Thread: chronic bacterial vaginosis

Just wanted to add additional information regarding body ph which relates to my previous post.

Most people who suffer from unbalanced pH are acidic. This condition forces the body to borrow minerals—including calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium—from vital organs and bones to buffer (neutralize) the acid and safely remove it from the body. Because of this strain, the body can suffer severe and prolonged damage due to high acidity—a condition that may go undetected for years.
Mild acidosis can cause such problems as:

Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen.
Weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones.
Immune deficiency.
Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations.
Hormone concerns.
Premature aging.
Osteoporosis; weak, brittle bones, hip fractures and bone spurs.
Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid buildup.
Low energy and chronic fatigue.
Slow digestion and elimination.
Yeast/fungal overgrowth.

pH and Bone Loss:


A recent seven-year study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, on 9,000 women showed that those who have chronic acidosis are at greater risk for bone loss than those who have normal pH levels. The scientists who carried out this experiment believe that many of the hip fractures prevalent among middle-aged women are connected to high acidity caused by a diet rich in animal foods and low in vegetables. This is because the body borrows calcium from the bones in order to balance pH. — American Journal of Clinical Nutrition





Urine pH
Urine testing may indicate how well your body is excreting acids and assimilating minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium. These minerals function as "buffers." Buffers are substances that help maintain and balance the body against the introduction of too much acidity or too much alkalinity. Even with the proper amounts of buffers, acid or alkaline levels can become extreme. When the body ingests or produces too many of these acids or alkalis, it must excrete the excess. The urine is the perfect way for the body to remove any excess acids or alkaline substances that cannot be buffered. If the average urine pH is below 6.5 the body's buffering system is overwhelmed, a state of "autotoxication" exists, and attention should be given to lowering acid levels.


s the whole acid/alkaline balancing act as much of a mystery to you as it was to me? Believe it or not, a pH imbalance may be what causes yeast infections in many people.

Before researching this subject, I didn’t have much of a clue how to tell if I was too acidic, nor what to do about it if I was. I did know that achieving a healthy acid/alkaline balance in my body was sure to affect my diet, which is always a bummer, but usually necessary.

What is Acidosis and What Does It Have To Do With Yeast Infections?

Acidosis is a build-up of large amounts of acid in our bloodstream which results in reduced alkalinity of our tissues and blood.

Why does this matter? The over-all health of our bodies is dependent on “cell communication” between the trillions of cells that make up our bodies. Our cells communicate via hormonal, chemical and electrical impulses and mechanisms. All of this “communicating” requires a balanced slightly alkaline environment to keep things running smoothly and functioning normally.

When our bodies become overly acidic, it negatively affects the functioning of very important cells that make up very important organs including our heart, brain, nervous system, bones, muscles, hair and skin. When these organs aren’t performing “up to snuff”, it obviously opens us up to numerous health problems and serious diseases.

Acidosis becomes a big problem when our bodies are unable to properly dispose of the excess amounts of acid that begin building up in our bloodstream. Our body, in an attempt to keep our pH balance normal, begins trying to eliminate the acid through our lungs, kidneys and skin or as a last ditch effort tries to neutralize the acids through our digestive tract (enter—yeast infections) and the metabolism of our cells.

When large amounts of acid are present in the body, it is unable to keep up with the pace of proper elimination and as a result, the acids overwhelm our system and begin to pollute our blood. This disables the “lines of communication” among the cells in our bodies causing BIG problems and opening us up to serious diseases.

A few of the health problems that may result from acidosis are:

Osteo and rheumatoid arthritis
Dermatitis
Eczema
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Yeast Infections and Candida Overgrowth
Fibromyalgia
Cancer
Diabetes

Over time, if the acidosis is not addressed and acid continues to build up in our bodies, our organs eventually deteriorate due to cell die-off which leaves us vulnerable to toxins including bacteria, fungus, candida or yeast overgrowth, parasites and mold which then begin feeding off the diseased and weakened organs and tissue. This, in turn, opens the door and invites various diseases to have their way with our bodies.

The pH scale is used to determine our bodies’ acidity and alkalinity. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14—1 being the most acidic, 7 being neutral and 14 being the most alkaline state. The ideal pH blood level would be around 7.3 which is slightly more alkaline than acidic. If you level is lower than 7.0, you’re headed toward acidosis. However, you don’t want to be too alkaline either—and blood levels above 7.5 indicate that you are overly alkaline.

Balance is the key and, while it may seem complicated, obtaining a healthy pH balance may just be a matter of reviewing your daily diet and cutting out one or two cups of coffee or that bag of potato chips at lunch. Everyone’s body reacts differently, so it’s best to monitor your pH balance with PH Test Strips while you’re trying to balance your diet. This will help you keep tabs on your progress.

In essence, acidosis leads to the literal destruction of our bodies from the inside out and is a big component of what causes yeast infections and other serious diseases.

I never had a problem with BV until my husband got a vasectomy and we quit using protection(condoms). Now i've had it 3 times just in the last year since his vasectomy.

I am wondering if semen can cause a PH imbalance in the vagina?

Also,my gyno told me that sometimes BV can be caused from bacteria in the shaft of the mans penis. if i continued getting BV he wanted to try treating my husband also.