BV CURED!

This is exactly how I'm feeling at the moment as well. I've been put on metronidazole tablets but I don't think they're working. The only way for me to really tell if it's worked is if I can sit through class comfortably but by then it's too late because I have to sit through another 7 hours with it. Sorry I'm being depressing. I really really really hope that it goes away for us all because it's absolute hell and all the people commenting on the smell just don't understand what we're going through. I get bullied because of this and they don't seem to understand how hard I'm trying to get rid of it.

metronidazole does work for some people, so it's worth a try. Just because it's not working for me doesn't mean it won't for you so give it a go. I really hope it works for you.

In some ways i love chatting to you as we're completely on the same page with age and what not but it truly sucks we've met over such a sore subject. Im not sure yet what medication im to be put on as my appointment isnt till next week but i was told over the phone it is a certain type of antibiotic. My concern with the antibiotics is i know these are a different kind and often cause nasuea and metal taste in your mouth... normally i could brave this but i also have my final exams in the next couple of weeks and cant affrod to be sitting feeling dreadful or worse having to run out to be sick which would fail my exam. Im not very sure what to do at this point. Of course i will try everything and anything but i just wish this wasn't happening to me. The fact i don't even feel comfortable to speak to anyone i know either. BV is just a living hell. Thankfully as of yet only once ive had someone comment to me on a bit of smell but i think out of politeness nobody has... or maybe they cant smell it on me but i sure as hell do?? Twice i was examed down below by nurses and both said they couldnt smell anything but the thing is it isnt my vagina itself that smells its the discharge. So if she were to hold my underwear or actually have a bit of my discharge on her finger (bit gross sorry) then she would understand. Im so sorry to hear how hard a time youre having from other people as if it werent a battle in its self girl. I just have these feeling of their being no real cure for this? Has anyone been cured first time by the antibiotics given by doctors?? If so please let me know. I dont even want to try all these things people are saying i want a doctor to just cure me or it to just be gone already. I can't live like this.

Same feeling over here when I saw you were the same age as me I was half happy to have someone experiencing the same things but on the other hand I don't want anyone else to have to experience it 

The metronidazole might be the antibiotic that the doctor is talking about which as i mentioned earlier is what I'm taking. I personally don't have any side effects from taking them and I only taste the metallic taste if I leave it in my mouth too long so I swallow them quickly haha. 

The only problem is I can't actually tell if my discharge smells bad or not anymore? Ik that sounds weird but I can't actually remember what I used to smell like down there anymore. I mean before this I never exactly went to check, so it makes it very difficult. 

Everyone in my class knows it's me so it's extremely embarrassing if I start to smell bad. I've resorted to using 'feminine freshness deodorants' (which I 100% DO NOT recommend) to cover up the smell and now I can't stop using them because I'm scared I'll smell if I don't but those deodorants can cause bv as well so it's probably making it worse...I'm stuck in a vicious cycle

i want to go back in time and slap myself in the face and tell myself to not use that shower gel and not take such hot baths

ive read online that quite a few people have been cured by the first time antibiotics. I wish that were the case for everyone.

oh also a bit of advice whilst taking the antibiotics, so that you can replenish the good bacteria, you should take a women's probiotic along with the antibiotic. But make sure to take it about two hours after the antibiotic because otherwise the antibiotic will kill off the good bacteria in the probiotic.

I need to get this cured by July because I'm going to a new sixth form and I don't want to be humiliated all over again

Good Luck! X 

Yeah its weird to say but it was a happy feeling to know haha! I think one thing for sure is bv should be looked at in schools when it comes down to sexual health or when they get nurses in and whatever. I didnt know this could happen to me. The reason mine occured was because i was having a lot of sex with one guy for about a week and a half before he went away and he would finish in me about 3/4 times each day. Along with that i was cleaning my vagina a lot as when having sex we all want to be as fresh as possible down there understandably. I hadnt thought anything of it and didnt know it could cause me any harm. If only i had known.

I know we're only young but i must say i had a real good sex life and where i stand now? Not even got the confidence to talk to a boy because i know itll lead to sex or something along those lines and i just can't do it, not like this.

Yeah i totally understand you about the smelling thing i almost can't either. I am just so scared the thought of this lasting years? I mean when we're 18 and 21.. Literally ruins those years especially. I feel honestly defeated by this already. Nobody can quite understand unless they had or have it. You constantly feel dirty and i no longer wear short skirts or dresses more jeans to almost hold the smell in. I know its not healthy but i also when going to school sometimes use tampons purely so the discharge cant come out and create a smell. It isnt good for you but as you have stated before yours is so bad it can run out your underwear maybe think about using a tampon for the worse of days. (Its bad advice but works)

Im so sad too hear people are doing that to you. The world can be so damn cruel. Id love to come give you a big hug even if we do smell gross lol!

Im truly praying they work for me but by all means ill be keeping in touch with you if they do. I wouldn't let you fight it alone. Although i have a lot of doubt for this working for me.. it just seems as though bv cant actually be cured? or if it does its only for a short space of time then it comes back.

Thanks for the advice honey and its lovely speaking to you again even if almost everytime i end up in tears about this whole thing!!

I couldnt agree more, summers coming and ive got festivals and holidays.. 4 days of no showers at a festival.. what the hell am i gonna do!!!! The thought of wearing tiny bikini bottoms around my family too, ugh i hate BV! You keep trying some of these remedies on here , something has to cure us.

Same to you X

Same to you if I actually manage to get it cured I'll tell you because I don't want you to have to suffer alone

ive been so tempted to use tampons but there's an increased chance of TSS if you use them off your period. I've been looking into getting a menstrual cup because there's no proof of them doing any harm if you use them off your period.

Seriously though I am extremely angry at the fact I wasn't taught about this in school. They basically teached us out of some textbook which never mentioned the fact that you can get infections down there. I can't stop thinking 'if only...' even though I know what's done is done. 

I can't actually remember what it feels like to be able to sit down normally which is worrying, Considering Bacterial Vaginosis is only meant to be an 'infection' why is it causing us so much grief and why is it so hard to get rid of?? An infection isn't meant to last as long as this 

Im going to see a private doctor if these antibiotics don't work, and I don't think they are, because I'm so so sick of this 

One day we will be free of this and I really hope it's soon

Yeah i know its not a good idea but sometimes i feel so desperate to do anything i can to smell normal and good again. Ive never heard of a menstrual cup? Explain??

I couldnt agree more, yes they explain all about sexually transmitted infections but nothing about bv which happens to girls who dont even realise they're doing something wrong. It may be an embarrassing mission but when im a lot older and fingers crossed bv free ill be sure to bring this up somewhere because it could easily be prevented if people knew. I had literally no idea what so ever that i was messing around with my vagina by doing what i was. It sure as hell needs some awareness.

Yeah, i feel you with the "if only".. i think about it everyday. Some days i even wake up so hopeful and just think today is the day itll just have disappeared but thats never going to be the case. i cant stress enough how much i hate living this way. Have you told your parents or carer?

Do you get itching and sore? Thats one thing so far ( dont want to jinx this!) i haven't actually had. Maybe occasionally a tiny bit of itch but nothing too serious for me. Im literally just living with the foul smell.

You can say that again more like a friggin self esteem destroying disease!!

Do you feel like doctors don't really want to help you with this? Like for me i can totally tell so far none of the nurses ive seen have had bv because they treat it as something that will hopefully just go away and the information/help is so limited. One time i thought i was going to start crying to her but she was so heartless i just held it in because i didnt want to embarrass myself. One time a nurse actually made it seem as though i had more a mental health disorder as she said maybe i suffer paranoia and am just imagining their is a smell?!! Believe me the smell is their alright!

I just need a doctor or someone to reassure me this isnt for much longer. Im no where near strong enough to have this go on for years, id give up and i know i would.

I'd never heard of a menstrual cup either before this but they're like a plastic cup you put up your vagina to catch the discharge before it comes out for example one brand is mooncup.

And same here I don't get much itching except like very occasionally I get a slight itch but not enough to bother me. If that starts happening as well as everything else I will absolutely lose it

i don't have any self esteem left it feels like after having this. I'm scared to even walk past people! 

And yeah I totally get what you mean with doctors not really caring. Although I am lucky that there is one doctor I've been to who is very sympathetic and seems to understand how much this is bothering me. I recommend not going to a male doctor for this as they really don't seem to care.

My mum has known about this for quite a while now, I managed to work up the courage to talk to her about it which was hard because before this I was too scared to even talk to her about periods.

literally THE most annoying this is when someone tells you that you're inagining the smell. With the amount of people that have commented on it and I have been able to smell the discharge myself on my underwear I'm 100% sure I'm not imagining it. Idk how doctors think saying that is going to help.

Im honestly panicking at the thought of going back to school tomorrow URRRGGHH why can't the bv just disappear 

I really hope you find a doctor who listens to you and doesn't tell you you're imagining it.

Yes bv is horrible, you lose your self confidence, happiness and your sex life.. I hope you don't give up and continue to search for a cure so you can be Happy with yourself and life ,myself as Well..

Ah im gonna have to google it, do you reckon it might be quite uncomfortable?

Im in some ways a little luckier than you as nobody seems to have noticed it on me yet so im, as much as i can, living life social wise as normal other than not interacting sexually with boys anymore.

Both my doctors were female and im unfair to say didnt care because the first one did care she just didnt do anything about it only told me itd fix itself which clearly never happened.

I really want to tell my mum just so i can have some extra help and support but i dont know how. I dont think she'll know what bv is and will assume its something to do with having sex like std's as its to do with my vagina and i think thats what im most afraid of. Me and my mum dont have that kinda relationship.

Yeah im not gonna lie she actually made me feel like maybe i was going crazy as unfortunately some illegal substances have been in my path way which can lead to paranoia. So i got a little fright but am reassured now ive been diagnosed with bv.

Im more wanting to cry with the thought of school tomorrow i cant deal with that stress too. School is hard because its not like when youre at home where you can take a shower whenever or change your underwear or trousers when you like, you're up and at it all day and just have to let it happen. Constantly spraying your perfume and keeping your legs closed ugh.

 

I'm 22 and ive had bv since I was about 14 ,I get to the point where I want to give up too but I'm not going to let this defeat me.. it's up to your body if it goes away ,everybody is different keep trying honey!!!

You're far too brave i just couldnt go on that long. You dont have to answer this but do you have a sex life? I just dont feel like i could have sex smelling this way. I did it once since and i just couldnt enjoy myself. I truly pray it goes away for all of us x

Oh man I spray about 7 different perfumes on daily to try and make sure I don't smell. I've probably used more perfume this year than I have my entire life.

ive never actually used a menstrual cup so I can't say I know what it feels like, but I might try getting one soon. Yeah it does sound sorta uncomfortable having that up there but some people seem to like using them.

It's definitely not a subject I enjoy talking about my mum to so I can understand why you wouldn't want to talk to her about it. Most women seem to not know what BV is despite it affecting a large amount of women which is what puzzles me. I wish I could speak about discharge openly to my friends like I can with periods. I mean, all girls get discharge so why is there some sort of stigma around it? It's probably because of how bad sex ed is urgh

The way I told my mum I didn't actually know what bv was when I first got this infection I just assumed it was a yeast infection because that was the most common answer on Google. I asked her if she could book a doctors appointment because I think I might have a yeast infection and things sorta developed from there.I feel like she doesn't really understand how horrible it is though.

My exams start in a few weeks and if the bv is still there's it going to be worse than hell to get through them.

I sincerely hope this clears up for the both of us very very soon.

 

No I definitely didn't have a sex life for a very looooong time. I do have sex now only because the boric acid dose help but My life is still far from normal

haha too right!

Well if you do for sure let me know how it goes.

Me and my mum get on great don't get me wrong but we just don't have a some what serious relationship where we can talk about things like that you know what i mean? See i could totally talk to my friends about all that stuff in fact we do a lot but im embarrassed of this because it isnt normal. Theirs talking about everyday discharge and talking about smelly, fishy, horrible discharge.. i just dont want them to know.

My mum  has no idea, ive been in and out of hospitals and one day she noticed i hadn't come home at the normal time so i told her i had been to the hospital. She kept asking me and asking me why and i know i worried her but i just couldn't tell her.

Yeah my exams start after this week and because of how unconcentrated ive been this year im failing miserably. As i said before this really is ruining my life.

Me too x

Do you think it will ever go away for good?x