[felix0618]

sad21 - I used the refrigerated Primadophilus Reuteri orally (3x/day) and I bought a powdered variety of the same thing to insert vaginally with the unsweetened, unflavored, organic yogurt. Honestly, I only did it a few times because it was just really icky.

The condoms we used had a small amount of lubricant on them, but no spermicide. Spermicide is very mean to a vagina with BV. Ouch. After I'd been symptom free for about 2 months, we had sex without a condom once. I waited to see how it would go. Things seemed okay. So we just progressed cautiously. I now take the precaution of using a little Active Gel right after sex.

The good news for you is that you can buy all of these treatments without a prescription. You have the ability to cure yourself and track your progress (if you buy the pH strips) without having to see a doctor or use insurance at all. Certainly doing this under a caring doctor's supervision would be preferable, but the truth is that many of us have been seeing doctors for years, & that was no benefit.



I wonder if this will be a lifetime regimen for me too. But I figure that having to take a little pill every day &/or use the gel every once in a while is a good trade-off. It's far preferable to the way I was living before.

I'm so glad you're finally getting relief.

where can i buy probiotics that are orally and vaginally?

[sad21]

where can i buy probiotics that are orally and vaginally?

hi hon......

i use fem dophilus by jarrows. i buy them at a local pharmacy and also you can get it at wholefoods store in the refridgerated section. i don't buy them online cause it can get warm and the good bacteria can die. good bacteria needs to stay cold. the femdophilus is kinda expensive....like $24-$26 a bottle with 30 pills. i take these orally and insert them vaginally. hope this helps.

sad21

[msoftshell]

So far so good...I have been having a discharge lately. Luckily no smell. Back pain is gone(smile) Just wondering if this is ok? How much is not ok? Understand I have been dealing with Bv for 12 yrs. So, I don't know what a normal discharge is. I noticed right before my period, the fishy smell & discharge was there-with a venegence!! Im very irregular so I thought that the home remedies weren't working. But after my cycle I used the H202, and I was back to normal. Im not having any luck finding the fem, thats orally and vaginally. Also, is just taking 2 400mcg of folic acid, 2 5 billion acidopho, and 2 probiotic gold- once daily enough? Any tips or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Its been a relief to finally feel clean again, just so scared, that it will return. Thank you all....

[sad21]

So far so good...I have been having a discharge lately. Luckily no smell. Back pain is gone(smile) Just wondering if this is ok? How much is not ok? Understand I have been dealing with Bv for 12 yrs. So, I don't know what a normal discharge is. I noticed right before my period, the fishy smell & discharge was there-with a venegence!! Im very irregular so I thought that the home remedies weren't working. But after my cycle I used the H202, and I was back to normal. Im not having any luck finding the fem, thats orally and vaginally. Also, is just taking 2 400mcg of folic acid, 2 5 billion acidopho, and 2 probiotic gold- once daily enough? Any tips or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Its been a relief to finally feel clean again, just so scared, that it will return. Thank you all....

hi hon,
did you call around to all the health food stores in your area? i would try that if you haven't. also, ginger ark uses primdophilus reterui (?) ......don't know if i spelled it correctly, but she has the correct spelling in one of her post, and it works just as well. i prefer femdophilus cause it is designed for the vaginal health, one con is that it is kinda expensive. i still don't even know if i'm bv free yet but i can tell you with the femd, my discharge is way less and the smell isn't there anymore, smell is only there when i'm on my period but periods never smelled good anyways.

hope this helps!

sad21

[Ginger_Ark]

msoftshell, the Nature's Way Primodophilus Reuteri is what I use, & if you can't buy it locally, you can order it on-line. Get the refrigerated kind. The company I ordered it from said that the shipping time isn't long enough to reduce its effectiveness. Also, I read that it takes a full 21 days for the lactobacillus to "colonize," so recovery can be slow. Your pH will normally rise before your period, so it's a good idea to up your dosage before then. Do you have strips to tell what your pH is running?

My pH is back up to 4.7, & I am having a slight smell with discharge, but I just had to have a round of antibiotics for a UTI. I felt like I was taking poison when I had to take the antibiotics. The antibiotics didn't work on the UTI, gave me a horrible yeast infection that took 2 rounds of Diflucan & a round of Monistate to clear up (not sure if it's completely cleared up even). And now, obviously the BV is trying to come back. I'm feeling really discouraged, but I'm trying so hard to stay positive. I knew the antibiotics would disturb the delicate balance I had finally achieved, & so it's 2 steps forward & 1 step back, right? Thank goodness for the Biofem.

I wonder about inserting a capsule vaginally at bedtime. Surely the capsule that is designed to melt in the stomach will melt in the vagina. I may try it.

I just found a vaginal suppository that contains lactobacillus, HLC Cadaclear. I am going to order them, & see if they help. I would think that using the Biofem that raises the pH, which the lactobacillus likes, in conjunction with using the lactobacillus suppositories, would be a combination of the right bacteria in the right environment.

[Holden_Love]

Hello. I have been suffering from vaginal infections for around a year now. I had several bouts of yeast infections. Within this last six months I have started to have bacterial infections. I have been on sooo many antibiotics my stomach just burns. The only thing I can take is clindamycin. I am allergic to flagyl. I have weird neurological symptoms. The only thing I find really frustrating is not only do I have foul odor dischage and pelvic discomfort I have legs that are sooo sore from my lymph nodes swelling. I feel like I am at my wits end. I get headaches from it. Are these really symptoms of vaginal infections. When I tell my gyno this he kind of looks at me like I am crazy. From what I read women do not usually have symptoms, I do. My insurance is really bad so I have spend thousands of dollars for treatment. Is there long term treatment for this or am I just suppose to suffer. I also wonder if this could be a urological issue. I have had my urine analyzed and they have found nothing wrong. Thanks for any suggestions.

[carebear428]

I just found a vaginal suppository that contains lactobacillus, HLC Cadaclear. I am going to order them, & see if they help. I would think that using the Biofem that raises the pH, which the lactobacillus likes, in conjunction with using the lactobacillus suppositories, would be a combination of the right bacteria in the right environment.

That's exactly what I've been doing. I used the oral capsules as a vaginal suppository; I know they are dissolving because about 18 hours after insertion, I have a tiny bit of discharge that smells exactly like the capsules do. I've had nothing but good results. I use Aci Jel 3-5 days a week, 1-2 Femdoph. capsules vaginally a week, and oral Femdoph. 1-2 daily. Still BV free for over a month now!

[sad21]

Hello. I have been suffering from vaginal infections for around a year now. I had several bouts of yeast infections. Within this last six months I have started to have bacterial infections. I have been on sooo many antibiotics my stomach just burns. The only thing I can take is clindamycin. I am allergic to flagyl. I have weird neurological symptoms. The only thing I find really frustrating is not only do I have foul odor dischage and pelvic discomfort I have legs that are sooo sore from my lymph nodes swelling. I feel like I am at my wits end. I get headaches from it. Are these really symptoms of vaginal infections. When I tell my gyno this he kind of looks at me like I am crazy. From what I read women do not usually have symptoms, I do. My insurance is really bad so I have spend thousands of dollars for treatment. Is there long term treatment for this or am I just suppose to suffer. I also wonder if this could be a urological issue. I have had my urine analyzed and they have found nothing wrong. Thanks for any suggestions.

hidden love,

please read all of ginger ark's post. she has some really good information that would help you out. i know how frustrated you are. i've had bv for about 14 months and this is probably the first time i've felt sooo good. i've been without excessive discharge, smell, and burning for about 2 weeks. please read ginger ark's post. hope this helps

good luck hon

[sad21]

msoftshell, the Nature's Way Primodophilus Reuteri is what I use, & if you can't buy it locally, you can order it on-line. Get the refrigerated kind. The company I ordered it from said that the shipping time isn't long enough to reduce its effectiveness. Also, I read that it takes a full 21 days for the lactobacillus to "colonize," so recovery can be slow. Your pH will normally rise before your period, so it's a good idea to up your dosage before then. Do you have strips to tell what your pH is running?

My pH is back up to 4.7, & I am having a slight smell with discharge, but I just had to have a round of antibiotics for a UTI. I felt like I was taking poison when I had to take the antibiotics. The antibiotics didn't work on the UTI, gave me a horrible yeast infection that took 2 rounds of Diflucan & a round of Monistate to clear up (not sure if it's completely cleared up even). And now, obviously the BV is trying to come back. I'm feeling really discouraged, but I'm trying so hard to stay positive. I knew the antibiotics would disturb the delicate balance I had finally achieved, & so it's 2 steps forward & 1 step back, right? Thank goodness for the Biofem.

I wonder about inserting a capsule vaginally at bedtime. Surely the capsule that is designed to melt in the stomach will melt in the vagina. I may try it.

I just found a vaginal suppository that contains lactobacillus, HLC Cadaclear. I am going to order them, & see if they help. I would think that using the Biofem that raises the pH, which the lactobacillus likes, in conjunction with using the lactobacillus suppositories, would be a combination of the right bacteria in the right environment.

ginger ark,
i've tried the hcl candaclear suppositories before with no success, i ordered them from rockwell nutrition and it was expensive too, i did some research on them and i came to find out that it is not the correct lactobacillus strain. the only correct strain is in femdophilus by jarrows. i use the femd vaginally and it dissolves fine, but if it doesn't for you (cause every women is different), you can empty the contents out and put it into a gelatin capsule. do it fast cause the good bacteria dies in warm enviroments.

p.s. i'm loving the bio-fem!!!!

[Ginger_Ark]

ginger ark,
i've tried the hcl candaclear suppositories before with no success, i ordered them from rockwell nutrition and it was expensive too, i did some research on them and i came to find out that it is not the correct lactobacillus strain. the only correct strain is in femdophilus by jarrows. i use the femd vaginally and it dissolves fine, but if it doesn't for you (cause every women is different), you can empty the contents out and put it into a gelatin capsule. do it fast cause the good bacteria dies in warm enviroments.

p.s. i'm loving the bio-fem!!!!

Thanks for the info! I think you just saved me time & money.