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Michelle (Evansville , In) on 07/25/2008:
I must start by saying...I love your site. I am 31 and this is the first time that I have ever had BV. I went out as soon as I read all of the messages and got everything I needed, folic acid,acidophilus, and hydrogen peroxide. So far so good it started working immediately.I do have a question. How often do I use the douch? Weekly, Monthly, or just daily till it is gone?
Hi, My name is Amanda. Yesterday I noticed that smell again. It happens all the time, maybe once every month and a half. I went to the doctor's and they had giving me Metro-Gel. It worked great, but it always came back. Sometime I felt like maybe the metro was causing a yeast, or vice-versa. It was either one or the other. They say that washing your v-gina with soup can cause BV.. and I think that was my problem. I just can't help myself. Well I'm in a new relationship, and it will be very embarrassing if he had smelled what I smelled. Last night, I was going out on a date with him, but I knew that I needed metro-gel. I called the dr but I would need to come in and get checked out so that they can prescribe something to me. That was too much work, needless to say I had a date. So I read the reviews on here, at first I was scared to do it. But I went to the pharmacy right after work, and purchased Folic Acid 400 Mcg ( I took 2, equaling 800 MCG), I also purchased Acidophilus pills ( took 2), and Hydrogen Peroxide everything for less than 10$. I then went home and poured about half a cup of Hydrogen Peroxide into a regular douche bottle and then filled up the rest with equal amount of water. Now, today, there's still no signs of Bv. I took the vitamins once again today (one of each), but no douching. Thank you Earth Clinic.. you guys are awesome. This was my first time using you guys, but def not my last.
All I can say is WOW!! and this is great. I cant believe I finally found something that seems promising. I get bv what seems to be pretty easily, mostly sometimes after sex a few days I will start noticing the fishy smell.I HATE it :( When I go to the Dr. they give me medicine which does work but they give it to me in faith because it hardly ever shows up on tests. Plus going to the Dr. often isnt fun. Starting last night I took 800mcg of Folic Acid, and 2 500million Acidophilus. Just like Ive read here.. almost immediate improvement. I took the same dosage again with lunch and I cant smell anything!! I knew there had to be a more natual cure for this, Ive tried many things that didnt work from ACV to tea tree oil to Garlic. Im only 25 im ready to be done with this. Im planning on trying the 50/50 peroxide 3% & water also tonight just to see if it clears me out some & then maybe after sex too..and keeping on the pills for a while then cutting back some. Thank you to this site and all the women here that posted. Good luck to you all! Vickie
I want to thank everyone who posted such great comments about this remedie. i am 22 yrs old and have dealt with bv since i was 16 on and off. i cannot count the amount of times i have been put on perscriptions that cure it but usually leave me with a yeast infection its always been a battle until now. i took 800mg of folic acid once a day for 2 days and douced with 1/2 hydrogen proxide 3% and 1/2 water i really didnt think that it was going to work. But within a few hours it was gone. I thought that it was only going to be temporary and that the next day it would reapear but it is now day 3 and everything it peachy no sigh of it.. i cannot thank everyone enough this has been a life saver..
I have suffered with BV for 5 yrs.I have been back and forth to the dr.sending hundreds and hundred of dollars for prescriptions from my dr. I finally decided to look on the internet for a cure because the meds never worked for long. I ran across this site and saw the rave reviews for the folic acid and acidopolous pills as well as the hydrogen peroxide. I ran to the drug store and purchased them yesterday morning. By noon the smell was completely gone and the discharge was too. I will continue this regimen and hopefully it will not return. I am just happy I didnt spend 80.00 on another prescription that doesnt work.Thank You ladies I finally feel and smell clean ..Thank You :)
Suffered from BV for MANY years now; tried EVERYTHING from the doctors over the years & found this site 2 days ago. Bought acidophilus, hydrogen peroxide, & prenatel vitamins for the folic acid. (Around here anything over 1 MG is RX; the vitamins have 800 MCG'S in them.) Do you ladies need a rx for the FOLIC ACID?
I douched with the hydrogen peroxide (2 part HP, 1 part water) & it burned good for about 30 SECONDS but definately worth it.) Am I supposed to do this weekly?)
2 billion active cultures in these acidophilus pills. (I'll update on progress as weeks go by.)
Total time I've been suffering with this: 16 years :-(
I'm glad you ladies shared your stories, cures... FYI: gargle with a little bit of peroxide before brushing your teeth. It is a miracle whitener. The ONLY reason I was brave enough to try this is because I DO gargle with it however it NEVER burned my mouth.)
Any feedback would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks again for all of you just being here!
I STARTED GETTING BV EVER SINCE I HAD MY SON, ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO, NOT TO MENTION HAVING YEAST INFECTIONS BACK TO BACK WHILE I WAS PREGNANT. I EVENTUALLY GOT SO TIRED OF THE YUCKIE MEDS THE GYN WOULD PRESCRIBE SO I FINALLY CAME ACROSS THIS SITE, AND ITS HELPFUL. I DID HALF PEROXIDE AND WATER DOUCHE FOR TWO DAYS AND I TAKE (3) 800MCG TWICE A DAY, AND ITS BEEN A WEEK AND IM CLEAN FRESH AND NO BV NOR ANY YEAST INFECTIONS.
It is now day five and still a lil discharge not a lot and the smell is gone......but my question is. Is this normal to have just a little even by day five.....should it be completely gone?Thanks again to all you ladies how this has helped alot....cause the symtoms have subsided alot.
oh my god, all I can say is thank you.these really work....i have been dealing with bv now for 6 yrs...and I am so grateful for this site.all though it's only been 3 days I feel great!will keep you posted with the end results......thank you again
Let me first say that I am beyond happy I found this page. I have SUFFERED with BV for 20 years now and I was just about to settle into acceptance. I have cried, tried every cream, pill, gel there is!! I did the peroxide douche for one night. I have been taking 800mg of folic acid (I had it really bad) and the probotics twice a day. This is the third day and the smell is GONE!!! The itch is GONE!!! The discharge is 95% GONE!!! Let the church say AMEN!!!!!
Thank you all for sharing your stories and your methods. I will shout this from the mountain tops from now on. I'm thinking about calling the doctor who told me that I had to learn how to live with BV because nothing could be done. So many women need to know that 30 dollars can cure you for a life time. I plan on taking the folic acid until the day I die.
I used a hydrogen peroxide douche only once and it got rid of the BV. For a while I took acidophilus supplements but then I stopped. Now I just buy the liquid acidophilus from the health food store and douche with it about once a month for prevention. It's a little expensive and buttermilk is a good alternative for those of you who don't want to spend a lot of money on it as buttermilk contains live and active cultures. I haven't had BV or any other kind of infection in a very long time. Also, if this method is not working for any of you, please be checked for STD's such as trich, chlamydia, and gonorhea because they commonly have similar symptoms to that of BV.
I have been battling with BV since the birth of my 2nd child 5 years ago. I just got up the nerve to ask my doctor about it last year when my daughter's father broke up with me. He had been making comments about the issue and I was using everything I could think of to get rid of the odor. When I finally talked to my doctor he told me it was BV and it would not have been picked up with my regular pap test. He prescribed Metro gel, and just like everyone else, I took it, got a yeast infection and it came back after having sex again. This has been the worst thorn in my side and very embarrassing to say the least. All the trying to cover it up and using Refresh didn't work. So like all of you, I started looking for other treatments. There are all kinds of websites out there trying to sell you $60.00 "magic" pills to help you but I tried the HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DOUCHE, FOLIC ACID and ACIDOPHILUS. The same day I read about it I went right to the drug store. The douche worked immediately, only problem was trying to have sex a few days later. I was really dry. Anyway that didn't stop me from continuing with the process. Now I still have a small amount of discharge but that is to be expected because I use and IUD as contraception. I use 2/800mcg of Folic Acid, 1/1billion Acidophilus and the 50/50 hydrogen peroxide/water. I have been using it for 2 weeks and I definitely see a difference. It's that time of the month now and I am hoping when it's over the odor has not come back. Thanks to whoever came up with this idea!! I think I may have my sex life back.
I have been suffering from bv for over a year now. I tried the medications'given to me by my doctor and nothing worked. So I as looking for a home remedy on the internet. While searching the web I came across this sight.After reading I went to the store got hydrogen peroxcide 3%, 800 mlg folic acid, and acidophilus. I did the douch last night and took one of each of the pills. I woke up this morning and have no signs of BV. This is the first time in a year that I feel like me. Thank you so much ladies. =)
I had bacterial vaginitis and I was given something at the doctors but I decided to use 3% hydrogen paroxide douche with water (half of each), folic acid pills, and acidophilus pills (4 billion). Immediately the smell went away, and eventually there was no sign of the BV... Thanks guys...
I've suffered from BV for about three and a half months now I tried all the usual suspects, flagyl, metronidazole, in pill and gel, and nothing worked. I also around that time was diagnosed with low risk HPV. I had BV once before, a long time ago and it responded well to the antibiotic treatments, but this time, no go. I'm inclined to think that its because of my HPV, anybody else thought of this? If not, get checked for it...now to the current home remedies I'm trying...I'm doing the full 3% hydro peroxide douches, which knocks out the odor really well, but I haven't been doing it long enough to see if its making any difference, I'll keep everyone posted. I'm also doing a round of supplements, including folic acid, acidophilus bifidus capsules, as well as echinacea (more for the HPV than anything else) and alternating days with my WOmen's 1 a day supplements. I'm also looking into Goldenseal, its a little pricey, but I'll try anything at this point. Doctors are stupid and make you feel stupid, so I'll do anything not to deal with that. Hope it all works, and hope I helped, I'll keep you all posted!!!!
I wrote about a week or so ago about trying the folic acid and acidophilous and I did notice a change in the begining but since then it really hasn't helped. I still have the discharge and the itching. I even tried the peroxide douche.There isn't an odor and I am glad for that but I think that i am going to have to just go ahead and go to the doctor and after the antibiotics just use the folic acid and acidophilous as probiotics to replenish the good bacteria but right now I just need some relief.
Hello to all, I have been suffering from BV for 5 years now. Antibiotics will make it go away but i hate the way flagl tastes and metro is cool but both will cause me to have a yeast infection :( I started taking probiotics to not have a yeast infection and that worked while I was on the flagl.
The only thing that makes me get bv is having sex without a condom. I don't mind condoms but sometimes you get into a moment where you dont use them. For a while now I have stop tub baths and using perfumed soaps wich I am sure would cause BV too! What a hassle this thing is. I came across this site looking for a natural cure b/c I am soo sick of going to the doctors when I know for sure what the problem is. Today after reading everything on the site I am trying the folic acid (2/800 mg), Hydrogen Peroxide and h2o(50/50)and probiotics (14 billion). I pray that is works and if it does ill be sooooo happy!!!! Ill be back to let you guys know how it went.
Incidentally I have been trying to increase my alkiline with ACV/no baking soda and greens mix. Im am trying to cut back on sugar but its hard and I have learned that artificial sweeteners are acidic and bad for BV suferers trying to keep their PH right.
I tried the acidophilus and practically finished the entire 180 pills there was along with the folic acid and the peroxide, it did get better as far as the discharge having a little less odor. however, the itchiness is still mild and the discharge comes once in a while, but it is still there!!!! i already tried metrogel given by my doctor, it went away for a couple of months and it came back. my doctor prescribed me metrogel again, and i'm worried i'm just going to give the bv more strength. honestly, metrogel kills everything good and bad bacteria, but how on earth do you keep good bacteria when this acidophilus isn't enough?? i thought i was done with this problem, but ovbiously i am not. i'm still sad, though i try to forget about it. my boyfriend says that from a 1-10, he gives .me an 8 in improvement of odor. well...at least my sex life is much better, but i still have that discomfort. does anyone have any other remedy... please!!! coming from a person who has struggled with this for about 3 years. i just wish this bv never existed. thanks for listening. tear.
I found out in December that I had Chlamydia and I was pissed (because I pretty much knew that my ex gave it to me!). My OB-Gyn gave me Azythromycin, which cleared up the infection. But I was still having alot of this odd-smelling white/yellow discharge (that smelled like fish after my husband and I would have sex). My doc said it was just my body changing (I had a miscarriage in March 2007). I didn't believe that so I kept pestering him about it and he took a swab and we found out I had BV. My doc prescribed Metrogel. That didn't work very well, it seemed to lessen the discharge but it would come back and there would still be a lot! And the smell? I'm clean person and I feel like I could smell it eveywhere I went. Plus, I know my hubby loves me and I hate for him to have to deal with this . . . it's not that bad, but it sure isn't a nice smell. And I would have to wear pads EVERY DAY to try and mask the smell and because the discharge would soak my underwear(goopy, nasty!) So I have been searching for natural cures because I don't want to wear my body out with antibiotics (I try to stay away from meds as much as possible). Well, today is my first day trying the folic acid, acidophilis and 3% hydrogen . . . I'm going to keep up with this and pray that it works because I have seen the positive responses from others. I had all this goopy stuff come out after I did the 3% hydrogen douiche. Did anyone else have that? 'To add to this, my hubby is being to supportive and he's telling me it's going to work :) I'm also taking cranberry juice and pills and lots of water because along with the BV and Chlamydia, I kept getting UTIs and the antibiotics were NOT working! The cranberry juice is helpiing! I am having no pain in my bladder! Yes! Another thing . . . My doc told me that BV was harmless, right? YEAH, RIGHT! I did a lot of research that BV can cause complications with pregnancy and has occured alongside premature births and low-birthweight babies. I don't know what other problems BV could cause. Anyways, pray that this works for me . . . I want it to be gone because makes me self-conscious! I want to be clean! And . . .me and my hubby are hoping to conceive soon . . . keep in your prayers.
