Thread: chronic bacterial vaginosis

Good luck! After I put in the pill symptoms " flaired" for about an hour then compleatly dissapeared. Let us know how it worked for you.
Le Le

Hi ladies...this is a long post but it may be worth it for some of you..hopefully.

I've been reading about bv now for about 7 months because i had it for that long without going away It started off with mild symptoms, discharge then started to get an odor. I went to the doctor in aug and was perscribed flagyl...i finished the treatment and symptoms went away for a few days then it came back in full force. It is embarressing, luckily i have a bf that is understanding and can see my frustration. I went back to the doctor in sept and was perscribed dalacin, again went away for a few days then came back. I have been trying to concieve now for 7-8 mths and with bv's reoccurances i havent had the best luck..i have been constantly worring about the smell and thinking this could be why i havent got prego yet.
Anyways i decided to do some research and look over my diet. I was a vegetarian for 13 years and since my bf and i wast to have a baby i started to eat chicken and try to eat well. I also have IBS and food doesnt stay in me very long. About 2 weeks ago i cut wheat out of my diet and while doing research on that i noticed articles on candida, whcih has to do with yeast. So i thought maybe this has something to do with my bv. I have been eating tons of plain gluten free yogart with a banana cut up in it cause plain yogart is gross (before i was eating lots of yogart but flavored) and lots of cottege cheese. I know the bacterial cultures in those are supposed to help balance the ph down there. I have not had bv symptoms now for 2 weeks. I thought maybe a very mild yeast infection, but it has gone away. I did get a little white discharge after sex but no more smell!!!! Things down there seem to be going well. Before i changed my diet i ate a lot of canned soups, cheese, chackers (triscits/wheat thins), pastas (processed foods) and now i have cut out pretty much all that and my bady seems to be adjusting in a great way! Eventually i will eat a bit of wheat and sugar but i think my body was so 'off' from all the sugar that i didnt realize i was eating, wheat and yeast, it was reacting with bv. Bacteria apparently was feeding off sugar and foods that i was eating so i was getting such an overgrowth of the 'bad' bacteria. I'm still not too sure whether the fact that i cut out yeast or wheat or both that i got better....hopefully it stays away!!

If anyone is interested in this or knowing what to eat search 'Candida diet' and what you should and shoud not eat, also a wheat diet.

I really hope you ladies took some time to read this cause i know how frustrating it is..and if you try it i really hope it works!!!

good luck

I am 22 weeks pregnant and I have had BV 6 times plus yeast infections. High risk pregnancy. Each time I get prescribed antibiotics (clindamycin, flagyl) and then yeast infection and then I take monistat for the yeast infection. My doctors are worried about more resistant bacteria developing. I do everything they say. I don't wear underwear when I sleep. Unscented soap. wipe front to back. Keep area clean and dry. No sex. No cleansing during the shower. They say the hormones messing with my PH level and making my vajaajay more basic which helps the bad bacteria flourish.

I have just started started fem dophilus and I taking it while I am taking my antibiotics. Then, I will continue taking it. Two a day. Any other suggestions would be helpful. I found out about fem dophilus through this website. I was eating activia yogurt and told my doctor and he said that would be fine. It was not helping. Bifidus regularis is a completely different bacteria. Some blogs presented evidence that suggest that it may disturb vaginal flora while making digestive problems better.

I am worried about taking so many antibiotics while I am pregnant, but I lost the first baby at 22 weeks due sepsis and ascending infection (bacterial vaginosis) . I almost died. This time... I have a cerclage and I check my cervix every two weeks to make sure it is not dialating and I am being treated for my symptomatic BV.

Can someone help me? Has this happened to anyone else? What was the outcome? Can you give me some advice?

I am generally not a blogger, but I am desperate. I have never posted on a blog before, but I hoping that someone will relate to me or have empathy and give me some info that will help.

Thank you

hi i have been suffering from bv for about 8 months now i sick and tried of the perscribe meds the only thing that seem to had work for is the bragg apple cider vinegar i use for douching it only work temp i just bought the vogel's molkosan 500ml from iherb crossing my fingers i hopeit works cause im losing my mind

day 1 after using the vogel's molkosan 500ml it seem to have work no odor at all there is discharge but it normal and it do not smell at all odorless i'm amazed how i used it diluted it 1 tsp vogel's molkosan 500ml 1 tsp of spring water and mixed it up i got one of those baby dropper from walgreens to put the mixture in the vagina so far so good i will keep all posted.

first off, about a month and a half ago i had a sinus infection that came back about two days after i stopped my antibiotic. i started a new one after that. i am on birth control, and taking antibiotics makes it inneffective. i had unprotected sex when i shouldnt have so i took plan b the morning after. i took it on sunday and got the usual side effects (abdominal pain, nausea etc). just yesterday i got really bad cramps and i woke up this morning with greenish yellow discharge that was not very thick. it smells horrible like rotten fruit or something (not fish). i had been itchy on and off for a few weeks also. i have only been with one partner my whole life and so has he. it is currently 5:00pm and the color has changed to a pale yellow. can anyone help me?? i dont know what it is!! it cant be and std because i havent had sex with anyone else. does anyone know what i might have?