Replied By Vanessa (Farmington, CT) on 10/04/2008
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!!Replied By Janet (Woodbridge, New Jersey) on 10/17/2008
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!! ThanksReplied By Janet (Woodbridge, NJ) on 10/22/2008
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!!
Replied By just tryin 2 help (St. Louis, MO) on 10/25/2008
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.