Replied By Stacy (Brooklyn, New York) on 03/19/2009
Thank you Jesus for the internet and this site...I have had BV since 2006 but it has just gotten worst over the years... I noticed that a friend of mine had a really stinking smell to her like old gym socks and doo doo...sorry if i sound gross but thats the only way i can describe it...and we later found out that we were dealing with the same guy...a few months after that i started smelling that smell again only this time it was coming from me....(IN BETWEEN MY LEGS)i was so embarrassed that i didnt want to walk pass anyone because the smell was so strong and nasty... it made me wanna throw up...the gel that the doctors gave me was a temporary fix...i tried douche which is not healthy...so i stopped i didnt know what else to do...when i heard about acidophilus and folic acid i couldnt wait to try it so yesterday i went to the pharmacy and brought them both along with some cranberry pills...i tookk them after i ate and no lie 10 minutes later the smell was gone and i dont have any of the milky discharge as of yet...i am so happy...i got my confidence back... i even got extra freaky with my fiancee last night...i heard this stuff wasnt a cure and i will have to take it everyday forever....who cares i'd rather pop pills than to smell like HELL...i smell so good now..i use to try and cover up the BV smell with perfume but the two dont mix well..now when i put on perfume i smell like the perfume and not sewer water...thank you guys for convincing me to use acidophilus and folic acid pills they really worked for me... i hope my testimony will convince the next lady who is suffering...BV really smells bad ....thanks again and GOD bless you allReplied By Angel (McDonough, GA) on 03/27/2009
What does cranberry pills have to do with BV? What is the benefit of them? And the smell disappearing 10 minutes after eating & taking the pills? Wow, I'd like to know the namebrand of those, they sound like miracle pills.Replied By T (Maryland, USA) on 03/27/2009
Angel, Stacy said she bought the cranberry pills along with the folic acid and acidophilus. Perhaps she felt they might also be helpful for her BV, or perhaps she wanted them for general genitourinary health. She didn't say the cranberry pills were her BV cure; in fact, she specifically stated: "thank you guys for convincing me to use acidophilus and folic acid pills they really worked for me". As for the 10 minutes, try rubbing garlic oil on the bottom of your foot - you'll have the taste of it in your mouth within a few minutes. Or how about the speedy effect of nitroglycerin when placed under the tongue during an angina episode? While I'm not saying Stacy's result would be the same for everyone (everyone's specific conditions and physiology are different), your body can circulate things faster than you might think.Replied By Ashley (Jonesboro, Ga) on 03/27/2009
i really believe you about the 10 min thing i woke up and i was smelling the same smell but i usually get it every month after my cycle if i have sex a day or two after i usually always get it but this time as soon as i smell it i ate 2 spoon full of plain yogurt (taste HORRIBLE) took a vinegar and water douche (which is not good for you but with bv it helps)and took a acidophilus and by 12 noon the smell was GONE... NO LIE it works so no more spending 30 for the doc and 30 dollars for the prescription... more like 10 dollars at the most 2 dollars for the douche and 7 for the pills and 2 for the plain yogurt.Replied By STACY (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) on 03/31/2009
Thank you t from maryland and ashley from ga. some people don't really comprehend what they read. i bought the cranberry pills for a urinary tract infection. i didnt have one at the time but they were on sale so i got them too. yes it was unnecessary information for you all to know that but i was so excited with my story that i was just typing my thoughts really fast. anywho i am not allowed to put the brand name up here but i am telling the truth when i say that when i used the two pills together the smell was gone in 10 minutes. and my bv smell was so bad that it would come through my jeans. so i would definitely notice the difference right away. t the was hilarious. lol and ashley i used to pay 30 dollars too. i would go to the gyno every two months to get that gel. now i dont even use the acidophilus and folic everyday i just do it every two days. because the smell has gone away and it hasnt returned yet. so i minimized the use of the pills. angel from ga dont hate because your fishy behind cant get rid of the smell and the rest of us did. lol go find another cure if this doesnt work for you. im out. do or die bedstuyReplied By Veronica (Evanston, Wyoming) on 04/23/2009
I am ignorant regarding all this...I did read I think Stacy...you were with the same guy as your friend...does this mean if I have just started having this problem with in the past 2 yrs about the same time I started having a relationship with someone...should it give me concern that he's cheating?Replied By Sharon (Charlotte, NC) on 05/21/2009
Ladies, ladies! Thank you for posting! Stacey..girl your story brought me joy to know there's someone else going thrugh the same thing! I also have that NASTY, dirty-diaper, wet-sock smell. Particularly right after my period up until the following week. I'm like ewww! This can't be normal. I just had my pap this past Tuesday, and was given the dreadful BV diagnosis. My prescrip for the gel was going to cost me a copay of $60. I knew that wasn't happening, so I came to this beloved site and decided to try the Acidophilus.I took 2 pills (40 million cells) orally last night and inserted 1 vaginally. Talk about a miracle-this morning, NO odor. I'm talking not even what I call the daily funk, lol. My NP said that no odor should be there outside of your period. I'm like get outta here!I sit now w/ confidence and a praise to God for His natural cures! And also for you ladies brave and un-selfish enough to share your stories. Good luck to all! This stuff works!Replied By Livvie (Norfolk, VA) on 06/07/2009
I also tried the acidophilus vaginally but it made my discharge bright yellow other than the bright yellow color i am ok as long as it dont smell. I had bv for years since high school i am so sick of the flagl it tastes nasty and it only lasts one week, i had one doctor who i kept seeing and she told me to try the metrogel that stuff made my discharge like cottage cheese and it itched so bad it was like i was on fire. Then the doctor finally told me to use condoms with my ex husband i still had the bv. So finally she just told me you may be allergic to your husband. which is funny cause me and him was not getting along anyway. Well i left him and the bv went away and it stayed away until i met someone else 7 months later and the bv came back. I think that sometimes sex can mess up your Ph balance because when i was celibate no discharge, and i was tested for STDs and i have none is there anything we can do to the man to prevent this?And Stacy you are funny girl Brooklyn stand up!
Replied By Val (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) on 09/01/2009
OH LORDy.... STAcy... you cracked me upppppppp girl....you had me rolling on the damn floor... smelly crotch and all... laughing.. I am off to get some of that stuff...lolol.... i loved how you threw a screw into the story with the cranberry pills...lol.I love this site.....lol not only is it geniune in helping women...but funny as well....lolol....all of you are awesome.....also thank you someone for spelling the whole proper word out... LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS... cause i needed it when i was talking to some idiot in the store.... he must have gotten lost in the store and wanted to hang in the condoms section for a while... i dont know.. but.. thanks for the whole name and spelling....Replied By Vonnie (Philadelphia, Pa, Usa) on 11/27/2009
I can't believe I found this site. I have been suffering for over six years now. It was Stacy's post that got me. The description of her friend... that describes me too. I've been diagnosed with BV before and have been given metrogel many times over the years. Six years ago I was going through a very stressful time, and that's when people started commenting on my odor and telling me I needed beano. It's tricky, because when I had the fishy odor, I'd get metrogel - but this other odor? I thought I had intestinal problems. I've spent all these years going to different doctors trying to figure out what's wrong. I'm on my second G.I. doctor, who did an endoscopy and colonoscopy and guess what? There's nothing wrong with my intestines, so I've been diagnosed with IBS. My stomach is irritated, but I think it's from the stress of living with this for so long. I went surfing the other night because the fishy odor came back, and I wanted to find out if I could take metrogel and monistat at the same time so it doesn't take 12 days to clear everything up - and I found this site and read every post. So I started thinking... if stress is messing up my stomach and causing IBS with lots of extra gas, maybe it's not smelly gas. Maybe the gas is pushing the smell of the BV out far enough for other people to smell it. I got some acidophilus tonight and will use it orally and vaginally before bed instead of the metrogel. I really hope it works, because I'm tired of giving doctors my money, and tired of hiding at home as much as possible to avoid ridicule.