Thread: chronic bacterial vaginosis

One more question...Does it get rid of the odor and the discharge or just one of the symptoms?

Originally Posted by angie75

Has anyone looked into Lactose milk sugar its made by ( NOW ) products and sold everywhere in the us. It is 100% lactose and really cheap also.

This says it is almost as sweet is sugar...Will this cause yeast? Just wondering. I wasn't sure if whey is the same as this and the sugar part threw me off. Have you tried it yet?

No I have not tried it yet.. I was asking to see if mabey someone else has tried. But after reading about "Molkosan concentrated lactofermented whey" It sounds like It should work good. I did however order the BIO-FEM Instant Active Gel I was waiting on it to get here and then decide what whey product im going to use and start them both at the same time.

I Did find this article on lady balance website.

Continuous administration of lactose to the vagina – possible side effects:

Lactose is considered a nutrient – the lactic acid bacteria using it as nutrient source for the lactic acid fermentation. Would other microorganisms benefit from the continuous administration of nutrients?

Yeast infection (Candida albicans and other Candida spp.) is the second widespread vaginal infection in women. How would continuous lactose administration affect yeast?

Yeast is not controlable by low pH as is Gardnerella vaginalis (major cause of Bacterial Vaginitis). One should not expect a direct positive effect on yeast infection following acidification by lactose administration.

All pathogenic Candida species are negative for lactose in assimilation and fermentation tests meaning that this particular sugar is not used by the yeast[1].

All Candida species does assimilate glucose and some galactose , which are the first degradation products of lactose. Though, if lactose is taken up by lactic acid bacteria, these compounds are not released. Presumably there is no lactase activity in the mucosa to support breakdown of the lactose.

Two years of continuos use of lactose for control of mal-odeur in the vagina did not present aggravated yeast problems. Some times during the period yeast symptoms were observed and treated by use of a clotrimazol cream direct to the affected area.

This infection rate was considered normal to the trial person. Thereby the conclusion: No positive, but also no negative effects as to the occurrence of yeast infections.

Has anyone been prescribed these two treatments together? I am just trying to research anything new I haven't tried and I came across this. I have take metrogel and flagyl but I have never been given them together or at higher than normal doses.

Recurrent or recalcitrant infections

If patients are compliant but develop recurrent infections, treatment of their sexual partners should be confirmed.

Cultures should be performed. In patients with documented persistent infection despite compliance with treatment by the patient and her partner(s), a resistant trichomonad strain may require high dosages of metronidazole (more than 2.5 g/d), often combined with intravaginal metronidazole suppositories prepared by a pharmacist (500 mg once or twice daily) for at least 10 days. Commercial preparations of metronidazole gel are not effective.

Sorry for all the posts...I have a question...What do you all think about all those books that promise to have the cure inside their book...Like the BV gone forever one? They are tempting because it seems like I have tried everything to get rid of this but then I think like what is going to be in the book that isn't already on the internet to read about...What do you all think?

Originally Posted by angie75

Has anyone looked into Lactose milk sugar its made by ( NOW ) products and sold everywhere in the us. It is 100% lactose and really cheap also.

Angie75,

As soon as I saw your post, I said that is something worth trying. I ordered it last week and it should arrive either today or tomorrow. I am going to try it and I will let you know if it works.

Gaby

Hey! I haven't read all the posts but I just wanted to share what I know (sorry if its already been said before). I work in the medical field and here is what I know about BV. In the v-tract a balance exists between good bacteria and good yeast. When something throws this balance off you get either an overgrowth of yeast (yeast infxn) or overgrowth of bacteria (BV). Common causes that throw this balance off are acid imbalance, irritation from rough intercourse, harsh soaps (would recommend switching to a soap for sensitive skin--my doctor said that water is even enough to clean down there), douching, tampons even. Unfortunately, the only way to treat BV is through taking antibiotics (either orally or vaginally) because the bacteria gets trapped inside the cells that line the wall of the vagina. My recommendation here would be to make sure that you finish the entire course of antibiotics. If you are getting recurrent infections within a wk or so of stopping antibiotics, then you never got rid of the original infection. Ask your doctor to prescribe you a longer course of antibiotics (probably 14 instead of 7 days). The only other thing you can do is try to prevent infxns by avoiding triggers that would throw off your delicate balance. Also avoid wiping back to front...wipe front to back. Good luck!