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Repeated BV for a year, triggered by sex

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i have been with my boyfriend for about a year now and he seems to throw me off balance and i get BV after sex. i am on a repeat prescription of metronidazole gel however i dont like using antibiotics often and it just causes me to get thrush!

at the moment i am using multigyn actigel after sex to try and make me more acidic however this sometimes isnt that effective. does anyone have any methods of prevention for bv triggered by sex?

i see a lot of people changing their diet etc however, i never get BV apart from after sex and so it makes me think it is my pH being thrown off and not my general vaginal health.

thanks for any help in advance!!

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  • mmoorebeatbv
    mmoorebeatbv Guest

    Posted

    This has worked for me. I researched lemons and saw that they are very acidic. I used to drink plain lemon water and or lemonade with a low calorie sugar before and after sex. I then started drinking it everyday and taking a daily probiotic for women. I also used to insert a vaginal boric acid capsule after sex for about 2-3 days.

    Thankfully i havent had BV in a while, I mean like 1-2 years now. My now husband then boyfriend...I dont know if our genitals got used to each other or what. I still take a probiotic though I've gotten slack but I dont do anything else at the moment.

    I pray you get over this.

    • Guest
      Guest mmoorebeatbv

      Posted

      what probiotics do you take please? i have tried some in the past but never noticed a difference! i have also heard about drinking lemon water however lemon is very acidic and that is bad for your teeth and so i would be reluctant to try it. thanks for the advice!

    • mmoorebeatbv
      mmoorebeatbv Guest

      Posted

      I will email you. I don't think we're allowed to post name brands in here.

      You're right about lemons being bad on your teeth. I read that too. I used a straw to bypass hitting my teeth.

  • adriana_93359
    adriana_93359 Guest

    Posted

    I used to get this too after sex and after my period.

    I changed my diet to no refined sugars and I take vit C and D3

    and I drink a lot of kombucha which is like a probiotic.

    good luck

  • chichi20804
    chichi20804 Guest

    Posted

    Don't let him cum in you, make sure he brushes his teeth before oral. Semen and saliva will throw your PH off every time. Look up Vee Fresh, it works wonders it was my cure.

  • jamjam86
    jamjam86 Guest

    Posted

    You can try boric acid vaginal suppositories after sex

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