Thread: chronic bacterial vaginosis

I wrote on this thread ( i think page 8-12) last year telling of my experience. It has been a year since I have been BV free and I cannot tell you how greatful I am after having had sufferend from it for 9 years. Thank God it has not come back though I am aware it can at anytime.

I really believe that placing things in the vagina is not the real answer. In the UK, the advise is very much against putting things in there. You are more likely to wipe away the bit of good bacteria you have left so how will you bring back the good bacteria if it has gone for good? lactobacilli is good but you need the form that will pass through your gut wall and to your vagina where you need it. On top of that, making sure all after care measures are used. I wish you all the best, I know things work differently for people but I hope what ever you try it works for you.

To storm85 I really don't like to recommend something I haven't used myself but from reading on a couple different sites I heard about a product called Femdolphilus by Jarrows an I have been wanting to try it but because of financial reasons couldn't, I will definitley try it in the future when cash is right but until then im maintaining with home remedies and vitamins. It is supposed to have the two strains of good bacteria that reaches the vaginal tract. I had a few people say that it helped with continued use an one lady who said that it cured her, don't quote me on that though since everyone is different an what works for me might not work for you. If you order it make sure you order it with an ice pack an keep it refrigerated so the good bacteria will stay alive. Anyway if you have any questions please feel free to ask

Originally Posted by sarahg

I wrote on this thread ( i think page 8-12) last year telling of my experience. It has been a year since I have been BV free and I cannot tell you how greatful I am after having had sufferend from it for 9 years. Thank God it has not come back though I am aware it can at anytime.

I really believe that placing things in the vagina is not the real answer. In the UK, the advise is very much against putting things in there. You are more likely to wipe away the bit of good bacteria you have left so how will you bring back the good bacteria if it has gone for good? lactobacilli is good but you need the form that will pass through your gut wall and to your vagina where you need it. On top of that, making sure all after care measures are used. I wish you all the best, I know things work differently for people but I hope what ever you try it works for you.

Sarahg... I went back to read your post on page 9... Are you saying that the acidophilus, garlic and vitamins cured you and have been BV-free for 1 year now? Can you tell me what kind of vitamins you have taken to cure this?

Hi ladies. Been reading these posts for a while now, decided to finally post my own concerns and questions. I got BV about 6 months ago, never had it before, treated it with clindamycin ( the 1 dose type), came back, treated it again. went away, came back again I asked my GYN and he suggests i just use it again but i feel like i will just have the same result, it's only a temporary fix.

After reading thru this forum, I started my own regime of Nature's Way Primadophilus reuteri, 3x a day. I also take eat a cup of organic live plain yogurt with live cultures of l. acidophilus, vitamin c, 1000mg a day, as well as garlic pills, i've read they are helpful .

The Primadophilus has helped greatly, as the itching burning and discomfort has gone away, but i still have odor and discharge, and sex is still very uncomfortable so i've stopped completely to prevent further damage..if possible?

I don't feel cured, just less symptomatic, so I started the bio-femme active gel 2 days ago, it says to use it for 5 days, 2x a day. I've used as directed, though i feel like the discharge has increase, even to a more yellowish/whitish glob, when before it was just white. I don't feel any burning down there, nothing much different than before.

I'm hopeful that the bio-femme will work. Has anyone here used it, success stories? anything? i'm so miserable. i know there is hope out there, and i refuse to go back to the Dr. again and pay for more meds/antibiotics that will kill all the good bacteria and allow BV to reoccur.


if it doesn't, i guess i will try to Hydrogen peroxide douche, or make my own boric acid Suppositories. any suggestions?

I forgot to mention that I also take Nexium 40mg, once a day to treat my acid reflux. I'm wondering if this can be affecting the Primadophilus?

Oh and Lexilex, I really don't know if the Nexium would affect the Primadophilus you are taking, you mean like making it less effective? But I seem to have some acid stomach problems too. I wonder if it is related. Like our bodys PH is too acid or too alkaline. Hmmm.