[neverending]

I've been having gas and bloating like crazy lately and I'm afraid to go to the doctor because he might give me antibiotics and I don't want this stuff to start up anymore. Any suggestions as to how to get rid of the gas and bloating?

[arj75]

Who ever brought up enzymes...thanks...I can't quit reading about it. lol

I'm laughing at the dumbass's who post articles saying enzyme supplementation doesn't help. Look up treatment for cystic fibrosis...you will find that IT IS added to their diets. (By doctors) to aid in digestive process)

[neverending]

I heard and I don't know if this is true but this soap is supposed to be good for BV.Has anyone tried this before? I saw it at walmart but I didn't buy it because I don't have this problem anymore. Knock on wood!

Genuine Black & White Soap

Black & White Soap aids in soothing itching, burning and stinging due to acne, eczema and other skin problems. From the Cayce Health Care Philosophy: "Use the Black & White creams for face, for hands, for body. These will keep the irritations from making the openings, or large pores." (3081-1) It will leave your skin feeling fresh and silky smooth.This soap lathers freely, cleanses thoroughly and rinses off easily.


Suggested Usage: Remove grime, dirt, dust and oily film with Black & White Soap and lukewarm water.


Ingredients:Sodium tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Water, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol, Magnesium Carbonate, Fragrance, Propylene glycol, titanium Dioxide, D&C Red #30 Lake, D&C Orange #4, Tetrasodium EDTA, BHT.

[user12]

I was given Diflucan for this problem..just diflucan. I asked for flagyl, but the nurse practitioner messed up the prescription, so I had to wait two days while my pharmacist tried to contact her. then i realized that she had changed the prescription all together. i don't get it. she kept calling me paranoid and saying the problem wasnt as bad as i thought. so, i honestly dont think she gives a crap about me.



and i dont think it even did anything. i also just got my period a WEEK early, what the hell? it can't be related to the pill, but what the.


i hate being a girl.



has anyone ever bought flagyl online?

http://www.drugdelivery.ca/s3503-s-FLAGYL.aspx

safe? unsafe? I'm just getting so depressed.

[brandils]

Has anyone out there tried the new antibiotic Tindamax? I was thinking of requesting this from my doc. Any feedback would be great!!!

[SwtSimplicity]

Her office visits are $10 co-payment, you don't have to pay for parking. Although I do have health insurance.

I have cleared up my infections with garlic and gauze..not a real speeding process...and pain in the ass, but, yes..it has worked for me.

Do you mind in sharing this...I'm just curious..how much are her office visits?

I take a complex of all the b's and I just assume the makers have balanced them together as they should have...but I do know b-6 and b12 work well together. I have a book written written by Phyliss balch (Prescription for nutrional healing)....she is a nutritional counselor..she suggests Acidophilus (three times a day) and vitamin b-complex 50-100 mg 3 times a day...and then add extra vitamin b6 50 mg 3 times a day.

I posted an article recently about some new bacterias that were found..and not identified before..Like 17 species..and they were not in healthy womens vagina's...well...some types of bacteria produce toxins, some damage cells, some make our bodies cells the targets of our own bodies defenses, of course some just "take over"

...but there are some species that deplete or rob nutrients and minerals from our cells that are needed by our body to preform its proper functions..such as make hormones... or have a healthy immune system.......

I'm just making a wild guess...I think thats what they are doing..stealing from our healthy cells...

[firecrotch]

i actually use a baby oral medicine syringe. it works perfectly. maybe i do need to up the dose.

funny story-- today i'm cooking and start to smell fish, like tuna fish. you know how us BV women are so paranoid about that fishy smell. so I'm smelling all around first, the cabinets, the pot (i was cooking pork), the closet, the fridge and nothing so i figure it was me. so i go check and it wasn't me-wheww... we got a cat 2 days ago and it was the cat food!! lol..now i have something to blame it on in the house! LMAO!!

FC

[CanCan]

Thanks Arj for all the diet tips! But I eat really well. Most of the time. I don't over eat. I have a normal body weight. I eat whole grains, try to eat organic whenever possible. I'm not a vegitarian - but I don't eat a lot of meat. And when I do eat meat, I rarely eat red meat. I usually steam my food instead of eating it raw, but what I will do is try to eat more raw foods, and see if that helps. And as of a few days ago, I am taking enzyme caplets after my meals, hoping that does something.

[brandils]

Hi ladies. I've been doing the hyd peroxide treatment. it seems to work pretty fast. usually by the morning its no smell or discharge. i read that it would burn a little and that means it's working on something. but i haven't felt anything when i douche with it-so not sure if i have anything or not. i don't have the full on fishy smell but when i pull my pants down to go to the bathroom I do smell it. i just hope no one else smells it.

has anyone gotten their man to do the penile soak? how did you approach him to do it? I really think that he keeps passing it back to me. we rarely have sex because of this. i'm so freakin paranoid. and whenever we do, i tend to feel all BV the next day. i hate this crap!
I want to have spontaneous sex but because of this I can't seem to get in the mood unless i know my hoo-hoo is completely odor free. so i have to make sure I take a shower before hand and after wards. this is really ruining my sex life. we haven't had sex in about 3 wks.
dh doesn't seem to care, but i do. i can't let go and be free like i used to be before this bv nightmare.

FC

I just wanted you to know that I feel for you, not being able to have spontaneous sex is awful. My hubby is ok with it but it totally ruins my mood. When I finally feel like the BV is gone I still don't want sex because I know it will be back if we do. Haven't tried the peroxide yet but the femmesil, B6 and folic acid seem to be working at this point. Who knows how long it will last.


I wrote to the Oprah show and asked if Dr Oz or Dr Masterson the obgyn could help with the BV. Maybe they will start researching and come up with something. I am willing to try anything at this point!!!!!!

[Italianwife88]

fire crotch, i havent noticed any burning either. I think you should up the hydrogen CC's. what ratio are you using now? Have you thought about trying the one time treatment of full 30 cc?

I started the hydrogen 2 nights ago and i have no bad discharge or smell.... the only smell i have is my pee from a really bad kidney infection. I have to go to the doctor tomorrow ive been peeing blood for 2 days straight its so scary.

[firecrotch]

Hi ladies. I've been doing the hyd peroxide treatment. it seems to work pretty fast. usually by the morning its no smell or discharge. i read that it would burn a little and that means it's working on something. but i haven't felt anything when i douche with it-so not sure if i have anything or not. i don't have the full on fishy smell but when i pull my pants down to go to the bathroom I do smell it. i just hope no one else smells it.

has anyone gotten their man to do the penile soak? how did you approach him to do it? I really think that he keeps passing it back to me. we rarely have sex because of this. i'm so freakin paranoid. and whenever we do, i tend to feel all BV the next day. i hate this crap!
I want to have spontaneous sex but because of this I can't seem to get in the mood unless i know my hoo-hoo is completely odor free. so i have to make sure I take a shower before hand and after wards. this is really ruining my sex life. we haven't had sex in about 3 wks.
dh doesn't seem to care, but i do. i can't let go and be free like i used to be before this bv nightmare.

FC

[arj75]

pympmama1,

Does yours just never go away? or does it just reoccur?

I think I have the solution for single women....find a virgin (while this may be much more difficult than finding a cure for bv...the man isn't gonna have a clue as to what a normal vagina smells like anyways. lol

Or, find yourself a fisherman, (the one that makes $$$$ and risks his life so we can eat craps and certain fish) hey, obviously, the smell doesn't bother them..or they wouldn't be able to do their job's. lol

Italianwife,

Penis soaks...hmmm never would have thought about that. I would grap your man's macho ass and make him read up. Sometimes seeing is believing.

[pympmama1]

You know came to vent...... I am fed up with this crap... I have had this problem off and on since I was 10..... I eat lots of veggies... admittedly i don't buy that much fruit... which i should start... I don't eat a lot of red meat maybe once a month if that... I do love bread..... thomas bagel squares are what I use to make a sandwich for my lunch. I have carrots and tomatoes for a snack everyday...I eat alot of chicken(boneless because the ones on the bone looks like it had a mother) hummus and pita occasionally... Do love coffee( I have made friends at the local starbucks they know my drink by heart).... I have a weight problem which i should not have because I eat veggie with every meal except breakfast... it is hard to chew that early.and I don't eat sugary snacks.... .... Now that I wrote all this down I can see a few thing I could take out of my diet and add.... to help me get more enzymes.....

You know I met a nice guy and we are kind a getting to know each other..... but soon as I think about the fishy Frito's in my pants... I want to stop talking to him because if we get to that point he is going to think I am a nasty girl that don't shower....or is diseased ( i have been tested 4 everything under the sun and I don't have anything but bv) I do not remember which chic mentioned Oprah... she may have a point

I am going to die fat and alone with cats...

[Italianwife88]

haha! I hid all the papers! I'm only 19 so im still young enough to do something like hide the papers. My family is talking to me, they just dont understand why i did it. yes... that was sad dear

[neverending]

I did the same thing to my mom. My husband and I got married behind her back and she was not happy. I don't think anyone in my family talked to me for I think a year or so. How funny. The way she found out was that it was printed in the paper. I know, SAD!

[Italianwife88]

hi guys, its been a while since I've posted, sorry Ive been very busy. I moved out of my moms house and finally told her i got married behind her back in April. lol she wasn't too happy but now i am.

down to business...

Remember about 2 months back i started taking boric acid suppositories? yeah those didn't work. The minute i was off those everything was back full fledge. I started reading about probiotics (which i haven't tried yet) and about some home remedies and last night I started one i found about hydrogen peroxide.

take a 30 cc (ml) oral syringe fill it with 3 cc of peroxide and the rest with distilled water,insert about a inch into vagina and gently push liquid in.

i did that last night tilting my hips up while i lay down and this morning the smell seems to be gone.

the site also mentioned you could do a ONE TIME treatment of 30cc full peroxide.

looking for the link now......:: http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/vagInf....html#Vaginosis

The website says that symptoms go away in a few days and only should reappear if there were some other heath problems or if she was re infected from intercourse which then the male would do a penile soak of the same (peroxide)

In my opinion my husband should do the soak, but i don't know how to tell him that. he is Italian...he has a big ego...hes not sick i am. (thats what he believes) one time he showed signs of having the infection too and i couldn't even get him to rub monistat on it.... *sigh*



Even though this site is mostly talking about infection in prego women with strep b, i think the information is helpful.

ive also started drinking oatstraw tea for immune boost and im going to try the tea tree oil on a tampon for 24 hours and see what happens after that.


ok thats all for now

<3

[arj75]

CANCAN did you see the article I found stating that 17 new species were found in women with BV? None of these were in healthy womens flora. So who knows what we are messing with. I haven't looked for any research after that study which was dated 2005....

As far as the diet...heres the beef....

50% raw food diet ...women who eat processed or artificially sweetened foods four days a week, or who regularly use prescription or over-the-counter drugs, should start at this level. ( I dislike fake sugar...think it's toxic..but that's just my opinion)

This gives a body that's low in enzymes production time to heal without causing discomfort or fatigue. Once your feely energized..you can up your raw food for even faster weight loss.

example: small bowl of fresh fruit (upone waking)

20 minutes later:

1 scrambled egg and 2 slices toast with fresh avocado slices

Midday snack

fruit of your choice

Lunch:
At least 1 cup raw-veggie salad with store bought salad dressing ( I disagree..think you should make your own..lol)
One whole-wheat pita filled with thin slices of lean deli meat, 2 thin slices cheese, mustard and unlimited sprouts

snack1
8 oz yogurt

snack 2 unlimited baby carrots and green or red lemonade..(damn theres recipes for both) It says lemonades nourish the pancreas and liver

I've been wanting a jiucer for a while..guess I will get one...

Green lemonade 2 celery stalks, 6 spinach leaves, 1 or 2 apples and one inch to two inch piece of fresh ginger

Red lemonade I medium beet, 4 large carrots, one to 2 apples, 1 lemon and one to 2 pieces of ginger

Dinner:
At least 1 cup raw-veggie salad with store bought dressing..
grilled chicken with 1/2 cup brown rice and half cup black beanssimered in onions, garlic, cilantro

dessert: 1/2 ice cream!!!!!!!!!!

Women who are already eating whole grains and at least one serving of fruit and vegetables daily can begin at this level

Upon rising: one glass warm water with lemon

breafast: fresh fruit of your choice or fresh sqeezed fruit juice

midday snack:
fresh fruit of your choice

lunch: Spinach, pear and walnut salad with olive oil and apple cider vinegar (i think the vinegar triggers my bv...but I can't prove it...I just know I really like to eat it..in anything lol
a small roll of crusty bread (it doesn't say this..but I think we all know white bread sucks

snack unlimited baby carrots

dinner: At least one-cup raw veggie salad with homemade carrot-ginger dressing (recipe 2 carrots, grated, 2 TBS. apple cider vinegar, 1 TBs freshly grated horseradish and 1 pork chop seasoned with rosemary, garlic salt and black pepper with side of steamed asparagus

dessert 1/3 DARK chocolate bar thats at least 70 percent cocoa

90% raw foods - lose up 2 10 pounds weekly

upon rising glass of lemon water

breakfast- fresh fruit or fresh sqeezed fruit juice

midday snack
fresh fruit

lunch 2 slices grain sprouted bread with avocado slices; raw food bar like wild bar? what? lol

snack unlimited baby carrots and green or red lemonade

dinner 1 cup salad homemade carrot-ginger dressing
4 oz tuna (grilled) with lightly steamed veggie medley

dessert: warm pears drizzled with agave nectar

almost 3 years ago for a noble prize..??? Thats sad.. Is that a prize world-wide..or just in US (sorry..don't know much about that...

[neverending]

Something interesting!

Doctor builds new, more natural vagina
Operation uses stem cells to help women with rare congenital syndrome

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18942828/

[CanCan]

I decided to go to nobelprize.org, just out of curiousity to see what they guys are being awarded with:

[The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2005 jointly to Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren
for their discovery of "the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease".

Summary: This year's Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine made the remarkable and unexpected discovery that inflammation in the stomach (gastritis) as well as ulceration of the stomach or duodenum (peptic ulcer disease) is the result of an infection of the stomach caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.]

So there it is. You have to be a genius to figure this stuff out. The nobel prize was only given to these guys in 2005! By the time they figure out our Gardnerella and how/why it proliferates, we will all be 6 feet under.

[anitsirhc]

i'm not here to help i'm here to complain because i'm PISSED OFF! what is wrong with me?! i've tried everything... hp, flagyl vaginally, prescribed antibiotics, boric acid, b vitamins, probiotics. i took the vagisil infection test which said my ph is normal but still have a lot of discharge and a not good smell. i don't get it! it doesn't make sense. i'm stuck with this forever and right now i don't even know what the hell it is!!!