BV That Won't Go Away :( Started after an antibotic

I have been dealing with recurring BV infections for the last 6 months. One day it's a terrible itch that suddenly comes out of nowhere and then suddenly goes away a few hours later, another day it's a strong fishy odor that I feel like everyone around me can smell! It's so embarrassing. It all started after I was treated for a yeast infection around Christmas time. It went away and the BV showed up. I've been on metronidazole twice, it relieved the symptoms for a few days, but the BV came back. It's very disheartening that not only me. It ruins sex for me because no matter how much I wash down there before sex I can still smell it. My bf says he doesn't notice it but I do and it makes it less enjoyable I'm about to try putting yogurt up there for a few days and see what happens, in the meantime I'm going to make an appt with my doctor to see if she can put us both on flagyl.

It's insane to see so many women dealing with this! I too am suffering from bv and yeast for 2 months. I now see that it's entirely possible to have this for many more months or years. This is insane y'all. We need to do something about this. I have on and off smell, irritation and soreness and an awful redness around my vulva. I haven't been having sex with my fiancé and I've been eating a clean diet and taking probiotics and adding probiotic type foods to my diet. I'm on day 3 of this diet and I'm crossing my fingers that this along with probiotic supplements work. If I ever get cured I vow to help other women get down to the bottom of this awful thing. I've done research and stress and anxiety can apparently cause these infections to be prolonged!! So as hard as it is. Take a deep breathe and try your best to keep your mind off of it as much as you can. I know it's hard. I was going absolutely insane for a few weeks and crying every single day. But I notice when I'm occupying my mind with something else I tend to feel the symptoms a little less. Never completely gone but I figure what good is it going to do if I let this control my whole life? There are days where I feel depressed and don't even want to get out of bed. I still have my moments where I cry. I'm going to demand that the doctors test me for everything and anything that may be underlying that could be causing this. If anyone needs to talk I'm here

I too have been suffering like this. It's been over a year now and my situation sounds exactly like yours.  I have been given multiple rounds of antibotics and like you, I have used boric acid, and even at home remedy under the sun. I also followed a very strict diet, elongating everything except greens and water and some protien as well as taking probiotics. Doctors have also tried to put the blame on me and they gave me the same song and dance as you. I am 46 and have been married to the same man for 27years and have never had this problem until last year. It has been a living hell and I'm crying all the time now and feel hopeless. I feel like dying and the only thing keeping me here is my children and husband. I can't get rid of the chronic BV and also get yeast on and off like you. I pray we both find relief. I feel so alone with this and have no one to talk to but my husband who quite frankly is starting to get worn down from all of this.

This is so depressing....i wish i could say i found the answer..i get close and get my hopes up so often only to get let down once again....ive officially given up....I too have tried everything under the sun....nothing works. I just dont understand how such a common issue with women has yet to be found a cure to...im sooo tired of spending money on these damn oils and shoving them up my crotch every damn day all damn day...if i stop for a few days it gets worse....ive never felt so hopeless...ive almost given up on life...im deeply depressed...all i want to do is sleep...all the things i used to love i dont do anymore...all i want to do is lay around and sleep...and no i cant go on depression meds cuz they make it worse and cause more problems in the vagina...officially given up, its been a 3 year battle...

I think it's extremely important for anyone going through this or similar issues to litterally get screened and checked for EVERYTHING. I'm not saying some of you haven't but I'm the process of writing down everything I want to get done eventually: hormone levels, any vitamin deficiencies, thyroid issues, a pelvic ultrasound, determining what species of bacteria or yeast is affecting me and how bad it is (mild, severe, etc), I'm going to get checked for diabetes, stds, and even get a biopsy done if everything else comes back clear. I've also written down everything so far that I've research that it could be including something called a rectovaginal fistula because I've been also having redness around the anal area, even vulvodynia.  I feel like when you start eliminating problems it could be and narrowing it down then you KNOW what you are specifically dealing with. Like if I seriously have just a yeast infection I'm even considering going to a holistic doctor or even a damn hypnotist AND considering getting some numbing cream so I just won't feel pain all the time. As a very worrisome and anxious person who is usually upbeat and positive I too am becoming extremely depressed and feel like I can't enjoy life or enjoy these next few months even though I wish I could... I'm planning my wedding and I'm not even excited anymore because of all this. I feel like giving up on life too at 26 years old. But I need to find out what this is even if it takes all my money. 

Just like the rest of you, I have been suffering from frustrating & embarrassing yeast and now BV daily for many years. I know I am sensitive but it seems ridiculous that since I became sexually active over 6 yrs ago that I have never felt great down there for long. The yeasty symptoms have been going on for 6 yrs off and on all the time, and now for 8 months I have also had to deal with recurring BV too which gives more burning & uncomfortably plus the foul odor as if the pain and itching from the yeast & sensitivity I have been suffering with wasn't enough. Just like the rest of you, I get depressed especially when my longterm bf brings up how I don't seem to want sex anymore & don't enjoy it like I used to. That makes me feel terrible even though I explain to him it's bc I'm always uncomfortable, and I'm very open with him about my issues. I know it's wearing him down hearing me always talking about what's wrong with it this time. The symptoms got better for a month the two times i took the antibiotic vaginal cream from my gyno this passed yr, but it comes right back after a month. I do not want to keep on going to gyno for antibiotics. They only make your body more messed up in the long run anyway, and they dont solve the problem. It's been a while since i've tried the plain yogurt in the vagina thing, i've been doing it the last couple days which helps a TINY bit. I just ordered the boric acid suppositories bc thats the ONLY thing i haven't tried that i see helps some women with this awful situation. I really hope it works, at least helps with all of my annoying symptoms. I want to be able to enjoy sex and normal life again that i totally took for granted before i knew all of this torture could even be possible.

Ive been suffering with bv for 3 years and its been nothing short of a nightmare. I was taking antibiotics for acne when it all started and its led to bouts of pelvic inflammatory disease too. I have been on metronidazole more times than i can count, seen numerous doctors. I have tried it all, 50 billion probiotics, boric acid, tea tree, supplements to no avail. I have had every swab taken and only bv has shown twice in 3 years but i know i absolutely have it due to the smell, discharge, pain and now over the last year, non stop burning and feeling raw down below which is only relieved with metro. Gynaecologist is suggesting a hysterectomy as its causing pelvic inflammatory disease but im not convinced a hysterectomy is going to stop the BV. Ive just asked for a referral to an infectious disease specialist as i cant face spending another day like this let alone 3 years, its causing major anxiety trying to live normally and dealing with this. I do wonder if theres a hormonal link in all of this, i have signs of a hormonal imbalance so wondering if possibly my hormones are to blame - is anyone else on any birth control or not on anything and think it could be hormone related causing the imbalance?