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shaba16756
shaba16756

I have had bacterial vaginosis for 4 years now. I wouldn't say on and off but definitely recurrent. I've tried metronidazole, boric acid, vitamin c supplements, clindamycin, probiotics. I've been tested for the mycoplasma and ureaplasma and treated but STILL, no relief!!! Any other suggestion??? Please help me!!! 

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  • misscocochanel
    misscocochanel shaba16756

    Posted

    Hi there, 

    i came across this thread about three days ago, i also have been suffering from the curse of BV on and off! I have also used metronidazole, probiotics, hydro proxide. 

    I noticed that alot of woman were sucessfull with vit C inside the vagina! i was at my wits end as i am am sure you know about! I went out straight away and purshased vit c 1000mg with rosehip mine were slow release. popped it in later that night before bed, not really to much discomfrot. i was pleasantly suprised in the morning! chalk residue in my nickers but a huge diffrence. rinse lightly outa area with water and repeated that night, i am on my third night and i will do again but i am pretty sure i am BV free! 

    I aslo orally took vit c 1000mg x2 and zinc with my daily vits smile

    i have noticed that vigasil do a ph balanced wash aim for BV woman

    and there are also probitics for the vagina. 

    hope this helps smile

    • shaba16756
      shaba16756 misscocochanel

      Posted

      For some strange reason, the vagisil seems to make it worse. I tried the vitamin c inserts and it was kind of uncomfortable. Idk. I'll try the vit c w/zinc. Thank you!
  • misscocochanel
    misscocochanel shaba16756

    Posted

    Make sure they have rosehip in them and are a high dose <3 i think that the slow release ones may be softer on ya fanny i="" think="" that="" the="" slow="" release="" ones="" may="" be="" softer="" on="" ya="">
  • jillybean1
    jillybean1 shaba16756

    Posted

    Agree some vitamins for some things can be very helpful and think you are on the right path with trying them out.  As far as C, try the buffered C, it is not so hard on the tummy and readily available thru your favorite online vitamin shops or Amazon, etc.  B is great for damaged nerves/nerve endings, which you almost most positively have due to recurring infections, inflammation and irritation, the wicked 3 I's.  B complex time release is great, 500 mg twice a day or all at once as they are time release.  If anything irritates your tum tum, do address that right away.  You want to keep your body ALKALIINE, so your favorite antacid should always be on hand.  Bcomplex is the up and coming for nerve damage and inflammation.  And do keep up with your probiotic regimen, lots of good quality organic Greek with nothing else added to it (you can make this yourself if you have access to raw milk in your state), they may not cure you, but will keeo your other systems going and help fight off secondary issues.  The question is, is this truly infection, chronic inflammatory disease, or a permanent condition causes by some sort of imbalance in the urinary tract or elsewhere in the body...and what triggers flare ups, etc.  I would keep a real good voiding and food diary, sleep, activities (sex), etc., and see if you can establish some sort of pattern, and don't forget any meds/supplements.  Do this for a few weeks or month and see if you can see what may be triggering or even causing things.  Good luck to you, and do try to stay away from RX meds and treat this from the soul out. 
  • anonymousvb
    anonymousvb shaba16756

    Posted

    Have you tried chlorophyll? Let me tell you, its amazing. With 2 months of dieting to get rid of my bv there was no difference, along with the thousands of home remdies, probiotics and feminine products. Two chlorophyll pills made the smell go away within minutes. I take 2 in the morning and 1 at night. Chlorophyll is an internal deoderant that detoxes your whole body including your vag. It's really amazing, plus it's natural so you're not slowly poisoning your insides with so much medicine. These pills can only be found in vitamin shops, I highly reccomend you invest into it smile
  • jillybean1
    jillybean1 shaba16756

    Posted

    Can also try eating lots of raw fresh parsley...contains the chlorophyl and also alkalizes the body, aside from having tons of vitamins a, c and iron and fiber.
  • Ali.Mac222
    Ali.Mac222 shaba16756

    Posted

    Hi Shaba,

    I have been dealing with Chronic BV for 6 years now and it's been awful...I came across a discussion on here recently that had so much information and I am feeling hopeful for the first time. Here is a link to the discussion in case you haven't seen it.

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/chronic-bv-what-ive-learned-all-in-one-place--16756?p_token=37e08707-96fb-48da-95b6-90455e55aaee&order=oldest+&page=4#topic-replies

    Like you, I have tried almost everything out there with no success. I just started on the probiotics yesterday. Did the ones you took contain Rhamnosus and Reuteri? Apparently they are the only two strains of Lactobacillus that can survive the digestive track and get where they need to be. 

    I'm sorry that you are suffering with this, and hope that this link gives you some helpful information! Good luck!

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