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Please help I'm living in misery due to BV

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michelle27664
michelle27664

Hi everyone I'm from the UK.

I've had BV on and off for 10 years.

but I've always managed to get rid of it by BV gels or antibiotic in cream and oral begins with M .

but I've been non sexually active for 4 years

about 3 years ago my BV came back and I assumed I'd get rid by using BV gels but it never cleared.

I've been prescribed the antibiotic M and the cream version .

but nothing is working.

I've stopped using soap in my bath water I use vaquaris cream to wash with

I wear cotton

I'm really fed up I feel vile

I can't meet a boyfriend because of BV its embarrassing.

I was using always ultra towels for years but now I've stopped that

I can't wear skirts just incase I'm having a bad BV smell day .

when I'm due on my period the smell is worse

I've smelt my bv on my sofa its depressing me

I heard a girl say drinking warm water with a lemon squeezed 3 x a day helped and others had success

can I ask how you ladies in relationships put up with it

does your partner know or does he smell it

when I was told to go to a gum clinic straight away during my examination the nurse would shout to me .. yes its BV.

my doctor told me basically I will have it forever and some women are unlucky

I thought ffs depress me more.

Thanks for reading it's been 4 long years I'm 36 no kids or partner and I won't have either while I'm riddled with BV it's to embarrassing i couldn't do it .

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  • michelle27664
    michelle27664

    Posted

    Part 2

    excuse my terrible grammar firstly.

    I'd like to know how you ladies get on in a relationship having sex?

    I suppose at least 2 of my exes would understand but I'd be too embarrassed

    to have sex .

    I suffer with OCD where I'm obsessed with smelling nice I spend about £50 weekly on body butters sprays perfume washing powder and lenor

    I'm also in 6 meds as I've BPD.

    I use to get better with BV gel or antibiotics but for 4 years now nothing touches it .

    I could lose my $hit

    I've cried and cried and cried

    Thank you for reading girls and I feel for anyone in this hell of BV .

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      Guest michelle27664

      Posted

      Hi michelle, i am so sorry you are going through this..please remember you are not alone...i do have a partner right now and i finally opened up to him about the bv and he was very understanding....there are men out there that will be considerate of this..you just need to find the right one..and explain that your bodys pH is very sensitive and you cant always do something about it...my antibiotics have also stopped working..and i am convinced they were making the inflammation worse...my vagina is completely out of balance..prevention is key...i use cetaphil soap in the shower with clean hands..i have a shower filter for the water...i take a high probiotic 2x a day along with vitamin d, a multivitamin, black seed oil and liquid chlorophyll...the chlorophyll helps with the smell..its an internal deodorant..people with the rare "fish odor disease" use it to help break down the bacteria that cause the smell...as for sex my partner uses hypoallergenic condoms and aloe vera for lube..i also do a sitz bath with epson salt and a few drops of tea tree oil almost every night...i have drastically changed my diet to vegetarian with lots of lemon water every day..i also try to drink organic celery juice every morning...i know this seems like a lot but ive slowly come to accept that some women just have conditions that need to be tended to aggressively....i keep sensitive baby wipes and cotton liners in my purse on bad bv days..preparation is key..try to keep your head up...

  • stacy37318
    stacy37318 michelle27664

    Posted

    Ive had it forever. hate to be the bearer of bad news but it doesnt go away ive learned how to manage it only you need boric acid suppositories you shove one up there each night while u sleep. they need to be 600 mg a piece i believe for 10 days you'll need to do this after/before sex and after your period. The ONLY thing ive ever done over the years that made it kinda go away was i stopped eating sugar and stopped eating/ drinking anything that breaks down into a sugar. theres a STI called trichomanisis? that mimics BV so get tested for that just in case. You need to be taking probiotics every single day for months like that should just be part of your health regimen. If men got this s**t theyd have a cure by now.

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