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BV from my coil finally cured.

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annie20398
annie20398

I got a coil fitted in 2014 and after about 6 months ended up with BV. I was given anti biotics which gave me thrush, it was a never ending circle after every period: BV symptoms, treat the BV, get thrush, treat the thrush, BV symptoms, period. My life was better when it was my time of the month. It was becoming a joke.

In 2016 I got my could removed sure that the symptoms of BV would go away, but no.

So the other month I was reading some forums and read an interesting one about Apple cider vinegar. F**k it by this point I will do anything. So I started adding a shot of Apple cider vinegar to water and necking it everyday. This had a good effect at first, I still had discharge but no smell. I did it for 5 days and then thought I can't do this anymore it tastes like crap.

So for the last 6 weeks I have put a teaspoon of cider vinegar into a small bath and bathed for 5 mins before taking a shower. The first time I did it a put a few teaspoons in and sat in the water for 20 mins. No douching or anything just sit.

Since the first day I've had no odor AT ALL!!

MY life has changed I can wear a skirt without someone saying can you smell that fish..

The last 4 year's have been so hard, training and embarrassing. Because you don't feel like you can talk to anyone about it. These online forums are amazing and I hope my story can help some fellow sufferers out there. ?

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    Guest annie20398

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    Hi Annie I’m glad to hear you have found something that works for you. I’m so f*cking over this, nothing has seemed to work for me and to make things worst I feel like my sex life with my bf is doomed and I feel terrible about it. I want to cry just thinking about it. Did you experience having a lot of discharge?? Because that’s my case with a lot of itching followed by it. I’ve tried antibiotics, supplements, vaginal creams, apple cider vinegar, and nothing!!! At this point I’m scared I just have pelvic inflammatory disease because it’s really bad. 
  • annie20398
    annie20398

    Posted

    Hi Liz, I feel you. My sex life was average for the last few years and obviously taking time to get it back on track now!

    It always depended on the time of the month for me, but usually after I took antibiotics and it gave me thrush that's when I had the most discharge.. maybe you have thrush so try to treat that first and then try Apple cider viniger.. I don't believe taking all these medications is good for you, it always have me another problem!

    But if nothing is working maybe it's time for some test for ipd..

    I really hope you get this soon, something will work! I nearly gave up hope but just don't you've got this!

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