Replied By Denise (Miami, fl) on 04/06/2009
Ladies this works very well. I had sex with my new boyfriend and afterwards smelled the all to familiar smell of BV. I got a kit from vagisil to check my PH and it was at a higher level indicating BV. I saw this site and bought the Acidophilus (500 million per tablet) and Folic Acid (400 mcg). I inserted one Acidophilus inside of me and took 23 orally. I then took 2 folic acid pills. That was at 9:00 in the morning, it's 7:00 in the evening and the smell is gone!! I checked and my discharge is clearing up to. I plan to continue with this regimen for a few days and then just take two of each pill orally daily to ensure that I don't get this problem again. Please try it, I am VERY skeptical about things like this but trust me it worked!Replied By Val (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) on 09/01/2009
you took 23 pills at once??????.. or did you misprint that.... I gather all though no one has actually said on here that this acidophilus comes in different doses... so .. what is the home presription ... you need to get the acidophilus that has like in the billions.. and take only 2 pills of that and one in the vagina.. and 1 folic acid??... anyway... i am going to try this....cause i can't afford the drug part of it... and i am hoping that this is not going to cost alot....
EC: Must be a misprint! Thanks for catching it... Either 2 or 3...
Replied By Sincere (Chapel Hill, Nc) on 12/21/2009
I have been taking 1 Acidophilus pill daily for probably a year now and I eat yogurt every now and then.Plus, I take a good selection of daily antioxidants (vit a,e,c,b,alpha lipoic acid, grapeseed extract, etc.). Although I never get sick because of the antioxidants, I always have had an episode of BV here and there.I am very clean and only have had four sexual partners, all of whom I've shared open and honest communication with, and vice versa.I've been tested for STDs...none. It seems everytime my current boyfriend and I have sex, he ejaculates in me (IUD inside so I won't get pregnant).I've read somewhere that semen DOES mess up your natural ph balance down there. This is where the BV comes in. I went to the doctor and all these useless doctors do for me is over-prescribe harmful antibiotics that cause further infections and overgrowth of bacteria (because it kills the naturally good bacteria that protects you).They won't tell us ladies about the good homeopathic remedies we could use to get rid of BV becuase, they are doctors and they have to get paid. They won't get paid if they don't see us! That's why so many of us keep saying that the antibiotics work for a while, then the BV comes right back with a vengeance! Then some of us are back off to the doctors office. These doctors are fully aware of this chaos, that keeps business good. Having suffered from BV for so long, I REFUSE to take anymore BV antibiotics that kill my good;protective bacteria too, as I'm convinced what its really about is "maintainence." I usually take only 1 Acidophilus daily but I now understand its not enough, judging by what I've read so far. I'm going to increase to 2 (10mg) Acidophilus pills daily. I'm going to do the plain, organic yogurt tampons nightly, 800 mg of Folic acid daily, and the Hydrogen peroxide & water douche 2x week for maintence.I'm also going to try Olive Leaf extract tablets because they fight pathogens/infections in your body, but you SHOULDN'T take these tabs if you have low blood pressure. I'm ready to fight back against this god-aweful affliction that has made me extremely self-conscious, and so far these natural remedies have gotten rid of the Funk (lol). Thank you ladies, and I thank you for the valuable advice!!! Good luck!