[yuefie]

Bump for Dolores

[sassy]

Also had sex 3 times this weekend...go me. :-P The watery discharge is normal...I'm not sure why it comes back out like that but it's okay with me as long as there is no smell!

[jewelscando]

Still doing wonderfull here on the boric acid. Had sex 3 times again this weekend, and no smell. I didn't use it after one time of having sex, and STILL NO SMELL. But to be on the safe side, I did use it again tonight.

I love Boric Acid and I will remain on it forever if I have too. It really does work, and it works instantly.

[klee]

I think the watery discharge is just how boric acid works w/the high levels of mucous in that area of the body. Boric acid is also often used to treat pink eye and the eyes contain a lot of mucous too. I don't think it means it's all cleared up though. It seems like most articles I've read say to use it for about 3 -5 days if you have bv or a yi.

I've used the suppositories during the day since the capsule seems to kinda stick a bit and that works out well for me. I remove the top and insert carefully, to prevent spilling the powder, so that it disintergrates faster. All the discharge is gone by the evening and I've had sex that same night.

Flagyll also worked really well in clearing up a case of bv. I thought it might be better to clear things up on the inside...intestinally. The problem is that it just comes right back after having sex and then getting my period, just like every other treatment. So frustrating. I'm going to see if my body will go back to normal again since I won't be having sex for a while.

[D double U]

Hey ladies,
Ofcourse Tetrasil didn't work for me. But I haven't had a chance to purchase the Boric acid. For now tho, I would like to know from th ladies who've used it, what is your progress? How long have you been using it and are you continuing to have success with it?

[jewelscando]

The biggest thing I have with the Boric Acic is really watery discharge. Like, in the morning when I first stand up out of bed, it comes dripping out. Klee, Sassy, is that normal, and Klee does that mean the B.V. is cleared up, so I can lay off the boric??

Thank you!

[gypsyraven]

Most pharmacies carry it, you just have to ask them. It is like $5 for the boric acid and I am not sure how much for the capsules.

[klee]

I've had really good results with boric acid. The only difficult thing is finding it and the empty capsules. I just moved so now I'm really not sure where to find it...no walmarts around here. I've only gotten it with one guy in my life and we've broken up so hopefully I won't need it as often.

But, while we were dating, he never complained of burning and I never had any side effects except the watery discharge. The discharge was a good way for me to know that it was out of my system though and so after that happened, I felt comfortable having sex in all it's forms.

[jewelscando]

qypsyraven: everyone is different. For the serious suffers, me, sassy and more, we get it all the time. It really never goes away. And if it does, it's temporary.

Boric Acid is still working!! I have NO smell what so ever. I only use the boric now every other day, and after sex. My boyfriend did the sniff test last night, and he had the biggest smile on his face. He himself cannot believe how well this is working. I asked him if he was burning at all, or if he was having any side effects from the boric and he said absolutley not. He did say, "No, I'm not burning, BUT THE SMELLS GONE!!" We had sex 3 times over the weekend, then again last night. I don't know why Boric Acid is working so well for me, but, like Sassy said, it gives me a moment of normality, and I'LL TAKE IT TOO!!

[gypsyraven]

You all have said this is recurring. How often does this rear its ugly head? And wouldn't you figure, I go to buy the boric acid and the smell seems to be gone. Guess I will be ready for the next time.

[sassy]

I've had sex like a day after using boric acid and my boy reported no burning. The boric acid also does not irritate me and I've had oral sex, but I waited about 3 days just to make sure that there would be no boric acid left on my vagina. I don't want to use it forever, like jewels said, but right now it is making me feel somewhat normal. BV makes me really sad and anxious because it's always there in the back of my mind...this gives me some relief and I'm taking it.


Squishy: I think we all understand how you feel. I do feel like most of my doctors don't really care if I get better. Some even say to "live with it." But really, how can they expect you to live with feeling dirty and gross everyday of your life? Because they don't care, is what I think. I'm glad you are feeling better. I've heard about the hydrogen peroxide but I have never tried it.

[jewelscando]

Although I hate to say it, I have to come to the conclusion that I will have B.V. the rest of my life. Therefore, I am forced to find a cure for myself, unless I want to live on antibiotics. Boric has done the trick for me. And it did not burn my fiance's penis. I put one in about 5 hours before sex, because he had fallen asleep and I thought we weren't going to do anything. And, it was fine. He has not complained about any burning. He has been extremely excited that there has been no smell. I don't want to live on Boric Acid, but I will use it, if it will work. And for now, it's working, BETTER then ANYTHING I have tried in the past. And trust me, MY LIST OF THINGS I'VE TRIED IS LONGGGGGGGGGGGG!! As with EVERYTHING we have all tried on this board, it seems to be, what works for one, may not work for the other, and the side effects you may get, I may not get. Therefore, as we have all been saying on here for almost a year, DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU and your body. For me, and Sassy too, Boric is our answer. At least for today. And with B.V., it literally is 1 day at a time.

[squishy]

i have never been diagnosed with BV, but i have all of the symtoms. i have had all of the tests done,
including a vulvar biopsy ( because i have little skin tags on the inside of my vuvla, the skin is red and
itches so bad that i want to rip the hair out of my head ) the biopsy came back inflammation, all other
tests came back NEGATIVE for yeast, bacteria and std. i have been to at least six gyno's, my family dr,
her nurse and two dermatologist ( not fun showing my cooch to a dermo ) the dermatologists prescribed hydrocortisone, but never gave me a diagnosis other than it "might be some sort of skin irritation". the
gyno's prescribed me Cleocin, Flagyl and Metrogel for BV and Diflucan for yeast, yes i was prescribed
all of those med's with no diagnosis besause i was told it "might" be yeast or bv. i took all of the med's,
went to dr after dr and stayed on the marry-go-round for about a year. one day it dawned on me that
the dr's where clueless and really did not care if i was well or not, it was up to me to heal myself . that
was four years ago. i have spent alot of time researching BV, it is my understanding that BV is a imbalance in the vaginal ph, we have both good and bad bacteria in our vagina's when the ph is off or to low, the bad bacteria take over. that is why when you have sex you get a "flair-up" because sperm changes
the vaginial ph (i have never thought that BV was a std ) or when you get your period the blood and changes in hormones cause ph levels to drop. that is why boric acid work's. it change's your vaginal ph,
make's it more acidic and the good bacteria take over. something else that is good for BV is hydrogen
peroxide, because the vagina naturally produces it. i have had chronic BV for five years, that is to say
i have it 24/7, not reacuring.i have tryed everything under the sun and sometimes nothing at all hoping
it would cure me. iam not cured,but it seam's astho my BV has changed over the years. the first year or two
the smell was like dead fish/ rotted garbage and the dishcharge was milky white. now the smell is like
ammonia/ funky and the discharge is very lite white. i read somewhere that an ammonia smell was a symptom of mild BV. so maybe i have made some progress !!! i started using boric acid about three years
ago , one every day. there are three things wrong whit boric acid, the first is you can not have oral
sex, because your partner will ingest it , the second is you can not have intercorse besause it burns your
partner's penis and third beacuse it causes irritation to the vuvla . so i have used it off and on over the years. i have read that a good way to get rid of BV is to do one boric acid in the morning and one at night for two week's i did this about six week's ago and it almost killed me, because i get such bad irritation
from it , so the good news is for about four days i smelt "normal" my old smell !!!!! the first time in five years!!! when i had used boric acid in the past there was no smell this was differant. i was thrilled and so was my husband. the bad news is that it came back. about five week's ago i satrted the hydorgen peroxide twice day along with my regular routine of 4000 mg's of vitamin c a day, Jarrow Femdophilus twice a day and 16 oz of plain yogurt a day. i feel like things are going well, the hydorgen peroxide seems to agree
with my system, more than the boric acid (tho i will not throw the boric acid away) the smell is there but
very faint, the discharge is lite. the only thing that remains is my itchy vuvla. anyway sorry post is so
long. hope some of the info helps.

[bonchicfeministe]

Yeah Dr's can really suck. I've gone through so many misdiasnosis for chronic back issues, and also had the same issues with yeast infections. Glad the boric acid works, I'll be sure to keep that in mind and also recommend it to a friend. I was just interested in seeing how everyone got diagnosed.

Has anyone tried acupuncture for BV or anything else? I've been thinking about doing it for my back. Thought appreciated!

[sassy]

Amen to jewels...lol. Really though, it's all so true.

[jewelscando]

Well, I agree with the whole going to the doctor to get diagnosed, if you've never been diagnosed in the past. However, I would have to agree with Sassy that MOST everyone on here HAS been to their doctor, over and over and over again. And have been prescribed the same meds OVER AND OVER AND OVER again, to no avail. Doctors do NOT understand B.V. and they will even tell you that. They have no idea why I have it and you don't. Or why yours goes away, and mine won't. Therefore, with this site, we have all been "Ginney Pigs" for a lack of a better word, in order to help each other do what the doctors won't. And for me, the Boric Acid has been a God Send. Is it harmfull? I don't know. Will it kill me? Unlikely. Did it take my B.V. away? YES!! And I have a bottle of Metronidazol, 500 Mg, in my bathroom. But tell me why I should take it, when the boric acid is doing the trick, and it will come back if I take the Metronidazol. So girls, take the advise of some and if this is your first experience, seek professional help. But I've been on this board for almost a year and what I've seen are women who have been to the doctor over and over and are just plain fed up. So here's to all my suffering long time sisters!! (BORIC ACID IS THE WAY TO GO!!) And if your doctor tells you otherwise, it's probably because they get a kick back on writing you that little script.....hmmmmm

[gypsyraven]

Actually, I am married so of course there is unprotected sex. The only thing that I can figure caused this is we have used the KY warming liquid a couple of times. That's when I noticed it. Tell me more about the boric acid......oh and it isn't trichom.

[sassy]

I agree. I also think that if someone has a bad smell and they've never experienced that before, they should go to the doctor. I just know that most of us on here have went and went and went and we're actually losing faith in the doctors because they haven't provided us with any relief. It's a frustrating cycle. I've tried lots of different home remedies and right now, the boric acid is the best thing. It's a pain in the ass to have to use it but I love feeling somewhat normal and being able to have sex with my fiancee without feeling like I'm dirty. I think all any of us are looking for is a chance to feel normal and to be able to enjoy our sexuality. Some of us are young, like me, and it's really sad to not know what to do about this and feel trapped by an infection.

[bonchicfeministe]

Dear Sassy:

You're not being mean--If we're supposedly strong women, we need to get some agency and ownership over our voices and stop worrying about offending everyone. People are going to disagree and have different experiences. That's why this place is so interesting. I would never take offense to someone's dissent, as long as they did it politely, rationally, and respectfully, and as long as they weren't invalidating my feelings or experiences.

I understand people react differentky to different meds--I went through the same thing recurrent yeast infections until I finally found a regime that worked. Howeer, I saw a lot of medical misinformation here, and it seemed like some folk had never even tried going to a doctor. I know alternative and herbal therapies work great for many people, but I also wanted to bring up the fact that it's important to make sure you actually have BV before you try to treat it--and to also give convential methods a shot as well.

Nice to talk to yoU!

[sassy]

bonchicfeministe: Not to be mean, but I think everyone on here has tried EVERYTHING possible that their doctor can prescribe. Me personally, I have used evey prescription commonly, and some not so commonly, prescribed by my doctor. She told me I can treat it over and over again, or just let it be. She said women get BV sometimes and they don't know why it will not respond to medications. As for the boric acid, it too can actually be prescribed by gynos but it is also available over-the-counter if you want to make it yourself.

"I personally wouldn't rely on anyone but my dr to tell me if, when, and for how long to use something that is going near my vagina"



I would have totally agreed with this statement before I had BV but I think that I have learned so much more listening to my own body. Doctors really don't know anything about BV. You are a rare lucky case that was able to be successfully treated without reoccurance.