acidophilus and folic acid for BV Posted: 02-07-08 00:40am
alright so i posted a question the other
day about my BV. im just trying to figure
out if my BV is improving and going
away...
this is what i posted the other day.. in
case you didnt get a chance to read it..
i was given Flagyl.. took it for the 1st 2
days but could not continue because of the
side effects. I read online to take
Acidophilus & Folic Acid & to douche with
hydrogen peroxide/water. I did this and
the terrible smell dissappeared. I got my
period and after my period went away the
strange discharge came back again.. but
not smelling as bad as it did the 1st
time.. i repeated the steps of
acidophilus, folic acid and hydrogen
peroxide/water and again the smell went
away.. now the smell has been gone for
like a week now.. there is NO smell AT ALL
while having oral sex .. but when i sit
all day in school and come home to go to
the bathroom there is faint smell on my
underwear.. (similar to the smell of
elmers glue) is this normal? .. also the
taste is very sour.
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okay so now about 2 days after i posted
that... i continued to take 1 acidophilus
pill and 1 folic acid pill a day... still
NO smell during oral.. only a slight smell
when its on my underwear. the discharge
doesnt look thick like a paste anymore..
its more liquid-like & the color is
cloudy clearish white. normal? the taste
isnt sour anymore either. now its just
VERY salty. normal? could my BV nightmare
finally be going away?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 02-08-08 11:38am
yikes... don't douche with peroxide!!
That's terrible! Even if you do kill the
bacterial infection, you might cause a
yeast infection and also irritation in the
vagina, which could lead to more
infection, etc. Don't do it!!
If the smell is only a slight smell when
you try to smell it, it's probably normal.
Cloudy white discharge is also normal. So
yes, (yay!!) it does sound like the BV is
going away.
I just suggest you stop using products at
all on your vagina, wash it wish just
water or a very gentle ph balanced soap
every day, and wear cotton underwear, wipe
from front to back, etc. It sounds like
you'll be fine.
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Annonymousxxx
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Posted: 02-08-08 12:26pm
i know i said the smell is "slight" but
it's still more noticable then it ever was
b4.. i cant smell it thru my cloths like i
did when my BV was really bad.. but its
still there .. & i notice it.. so it
annoys me.
and a lot of ppl say you CAN ONLY cure BV
with an antibiotic .. & i wasn't able
to take the antibiotic.. so is it really
possible that its just going away on its
own?
i stopped using the Dove soap i used, cuz
i heard that was bad. i drink a lot of
water. i've been wiping the right way i
dont wear underwear to bed.. is that a
good idea or bad idea? not sure about the
cotton underwear tho.. i think a lot of my
underwear has like a cotton lining? not
sure tho.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 02-08-08 13:50pm
Well you did take the flagyl right?
Because even if you didn't take it all, it
could've been enough to kill it off (along
with behavioral things). How long was the
course (how long were you supposed to take
it?)
It's a good idea not to wear underwear to
bed for women prone to infections- because
bacteria and yeast like to hide in warm,
moist places, if you aren't wearing
underwear or wearing cotton underwear (and
not thongs!) there is more airflow and
the whole area stays more dry. Not using
soap is important too- but that will be a
lot more important for preventing yeast
infections, not necessarily bacterial
infections.
It sounds like you're doing the right
things, and it sounds like it's getting
better, or it is better. Definitely wait a
while before you have any unprotected sex
(because you two can pass it back and
forth). Most women have a slight odor if
they try to smell it- that is normal. It
could just be that you're noticing it more
now simply because you're paying more
attention to everything "down there." Can
you smell it, unclothed, standing up? If
so, it might still be a problem. If not,
you're probably fine.
So the only other thing I'm wondering is
why you weren't able to take all the
antibiotics? I've never taken flagyl- is
it oral or a suppository? You don't really
have to answer that, I'm just curious.
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Annonymousxxx
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Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
Posted: 02-08-08 16:35pm
you are supposed to take flagyl twice a
day for seven days... i only took the
twice a day for 2 days. The side effects
to the pill were terrible. the mettalic
taste in my mouth was so bad i didn't even
want to eat. it was making me very moody.
i was very depressed and very angry. im
never like this.. so i linked it to the
Flagyl because those are common side
affects to the antibiotic. I read online
that the side effects were only to get
worse thru the course of the 7 days.
nausea, vommiting, fatique, diarrhea,
stomach cramping, strong mettalic taste
etc. so i chose not to take it anymore
because i couldnt imagine anything worse
then how i felt after only 4 dosages.
also the pill itself TASTED SO BAD! the
last one i took disolved in my mouth b4 i
swallowed it. OMG im gagging just thinking
about the taste. after i swallowed the
pill the taste lasted on my tounge for a
good 10 minutes. it was terrible.
