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Originally Posted by red_berry
Hi everyone,
Well, after using the Cala-gel for about a week, which has been working great, I got my Active Gel which I ordered before I found the Cala-gel and I thought "this is great, now I have 2 things that work" but after my first use of the active gel I got really tender in that area and the smell got worse, but then got better then worse then better so I have no idea if it's working, anyone else had this problem with it? I just used it again because I was starting to get BV after forgetting my Cala-gel at my parents and now i'm burning, itchy and sore down there. I am so frustrated because it seems all these things that work for everyone else won't work for me. I've been taking the Reuteri/Rhamnosus for over a year but I think I became immune to it after a few months because it doesn't help much anymore if at all (but i'm taking it anyways, just more), the Hydrogen peroxide just made things worse, and the Vaginal Vitamin C worked but they don't make it anymore. I really was thinking I finally had a solution but now i'm worried i'll get used to the Cala-gel and it won't work anymore or they'll stop making it and the only other thing i'd hoped would work doesn't.
I'm not sure if i'm putting too much in, or if I should just be using it externally, it says a fingertips worth but when you are squeezing it into a place you can't see, so how do you know if you put in too much or too little, can anyone who've used the Active Gel help?
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red berry, I wonder if you have something different. Do you happen to know your pH? I wonder if you have an organism altogether different. I've heard of some women actually having (it seems like??) a strep or staph infection. I wonder if a doctor could
culture a sample.
The friendly bacteria put out hydrogen peroxide, so if that makes it worse... hmmm it just sounds like this is a different bug. There is one rarer kind of BV that's not really BV. I can't remember the details, but I recall that the infection is a lactobacillus (normally the friendly type) but that they're oddly shaped -- mutated maybe? If these critters give off peroxide like the real good lacto does... maybe that's the culprit?
First thing I would do is check your pH & see what you get. If the pH is low maybe you're dealing with yeast instead. That would make sense with your good experience with Vit C. There is also a possiblity of having both BV & yeast at the same time. If the pH is high, start looking into this other type of BV.
Try a betadine douche (I actually used to use 1/2 & 1/2 w/water). You can't keep doing this, as iodine isn't good for prolonged use on healthy skin, but it can give some real relief.
There are boric acid suppositories available on line, & many women find them helpful for both BV & yeast.
I'm just throwing out some ideas of alternatives.