[Taffer]

I just got back from the doctor with the same problem, chronic BV!! I got online trying to find some information on this problem and came across this website. I had a hysterectomy back in 1997 when I was pretty young. Ever since then things have never been the same. But it seems like within the last year I have had these bacterial infections, one after the other over and over. A few years ago I was having yeast infections over and over. I don't get it! Why is this happening?

[kishjo2004]

I suffered in silence for a long time. I was even embarrassed to talk to my husband about it. (He now researches online for me from time to time.). After opening up to other women, I have found out that it's actually quite common. I've tried to find a common factor with those women to see if the we had anything in common that triggers it.

[mommy2Keyoni]

Bv reliever




ladies...i have been dealing with bv for years!!! I just recently gave birth 2 a baby boy i thought all my troubles were over. Now my son is 4 mths and bv came right back! I personally hate taking pills. I gag, vomit the whole 9. But so tired of goin to the dr. Already knowing what i have and going to the bathroom having to spray jus from urinating. Its so embarassing!!! I have an understanding partner but in public i hate it! I saw the commercial of pro-b. I thought this might be my life saver! The $30 is absolutely worth it!!!!! The pills are small and easy to swallow, no nasty bland taste. And best of all......it works!!!! Omg ive never been more happy!!!

Pro-b helped my bv and it can help so many other women!!! I urge you 2 try it out. U wont b sorry!!

[mommy2Keyoni]

Hey.
I kno how u feel. My odors used 2 b so strong literally right after a shower and hubby is lotionin me up i smell it! It drove me crazy! I was so desperate using vinegar and water....etc whatever i could. Dont give up jus yet. Try out pro-b it worked for me, it jus might be your new best friend!

[Arid]

OLD cure - kefir!!!
I've been suffering from BV for at least two years but probably for a lot longer than that.
I had what I thought was thrush on and off for about 6 years (but now realise that this was alternating with BV) and eventually went on an anti-Candida diet about two and a half years ago.
Although the diet seemed to completely get rid of the thrush, I realised a few months later that a discharge returned withouth the itching, but this time with an odour. After attempting to treat with thrush medication, a search on the internet and a subsequent trip to my local GUM clinic confirmed BV.
Metronidazole tablets and cream worked but only temporarily, The BV always returned each time I had my period until I discovered BalanceActiv. Finally, something that worked and didn't make me feel terrible at all! Unfortunately, this is pretty expensive and not available on the NHS. As it needs to be used regularly as a preventative medicine, it got too expensive for me to continue.
I went back onto the internet and looked through loads of forums. Kefir (a fermented dairy product) kept coming up again and again but as it was a dairy product (which is to be avoided according to the anti-candi diet), I had always ignored it. Then I started noticing that people were mentioning it in relation to BV and lactose-intollerance and realised it couldn't really hurt to try.
I bought some grains on the internet in late December and began using them by the New Year. Now we're in March and I've had three periods and NO BV!!!!!!! I also notice last month that my discharge is completely back to normal - I'd forgotten that it's meant to change throughout your cycle
Went back to GUM clinic a couple of weeks ago and nurse checked to see if I may have any BV waiting to reappear ( I can't remember the term she used, but she said that it can sometimes hide and appear suddenly, but I am totally in the clear
One thing though, as sex can be a trigger (more to do with having something up 'there' than an actual STD), and I haven't sex for months, she thought that there may be a chance of it reappearing when I do have sex again. In case this happens, I have been prescribed some more cream just in case but - here's hoping!

[kishjo2004]

Taking Diflucan W/ Metronidazole is working so far. Normally, sex is a trigger but I'm going to wait a few more days before being active with my husband. We're conducting an experiment using condoms to see if that will help.

[xLouisex]

Hey

Hey Im Louise im 19 years old this is To all you women suffering with chronic BV...

I have been suffering for a year and a bit now and has completly changed my life, im not the same person, i lost loads of confidence and dont want to be around anyone,I have tryed everything i can to try and cure this but with limited money i cant do much more.

I am currently using acidphillious (pro biotics) and natural yourts I have managed to kind of control my bv to an extent but still trying to cure it, Even no my problem isnt as bad as it was its still there and its constantly on my mind and effects me everyday, How do u ignore something like this and carry on with day to day life??


Can i just ask you ladies a question........
Does this problem stop you living your life And seeing your friends because your to embarressed??

What jobs do you all hold down with this problem??

How do you cope??


Because i need a job due to my personal situation but just cant pluck up the courage to go to work. How am i supposed to managed to keep my head up and pretend everything ok when its not and managed to hold a job down!!

Bv seems to effect my whole life and caused so many problems from physical to mental, weigh gain to debts Loss of social life and much more,How much more do they expect us to take?

I have got depression and anxiety since havin bv and am soo paranoid and self concious around people, i cant bring myself to hanging around anyone too long, I have never let anything get me down like this not even losing my father, What do i do??

Im close to giving up, i could lose my flat because they want to stop my money because im not working, Im currently on ESA but they want me to fight at court to see if i should carry on working Its catch 22, CANT WIN!!

Pls ladies any advice would be grateful its like a constant battle with Doctors/Gyno's/Goverment and anyone else that dosnt understand.

I pray to God for a cure so i can get my life back!!

[Dezerya18]

yesterday i had a mild smell, so i decided to insert a pro-b pill in place of the natures bounty pill.....big mistake. now it seems as if the BV is raging. i can smell it through my clothes. it hasnt been like that in over a week!! ugh

[mommy2Keyoni]

dezerya18
when u say insert....did u place it inside ur vagina????? if so the pill is an oral supplement u take it with liquid!!!! sumthin that i do when the smell is outrageous is take a bottle that you would dousche with and fill it with vinegar and water 2 dilute it. i think the ones that they sell in the store already made is way to diluted for the vinegar to do its magic..try to lay on ur back instead of over the toilet so everythin doesnt come out immediately lay down flat for bout maybe 30, 45 seconds. then proceed over the toilet u will c the vinegar attacks all the discharge and that'll ease the smell. but i still really think u should try the pro-b pills. today is my 7th day and the smell and discharge is gone! good luck

[Guest]

the pro b never worked for be at all