[Ginger_Ark]

GINGER ARK!!

WOW! you didn't do the h.p. douche? how did you get rid of the bacteria? just by the acidphilus vaginally? i thought you did cause i read your first post and you said that you will wash or douche? i forgot. i was just so excited that you did all that research and i was reading every word in all your post...i'm a dork, i know! how exactly are you doing the acidophilus vaginally.....like every other night? and when you have sex did you use a lube with the condoms too? how do you know when you can stop using condoms? sorry for so many questions but i need all the help i can get. my doc doesn't care about my health and i don't have insurance either. each office visit is so expensive and i'm also a single mom with 2 kids and their father doesn't give me money for child support either, but that 's a different story!

i'm so happy for you being bv free, i want to be like you!!! i hope i can. i just ordered the biofem.......thanks to you!!

sad21

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.

You are correct Ginger Ark. I am currently taking 800 mcg of folic acid a day, 5 mill acidophilus, and 1 probiotic as well. Will this be a lifetime regimen? I'm still odor free though, and small discharge every now and then. But, still some lower back pain every now & then. No pain anymore from sex, I feel great. Thank you all again

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.

[miffed23]

Went to my Dr. yesterday. My pH was at 4.5 (which is about what I'd gotten the night before). About .5 high, & since I'm about to start my period, it's exactly what I expected. I am BV free for three solid months! I have my sex life back. I've lost 30 lbs since January. I didn't realize how depressed I'd been -- just how much this was affecting my life. I feel like I've gotten my life back.

I also gave her info about the Biofem Active Gel (available in the UK OTC) & the info on the Aci-Jel (available in the U.S. by Rx only). She was very excited about this product.

The Dr. is amazed at my turnaround, & she said that she will start using my treatments to help her patients with chronic BV. We're getting the word out! She actually thanked me for "helping possibly hundreds of other women with [my] research & determination." Not a common sentiment in the medical community. She's a fantastic woman.

I am sooo pleased for you. Congratulations, i actually became a little emotional reading the above ... best of luck for the future and thank you for sharing all your worldly knowledge with us.

[sad21]

thanks for your update and reply!!!

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.

GINGER ARK!!!

thanks for all your advice and suggestions and updates!! i just want to clarify some things....so you just did probiotics vaginally and orally? and in the begining did you do the acigel everyday and after sex and after period? i'm kinda confused about that......sorry. and what website do i go to order the ph strips? and if my ph is a little high, what would i do to lower it? i order the acigel yesterday and right now i'm just taking probiotics orally and i did one vaginally last night. what i found to be less messy with the probiotics vaginally is that i emptied the contents from the femdophilus in a empty gelatin capsule and inserted it. i had some gelatin capsules from when i tried tree tea oil vaginally.

again.....thanks for everything. i hope i'm on the way to recovery!!

sad21

[TeeTee]

Frustrated!!!

I'm a 41 year old. And I've been suffering with BV for 6 years now. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm sick and tired of the smell I work in a small office and I smell the place up in no time. I don't want the embarrasment anymore not only that my co-workers should have to endure the smell either. My sister said to go on disability but I've been a hard worker all my life and just can't sit home doing nothing. But on the other hand I miss a lot of days because of the smell. My question today is...does anyone know a remedy that will cure the smell instantly even if for a little while so that i can get through my workday. I'm currently taking Nature Made Acidophilus. It works fine for the most part but over time it no longer works either so I have to stop taking it for a while then go back. I've tried almost everything from prescriptions to OTC products I don't know what else to do!!!


Help!

[Ginger_Ark]

GINGER ARK!!!

thanks for all your advice and suggestions and updates!! i just want to clarify some things....so you just did probiotics vaginally and orally? and in the begining did you do the acigel everyday and after sex and after period? i'm kinda confused about that......sorry. and what website do i go to order the ph strips? and if my ph is a little high, what would i do to lower it? i order the acigel yesterday and right now i'm just taking probiotics orally and i did one vaginally last night. what i found to be less messy with the probiotics vaginally is that i emptied the contents from the femdophilus in a empty gelatin capsule and inserted it. i had some gelatin capsules from when i tried tree tea oil vaginally.

again.....thanks for everything. i hope i'm on the way to recovery!!

sad21

Yes, probiotics orally & vaginally. After you have gotten rid of the BV you will lower your dosage gradually, & probably do away with the vaginal probiotics.

Acitive Gel as needed. Read the product instructions & that will give you some guidelines. If your pH is high, the gel will lower it. It introduces (a mild) acid into the vagina.

pH strips from testyourvagina.com (related info from this doctor at vaginosis.com, which is linked to on the site). The link for this is in one of my earlier posts.

[sad21]

Yes, probiotics orally & vaginally. After you have gotten rid of the BV you will lower your dosage gradually, & probably do away with the vaginal probiotics.

Acitive Gel as needed. Read the product instructions & that will give you some guidelines. If your pH is high, the gel will lower it. It introduces (a mild) acid into the vagina.

pH strips from testyourvagina.com (related info from this doctor at vaginosis.com, which is linked to on the site). The link for this is in one of my earlier posts.

HI GINGER ARK HON!!!!

thank you so much for your help. i will order the ph strips today and i will keep everyone updated on my situtation. i want to get rid of this thing for good....hopefully i can! thanks again honnie!!!!!!

sad21

[kpq570]

Hello All,

Just a little update on my situation. I have been suffering from BV for a number of years and thought that I was the only one, until I came across this website. I've been on all the usual antibiotics that are prescibed only end up with recurring BV. I have been reading all of the posts and decided to try acidophilus and cranberry tablets. My ph used to be off the charts when I would flare up even 2wks after prescribed meds. I went today to be rechecked and my ph was between 4.5-5.0. I was ecstatic. She saw no clue cells and my discharge is pretty normal. I am going to increase to one more acidophilus pill orally per night to make 6 and see how that goes. I will keep you updated. Thanks for all the great advice!

[sad21]

aci-gel

hi ladies!!!

if anyone of you ladies have ordered aci-gel, can you tell me how long it takes to get it? i ordered on july 21 and i was just wondering how long it takes since it's from out of the united states.

thanks in advance ladies!!!

sad21

[Ginger_Ark]

hi ladies!!!

if anyone of you ladies have ordered aci-gel, can you tell me how long it takes to get it? i ordered on july 21 and i was just wondering how long it takes since it's from out of the united states.

thanks in advance ladies!!!

sad21

I ordered mine through Passion for Life on the 22nd & received mine yesterday. You should have it any day now I'm sure.

[sad21]

bio-fem

I ordered mine through Passion for Life on the 22nd & received mine yesterday. You should have it any day now I'm sure.

i just got mine yesterday and i used it last night.......i does make any itching and irritation go away quickly. i love this stuff!!! thanks again for the advice sweetie!!!!!!!!!!!