BV/Yeast Frustration!!

**Frustrated_88** · 09-19-2011 12:34 PM

I've been dealing with chronic BV and yeast infections for about 3 months now. I know that sounds miniscule compared to what some of you are dealing with but I'm just so incredibly frustrated. Doctors seem to have no real answers...all the things I'm trying I've found online. My doctor just told me to try to stress less. Real helpful...

Anyway, I'm curious about this new sex partner thing. I started seeing my current partner in April of this year and my issues started sometime in July. I'm so incredibly worried that this all has something to do with our chemistry being off, which I would have no idea how to handle because I love him with all my heart and can't stand the thought of losing him.

Ijust feel like I'm running in circles trying a million different things. All of my issues started in June when I got a UTI. I got antibiotcs but it was back quickly so I took another round. Within a few weeks I had horrible pain in my pelvic region during sex and was diagnosed with BV. It got treated with flagyl and came right back. the dr treated it with flagyl again. all seemed ok for a little bit until I got a yeast infection which was treated with difulcan. That was about 3 weeks ago and now following my period, I'm pretty sure either the YI or the BV is back...honestly at this point I can't tell which.

I take a prenatal vitamin to give me all the supplements, take 2 garlic pills a day, eat plain yogurt,and take the rephresh pro-b probiotic. I just don't know what to do to get this on track. I'm so frustrated I'm crying as I'm writing this post. I have considered trying the candida diet thinking that maybe my body is just totally overrun with that (it kills your immune system) but its so restrictive and I keep trying to do the cleanse and getting too hungry and moody.

I know you ladies can sympathize...but any help would be so amazingly awesome. I've been repeatedly advised against douches so even with the luck people are saying they have with hydrogen peroxide douches I'm reluctant to try. I just want my life back...everything is so amazingly good besides these stupid health problems and I'm so upset that they're depressing me at this point and effecting the rest of my life

**Kasha** · 09-20-2011 12:44 PM

Your new partner may have something to do with it - my ex was terrible for triggering off BV in me, his pH was so different to mine we couldn't have sex without this problem. But it may just be that something has triggered off one infection and now everything is thrown-off so it's become like a domino effect.

Firstly - sex - if his semen may be causing you problems try either abstaining or using condoms for a while (which you should be doing during infections anyway), and if you normally use lubrication try switching to something natural or none at all if possible.

Try testing your pH verses his pH - home pH testing kits are available from a few places. From that you can also try changing both of your pH a little bit - you'll find information on doing this on many TTC sites, small things like dietary changes may be helpful to you both.

Rule out anything bad for your vagina that may be throwing things off - never use anything but water to wash with, and if you normally use tampons consider using softcups or menstrual cups as tampons have a major effect on both pH and vaginal flora, or if you normally use commercial liners/pads try cotton or cloth.

Trust that your vagina is better than ANYTHING ELSE when it comes to sorting itself out - it sucks, I know, I had re-occurring BV for years. It'll sort itself out.

**Tonika** · 09-24-2011 10:56 PM

spend a little extra and buy a refrigerated probiotic from the health food store.
two a day, one in the morning, one at night. do that for two days so your body can start building up some good bacteria, because at this point, there probably is no good bacteria to take over what's rightfully theres! after the two days, use a good prescription. i'd say a 3-day cream of some kind. oral antibiotics are scary!

make sure and get checked out again to be sure of what infection you have. treating with the wrong stuff can make things oh-so-much worse.

continue taking those probiotics after treatment for a bit. i personally take some everyday, still, even tho my once chronic infection is long gone.
and dont use soap on your girly. it disrupts your natural bacteria balance. warm water's good enough.

i've been through a similar situation. stay strong! life seems even brighter when you get through icky things like this!