Any bacterial vaginosis help?

I have had a fishy or sometimes bad ammonia same smell for years and all tests from the Dr came back normal.  I stumbled on VH essentials Vaginal Odor Treatment.  It is a vaginal insert.  It comes in a pack of 6.  It says to use 1 daily, but I use a half one about every 5 days.   It gets rid of the smell completely.  Sometimes you may have to use a whole one, it just depends.  This has saved me from much embarrassment and I was always afraid of sex with my husband because of the smell.   Try it, you won't be disappointed.

I was looking up something else and ran across this. I am not a medical professional. However, I might be able to give you some advice from my vast personal experience. For starters, you are not alone. The problem is much more common than you think; unfortunately it’s not usually talked about. I give you a lot of credit for posting it; hopefully it will help others too.

I haven’t read everything, because I was there for way, way, way too long.  I didn’t have as many options and things were a bit different when I was a teen, (not too long ago, but longer than it seems). First and foremost, stop douching every day. Maximum twice a week. Yes… I know. Do your best to stay clean and dry, (even my doctors admitted that is near impossible), but to your best, it does help. Next, you have to find a different type of doctor, because a regular family practice or gyn or sometimes even an ob/gyn isn’t going to help. Your PH is off. Your PH is off, because your hormones are out of balance. You’re a teenager your hormones are supposed to be out of balance. Most doctors will not treat a teen with hormones to correct an imbalance, but every doctor I’ve had agrees there are limits and exceptions, (that would be my last recommendation too).

Since I’m in the states and don’t know your medical programs and such, I do recommend that you find someone “reliable” in Oriental or Alternative medicine. They’ll go over a list of “everything” in your life, including what you’ve tried, but also things that might seem insignificant; but they come out with a working plan.  Depending on the doctor or practitioner and the individual issues sometimes it may take longer or shorter. If none of that works, you might be able to find a mid-wife who is comfortable with working at adjusting your hormones naturally.

This is my advice and now I’m going to tell you why. It took years, well into my 20’s, for my hormones to fix themselves. As I aged, this issue seemed to get a little better, but still drove me half, in not completely neurotic. I became sexually active and found that using birth control and antibiotics can not only cause birth control to fail, but in my case I got a horrible yeast infection. Add my boyfriend’s misguided notion, that to become vegetarian you just replace meat with brewer’s yeast and I had the perfect storm. Yes, I was young and stupid, but thought I was in love. (My {unsolicited} advice on that… Everybody gets and deserves a chance to be young and stupid, just don’t make a habit of it.) Still some things I did back then have had their consequences. I now have a systemic yeast infection, which I’ve been battling just over twenty years. It’s like getting a bad haircut, every time you are finally ok that it’s grown out, the bad cut is back. Mine is like a heat rash and shows up when and where it wants. Why is all this important? Because you can read every article on vaginosis and yeast infections and rarely find them cross paths, but when the doctors see them cross paths in patients enough that they bring it up; then I’ve found there is usually something to it. Finally, some of the options I used caused permanent damage to my reproductive organs and has made having children much more difficult, (not something I considered back then).

Just remember, there is help out there, but it will require patience. There is no overnight fix.

PS: The reason you smell it so strongly is because the problem is in your system.

Good Luck!

Hello Elise I'm 16 also and have also been suffering from Bv for 2 years now ... I had tried a few things I have also lived very sad for two years but I never really show it .. But after a while that can wear you out.. I've tried pills just 2 years ago I had gonorrhea that was cured but then along came bv I've been medicated for it I've tried pills .. But I never goes away and its hard yes but last night instead of drinking apple cider vinegar I soaked in itfor about an hour I havnt seen anything yet and I hope I don't .... So if you havt you should definetly try that.. 😥😒😷😳😜🌸🌼🌈 just remember to try to stay happy ..I would say more but I want to go back to sleep .. I have to work later ...hope I get a reply back ..

P.s my name is elisha nice to meet you

I had vaginitis for 4 months. The way that it was finally cured: I asked to be treated for mycoplasma genitalium. This bacteria causes a high pH and recurrent BV. And no one screens for it, and flagyl doesn't kill it. If you want to be tested: labcorp test 180089. Treatment is 5 day z-pack. Good luck!

They told me i had Bacterial Vaginosis too (i didn't smell like fish though) but i didn't. After 9 months i went to a gynechologist and found out i had an STD. I was misdiognosed the first time (BV). You have been misdiognosed sweetie. You just need to find the right Doctor. Anyway they gave me a script for 4 pills to be taken all at once. It was gone in 2 days and hasn't returned. My advice is to go see another Dr. and tell him you think you've been misdiognosed.

If you don't get treated this could cause more kidney damage .I use to get this alternating with utis,  when tested. Eventually asked for research and got it in 1969 UK .They found spina bifida occulta on IVP [ NB heart connection - arm felt as if falling off when doing ] abnormal EEG , fatty liver, scarred kidneys .Further investigation found neurogenic bladder and one ureter too many which was removed so no longer experience pain .

Maybe a regular testing regime could assist?

HUNNY IVE RECENTLY WENT TO THE URGENT CARE AND I LET THE DR. KNOW THAT I KEPT HAVING THE REOCCURRENCE OF BV AND IT WAS GETTING ANNOYING SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN AND NONE OF THESE HOME REMEDIES WERE WORKING SO I WAS PRESCRIBED A MEDICINE ( OVULES ) THAT YOU INSERT INTO YO VAGINA AND LAY RIGHT DOWN CUZ THEY ARE DISSOLVEABLE TABLETS TO ME THEY LOOK LIKE BULLETS N E WHO THEY COME IN A DOSE OF 3 AND I ONLY HAVE INSERTE 2 OF THEM AND I HAVENT HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN LIKE 3 WEEKS EVEN AFTER MY PERIOD IM SO HAPPY NOW MY MAN CAN TASTE ME N NOT FISH LOL IM BACK N I GOT MY CONFIDENCE AGAIN AND ITS A WATER TASTE N SMELL THANK GOD I ALMOST WANTED TO GIVE UP ON SEX ALL TOGETHER 

Heeey Elise! I made this account to answer this question! I know it's been 10 months but if you're still having this problem you might want to hear this!

It is normal to have bv as a woman. There may be other pungent smells that aren't as fishy but still make you say ewww. I too had this same problem when I was 17. I was a virgin as well and I had bv. I had gotten a prescription to get the smell to go away and surely it left me. I couldnt help but notice that even after I showered, there was a different smell... STILL!?.... I did my research and learned that I had a BO issue... I decided to buy Vagisil feminine wash deodorizer. I used this religiously in my shower every day. I never smelled that small again!!

At the end of your shower grab the Vagisil, make sure you're using cool water as warm water promotes the smell. Massage the soap only on the outside of your vagina and on the anus too if you'd like. Rinse the suds off with the cool water. Make sure all of the suds are gone. Any soap that goes inside your vaginal opening may result in a yeast infection and that is definitely something you don't want. After this is all done dry it thoroughly. Make sure it is bone dry. I noticed if I didn't dry it properly there would appear a slight smell. No smell. Happy girl

Go for it!!

i know you posted this almost a year ago but i thought i would let you know the only thing that would help me if youre still having problems (or have em again). i had bv problems through most of high school, freshman-junior year and it was hell. at a certain point i couldnt just take the same drugs over again or try all the products so i went completely on the candida free diet. i mostly had bv, but i tried it anyways. i did it for over 6 months, and did not really have any improvement. so i went back to the doctor and got the same drugs and for once they worked. 6 months on the diet and then the drugs again and i was finally cured. i had lost about 45 pounds. i stayed on the diet for a couple months after being bv free, just to make sure, but had to start eating normally again after i noticed my hair thinning D: since the candida diet is for yeast infection, not bv, idk if it is actually the best option, and it is def hardcore. but i do know that sugar is your worst enemy, do not eat it in any form, no honey, syrups and i'd say even no fruit (until cured), as weird as that sounds. watch out for hidden sugars in all sorts of products, no not eat them. and best to not eat grains either. take many many probiotics (but research the useful ones), and dont dueche. dont wear underwear while sleeping. hope you are cured or soon to be :] 

CONSIDER boric acid capsules IE: Boric Acid Suppositories.  I've been reading up on yeast "infections" and while BV isn't really mentioned in what I've read it would seem that the capsules inserted vaginally should help clear up some if not all of the symptoms.

 

Something else to consider is sex with partners who SHAVE themselves as this causes irritation in the vagina(l) area.

I'm having the same exact issue right now! did you find a solution? I really need help with this!!

Hi Elise! I'm 16 and I'm currently going through what you went through. I just wanted to know did you ever get rid of it?? And how? Hopefully you see this. I'm tired of going to school and having people, even teachers, give me nasty looks because I smell horrible, and my mom won't take me to a gynecologist because she says I don't need to go. She won't even hear me out and let me discuss what I'm going through. Please help!!