work.

I had a strong fishy smell when I say strong I mean strong. When I douched the first time my whole bathroom was emensed in the smell. I had to do it again. After about 10 mins (after the third time) I felt bubbles and took 3 800 mg folic acids and 2 3 billion cpu acidolphilus. I took another shower and washed my lower region with the peroxide and went to sleep. When I woke I took the same amout of pills and I haven't smelled anything, no discharge...nothing :). I am so happy and will continue this but I will douche 3 days from now (only once) and take the pills two times a day 2 folic accid and 2 acidolphilus for a week and the just one of each a day after that.

I am sooooo happy I found this site. I have my self confidence back and I did not have to run to the bathroom everytime I thought I feel discharge to change my liner.

Thanks again and good luck!

~Asia~

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the BV CURE!!!! I too am a person who has been suffering from BV for the entire years of my decade old marriage. My husband is very supportive and patient and we handled our "business" when it is feasable for me. We have had two children so we've found the time... :-) THE WINNING REMEDY I TRIED: Hyrogen Peroxide douche (50% bottled water & 50% hydrogen peroxide) and I used a children's medicine dropper to measure 5ml twice. I put my feet up in the bathtub during a bath and held for 2-3 minutes each time. It burned a bit the first time, but it was worth it because the discharge, odor, and itching were gone immediately after the second time. I will do this for 7 days as instructed by other posts on this site. My husband and I slapped 5 and hugged... he's funny!! We ran out to the drugstore and Acidophillius (take 3 billion cpu's or 3 pills) and 800 mg of Folic Acid. I took all this on this morning and will do the same this evening. I did the pills this morning and I have had no discharge or any of the other symptoms as of yet today. I have on a panty liner because I am so cautious and I am checking for any little signs of anything, but still so far... I have nothing. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH... Oh by the way, I eat Yogurt every single day for breakfast and I love it so this is a plus for me.

I gotta say THANK GOD for the women that published on this site. I'm a newcomer to sex. Discovered my 1st UTI on my honeymoon, which was due to using the Ring for birth control. As a result didn't have sex till 16 days after I got married. Because we haven't decided on the best method for birth control, we've been using condoms & the vaginal films. I now think this in conjuction w/ the not peeing after sex has me in this position.

I began feeling something was off wks ago, but figure it was my body adjusting. Well, 3 wks ago the fishy-est odor & discharge scared the crap out of me!! Looked it up & was introduced to BV. After a wash, the smell went away so I figured all must be well. Not so... on came the tiny itching, frequent urinating & slight bleeding. I came across the remedy of using a gauze-wrapped garlic clove suppository. This help alot, but the smell was crazy! I also came across the suggetion to use Tea Tree oil (which I happen to have tons of). This helped the 1st day but the second not so much.

I'm headed out to the store now, wearing a Tea Tree oil soaked tampon, to get folic acid & acidophilous. My mother always made me take these as a child, but as I'm forgetful about taking pills I've fallen off. That sure's gonna change! this irritation is unbearable!!! I'm also gonna feed both ends w/ yogurt.

This further supports my theory that women have it musch harder than men & still we manage to keep it together! they would die @ even the prospect of these issues. Will keep you posted. Thx again, for all the postings!

BV treatment/h202/folic acid/acidophilis

I have had problems with bacterial vaginosis since meeting my hubby. It was very demoralizing and debilitating of my self esteem, due to the odor caused by it. I had been to the doctor before and been diagnosed metrogel, which as many people have stated, works for awhile but comes back, and usually leaves you with a NASTY yeast infection. In fact my doctor at the time even said that she had many women coming in for their monthly perscription of this without even being checked as the infection was a pretty much constant recurring problem! I found that out. She even said that alot of the time it has to do with the sharing of bacteria between your partner, even if you are in a monogamous relationship, that this could be a lifetime deal!!!

I was so elated to find this home remedy and went out and bought everything right away. As many have said, immediately after doing the h202 douche, I felt clean and dry with no more foul odor! Today is the third day for me, and everything is going terrific! I am taking folic acid and acidophilis one time in the morning (with a meal) and one time at night (with a meal)

Thank you Earth Clinic, and thanks to all of these brave women for sharing not only an awesome remedy but your horror stories and battle with BV.

This is not something women talk about freely amongst eachother, but I am sure many woment have had this problem, and I am going to be sure to let all the women I know, in on this great secret!

I am writing about BV which believe it or not, I have had for over 30 years. I went to the doctor back in the 70's, 80'S and 90's. Unfortunately it kept coming back no matter what. I was given flagyl everytime. Within days the discharge and the fishy smell came back. At first, the itching was horrific. After awhile with all the antibiotics I took the itching did go away but I was left with the discharge and the odor. I remember distinctly when I was in school, a couple of my classmates approached me about going out to lunch with them. As I replied "Ok" and turned to grab my bag, the odor was too much to bear. And it appears that they got a whiff of it as well. The look on their faces as they turned to each other made me want to go run into a cave. Since then, I married and had sexual problems due to my reluctance to have sex until my husband no longer wanted to have sex with me and we eventually divorced. Before we divorced I visited the doctor (s) at least 3 times in a year and was always given the same thing with little or no results. It never completely cleared up because though the symptoms of discharge were minimal they were still there. For instance, the discharge was less then previous. There still was a tiny little drop present.
Anyway, after all the disappointments that I went through with these antibiotics and no results, I gave up on going to the doctor. Then I stumbled on this site and did the peroxide, folic acid, and acidophilus treatment.

I started on Monday and notice a significant difference. There is NO DISCHARGE. NO ITCHING. VERY FAINT ODOR. I THINK IT WILL SOON BE GONE COMPLETELY.

I am happy beyond compare and would recommend this treatment to anyone and would also advise them not to use antibiotics regardless of what the doctors recommend. Finally after all these years, I have something that works without a prescription. A terrible weight has been lifted and I feel so clean now.

Bacterial Vaginosis (ailment) - H202 + Folic Acid + Acidophilus + Borax (remedies)

This has been an ongoing struggle for me and a current problem for the past 2 months. I had it before on enough occasions to know I didn't want to go to my GP who is useless on the issue. I was going to wait until I had cleared it up entirely before writing but I figure I might as well start a time line. This testimony is going to contain detailed descriptions of my symptoms and trials and tribulations of finding a "home remedy", so you have been warned. Please note that when I say "vadge" or "cooter", I actually mean "vagina".

Time: 3 months ago.
I wake up abruptly because I have to pee like nobody's business. It hurts when I pee. It looks all cloudy. It smells like I drank too much coffee, and a bit worse. "Great, a #*&!@'n bladder infection!"

Historically, this is always the pattern of events:
1. Get bladder infection--usually from having sex and not peeing after! DO IT EVERYTIME, LADIES! DO NOT STICK AROUND TO SNUGGLE! (if bacteria gets pushed up your bits, peeing after pushes/flushes it out).
2. Go to doctor all teary eyed, trying not to pee myself.
3. Get antibiotics that cause more vadge problems.
4. Get more antibiotics.
5. Get more vadge problems.
6. Cry a lot.
7. Decide to blame men for all my problems and ignore penis like it is the plague.
8. Things start to clear up on their own.

This cycle can take anywhere from a few weeks to many months.

So at first I try to treat it as I would a bladder infection, I drink unsweetened cranberry juice that tastes awful, I take cranberry pills, I drink whiskey to ease the pain and show up drunk at work, etc etc.

Eventually, the sensation of urinating molten lava starts to subside. Then I smell something funkier, and get a bit irritated around the whole area. It is half itchiness/ half pain. This is the start of BV. I want to point out this transition because I want to know if anyone else has very painful urination as a part of BV, or if I could have both. My theory is that it is the same bacteria.

At this time, (about 2 weeks from the initial peeing problems), I was using borax for household cleaning a lot. Borax is pretty awesome. I read that it could help BV and freshen my vadge too. I used it to wash myself in the shower with a big improvement in the stench department, so I took it from there.

I start shoving straight borax powder up my cooter and filling little capsules so that it gets right up there. This was probably as effective as peroxide for the smell, but it was much, much messier. It doesn't dissolve so now there's not only the BV discharge, but there's chunky laundry soap in it too. It was also drying, and unlike peroxide, it doesn't help restore any balance at all.

Because of the imbalance with borax, I shoved acidophilis capsules up there too. It didn't really work out. (gravity works). These blundering attempts went on for about 2-3 weeks. This is because they are actually partially effective. For the long-term however, it didn't look too promising.

Right now I am trying the H202 douche and I'm going to look for the folic acid supplements. The peroxide was such a blessing for me the first few days I used it. It does really help with discharge, irritation, and smell. I mostly use it straight based on what I read in a medical study. But tonight, it felt like someone had kicked me square in the vadge. I used it 3 days in a row full strength and it wasn't so painful at first. The medical study said 7 straight days I believe so I probably should have kept at it. For a few days I did nothing about it at all thinking it cleared up and now it seems to be worse and the peroxide is hard to use because of irritation from the BV. There is no smell right now, but there is a discharge that is like when I'm ovulating but scarier. I will update on my methods and success/failure with peroxide shortly. I am also switching to 1/2 water dilution method.

Other things I have noticed that I would love other people's opinions on (warning for frank discussion on sex and related issues):

1. We all know sex aggravates the problem. I think this is especially the case if the sex goes on for too long and I get really dry. I believe the lack of my own lubricant makes me far more susceptible to bacteria coming in (with or without a condom, but it is much worse without). Some types of lube disagree with me as well. The best one I ever used was actually oil-based, and shouldn't be used with latex condoms. Any recommendations? Similar observations? I heard good things about almond oil used as lube by a well known female sex doctor. Again, this shouldn't be used with condoms.

2. If I get semen inside me, you might as well just quarantine my junk in a tent for the next year. I heard that the vagina is naturally acidic and kills a lot of sperm. This is plausibly so that only the strongest sperm survive to impregnate you. I think these little guys want revenge from me, my long term boyfriend never understood.

3. My method of birth control is a copper IUD. When I get infections, reinfection is a bigger issue for me because bacteria can creep up the string/twine. Birth control pills also wrecked havoc on my sex life and I still got infections, and yes, with condoms too. I guess my point is, I strongly suggest an external use vibrator, I wont name names though. It really salvaged my self esteem.

I really, really appreciate everyone who wrote their personal experiences here so that we could all learn from them. I hope my experiences will be helpful to someone when I get this under control as well. Stay strong everyone, I know how awful this can make you feel about yourself. You are not alone. One day the medical profession will take this more seriously. Until then, I hope we all find a healthy way to manage on our own.

truely a cure for bv:

get a bottled water bottle. empty half the water out and fill the other half bottle with 3% hydrogen peroxide. get a infant measuring syringe (from babies r us ,target).

suck the peroxide mixture into the syringe(about 3-5 ml depending on how big your syringe is) lay down on the floor or bath tub or bed(get a towel or something to catch the water mixture)insert the syringe and try to hold or at least lay there for a minute or two after insertion. if your talented enough to raise your hips a little to allow it to get even deeper than do so. repeat once or twice if you want.if repeated pour the mixture in a small cup or shot glass as not to badly contaminate your bottle mixture.which i keep the bottle mixture premixed for easy access for up to a week. but you dont have to do it that way. if you dont want to lay down then do it standing up over the toilet or have a towel to catch.

take 800 mcg folic acid orally twice a day and what's most important is the L acidophillis at least 1-2 BILLION orally a day. i try to take mine first thing in am before i eat. you can increase the acidophyllis up to 7-8 billion through out the day if certain things bring on your bv (sex,period,stress.) increase the dosage to that amount as well if your flushing more frequently. but 1-2 billion a day should be cool but you'll learn what works for you. i take the chewable 1 billion per tablet acidopholis (walgreens)more convenient for me.i want to try inserting liquid acidophillis with the syringe overnight once a week but i have to find an unflavored kind.

you can flush when needed not neccesarely everyday but if you do, take the acidophllis . i flushed after sex and about every day for a while and it kept things at bay. but your gonna need the acidophllis in conjunction no exceptions.

i have been struggling with bv for 2 years. i have been to my gyn. over and over again hoping to be cured but always getting let down. i have tried metrogel, which worked tempoarily every time,and metronidazole pills that made me feel miserable, and didnt work at all. After getting bv, and yeast infections at the same time (yuck!), i had enough. i have felt so miserable and dirty for 2 years. i came across this site, and it has been heaven sent. i took the metro pills for a week, then started taking 3 400mg of folic acid, and 4 500 milionmg pills of acidophilus. the bv is gone! no smell, no discharge, no burning feeling! i am so thrilled! i havnt felt this clean in years. thank you sooooo much for this. if you do your reasearch, you'll realize that taking these viatimins makes so much sense. bv is a ph imbalance in the vagina, the "bad" bacteria overgrow the "good" bacteria that you need to have in order to maintain a healthy ph. so the metronidazole kills everything, not restoring the good bacteria all over again, so these viatimins do the job. i have been trying this for 3 days, so far so good, i will definitly check back and let everyone know how things go! thank you soooo much. i am relieved.

I recently found this site by word of mouth and have to say that I am so hopeful that this cure will work for me. I developed this issue when I met my husband a year ago and we became sexually active. I've never had this issue before, and I was so embarassed (mortified actually). He is 7 years younger than me and we are a very active couple, so to have this awful odor when we made love was a mood killer!

He deployed to Afghanistan a week after our wedding and the odor and discharge went away within a week. We are eagerly anticipating his return for mid-tour leave in a week and I am so worried that the symptoms will return with our first love making session.

At this time, I am symptom free. Should I start doing these douches and taking the acidophilous and folic acid now? If so, how much of the acidophilous and folic acid/day and how (by mouth, or inserted)? I will take whatever I have to for the rest of my life as long as those symptoms will stay away.

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?

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!

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.