[jewelscando]

Sassy, if you read up on it, it is one of the biggest side effects of using Vitamin C. I didn't get a yeast infection, just burning so bad that I can't explain it, and the smell is there 10 fold. There's a website you can go to that sells Vaginal Vitamin C made by "Total" and it is only 250mg. So, the 500 may be to hard on the kitty. At least it was on me. And to bleed, after not having periods for over 5yrs, is scarey. I'm debating on buying the Vaginal Vitamin C, but, still waiting for the other crap to get here. The Flagyl or whatever it's called. Once I'm done with that, I'm headed to the doctor. I'm bloated, and have other things going on now. Oh, had sex today, and no smell. So, who knows, maybe the vitamin c did work, or is it the Apple Cidar Vinegar pills I found, which by the way, causes diahrea. (Just an FYI) lol. Bye

[sassy]

neverending: Thanks for the info. Do you think I should use an applicator to put the vitamin C in my vagina? I'm not sure how to deep to insert it...I was planning on doing it overnight. Did anyone else experience yeast infections? I just am very hesitant to trade in BV for yeast, if you know what I mean.

[neverending]

quietmadness:Great detail!This is the same feeling I got from the jamu stick.You took the words right out of my mouth.It does work pretty well but It's still not a cure

[quietmadness]

Ok, girls!

I went to the Post Office today and picked up the Jamu stick.

It came in what I thought was a "plain brown wrapper," but--when I turned the package over, there it was--plain as day--"herbal soap" labeled on a BRIGHT GREEN sticker. Yeah.

So, it's shaped like a cigar. Tapered at both ends. Off white, with a few specks in it that are black/grey. Has no scent. It's not like a "soap." It's more like a stick of chalk, but doesn't have the feel of chalk. It's more like a stone, in fact!

Ok, so I'm supposed to stick this thing in there, about 2 inches I guess, and swish it around, then rinse thoroughly.

Yeah. So I wet the stick, after thoroughly cleaning the "area." I insert it, and swish it around, for probably like 15 seconds or so.

What I immediately begin to notice, is that my girl starts to "grab" onto this thing, right? Like she's lost ALL of her lube/discharge, whatever.

Then I pick up my trusty clear water douche, and go to rinse this stuff out of there. Yeah. Suddenly, there's no acceptance of the douche nozzle on the part of my girl. Almost none. She doesn't have room for the nozzle, nor does she want to even think about it. She's dry, and tight...but not like "muscle tight," more like--hard to explain--and it's a kind of--DRY tight.

Ok. So I'm rinsing her with the plain water, and then I go to dry off the Jamu stick. Like I said, it's more like a stone/chalk like substance. I notice a little bit of the chalky liquid (very miniscule amount) on my fingers, but that just seems to be the stick itself melting away a little with water. It rinses clean very easily, and washes off my hands quickly, with plain water. It's all dry now and back in it's box.

I'm inclined to think at first that it's alum. But, coming from an old Southern background, I've done my share of canning vegs/fruits.

When you touch alum to your tongue, it immediately begins to draw and tighten on your tongue, and it stays there for a while, with that effect.

This is not alum. This stuff is very sour tasting, and does not have a "drawing up" effect on the tongue. Nor does it have a lasting taste. (I only touched the tip of my tongue to the thing, to see if indeed, it was just plain alum...)

I don't know what to expect, but after that initial use, I can say that my girl's all nice & dry. EERILY DRY. I have almost forgotten what it feels like to be free of a discharge.

If all I get from this thing is *freedom from a DISCHARGE* for a while--it's *WORTH THE PRICE* of admission for me!

As for the odor? I'll have to give that a few days to see. Right now, (4 hours past using the stick) she's odor-free...but that could just be from a good cleaning.

I'll let Y'all know more, as I will use this thing for a while & see what happens!

--Quiet--

[maybell]

Hi ladies,

I've been missing in action for a few months. Wanna know why....i thought i was cured. Then...one night...i had sex....and BOOM! my "stuff" exploded!...just kidding. but that sure as hell what it feels like. i was doing the cranberry juice, vitamin, yogurt regimine. I cant tell if the irritation is yeast or BV. Now...i've got to pay to go the doctor. Since when has it started to cost to have sex. I missed the memo that read "have sex, pay the doctor". Also, could it be that i soaked after sex in epsom salt that has caused the irritation? Thoughts?

[neverending]

sassy:I bought my Vitamin C at Walmart for $3.00 and It worked pretty well.It has to be without coating or gel in order to work.I did get a yeast infection but that quickly went away with primal defense.I hope this helps

[quietmadness]

Going to the post office Tuesday to pick up the Jamu stick. The dude sends it REGISTERED mail, believe it or not! (jeez)

I'll let you ladies know how it goes...

[sassy]

neverending: What kind of vitamin C did you buy? Is it like tablet or a gel kind of thing?? How much did you use it? I'm worried about it causing a yeast infection. Do you guys think that's what helped you get more normal down there?

[neverending]

jewelscando:LOL! Girl you are too funny.The more my kitty gets back to normal I say "I remember that smell" It's been a long time but i'm glad to finally be able to smell like I used to.My hubby went down (first in a long time)and said "you smell good down there" I almost cried but what a dork I would be if I cried during sex.It's a shame we have to look for our own cure!What are doctors for again?

[jewelscando]

No, can't find the Chlorella anywhere here, so I guess I will have to order it online. I did find Apple Cider Vinagar tablets today in the weight loss section at Walgreens. I bought those, thought it couldn't hurt. Can't handle the taste of the liquid. So, I'm using the vitamin C at night before I go to bed and there's no burning when I do it like that. If I use it and I'm walking around, it comes back out in the discharge and I think that's what was burning. So, smell seems to be gone, but who the hell knows anymore. I don't even remember what it's suppossed to smell like.

[neverending]

Well, I'm back to my balancing act again!I hope everything works out this time.
jewelscando:I'm sorry that the vitamin C did'nt work for you. I think this method worked for me until my period came on.Now I have to start all over again.Have you tried Chlorella or wheatgrass?

[shorty]

hi there i suffered from Bv for most of past 3 years am now bv free, i put this down to two acidophilus pill taken orally every day, fpr about 6 months now am bv free also dont take pills daily just every once in a while.
Am interested in the jamu sticks other claims ie tightening of vaginal muscles, have any jamu stick users noticed this ? please halla at me if you have as have just had baby no. 5 and would like to use jamu if it does what it says.

Also found something called manzani (prob spelt wrong, also known as oak gall) sposed to be great for bv and tightening, made from a tree that has been infested by wasps YUK but hey desperate times call for desperate measures. So if any one can help me with any of my questions based on personal experience it would be greatly appreciated. Shorty

[jewelscando]

Well, just an fyi. The vitamin C thing was the absolute worst for me. My B.V. is back so bad, to the point of being able to smell fish when I go pee. And even though I've had b.v. for a long time, it's been a LONG time since that has happened. So, please, be carefull with the vitamin C because it made me bleed, and I've had a hysterectomy. I'm still waiting on the Flagy to come in. I'm headed to Vegas next weekend, so if it doesn't come in by tomorrow, I will wait to take it when I get back. (I need to get drunk!!) hahaha. Anyways, I will check out the website you talked about yvonne, but, please be carefull. It burns bad.

[yvonne]

Newbie here, just found this message board about an hour ago. I've only been searching the net a couple of days about BV. I did a round of Flagyl prescribed by my gyno last week. I still have the discharge, but not the smell, and don't want it to come back. I didn't go back to my gyno..what's he gonna do? Prescribe more flagyl probably. So I researched on the internet. I think the first thing I'm going to try is the vitamin C. I saw that study that someone linked to earlier on this thread. I was thinking about using the tablets, but after reading jewel's experience, I'm wary of using it. BUT.. I came across a vaginal form of vitamin C! Shock! (I'm not a spammer, promise. I don't even know how to spam) It's made by the Today company, you know the folks that made that sponge? Apparently they make a lot of stuff. I found the Vaginal vitamin C at feelbest.com. I don't know how to link to it here. I'm thinking of trying it...From what I've read on the 'net the past couple of days, I didn't think there was such a thing.

[neverending]

I went to the health food store and I bought the PH Test strips to test to see if my body was more acidic or alkaline.I found out I was a 5.0 which is really bad.So,I bought some Chlorella and I think I'm going back today to get the Spirulina and I will let you all know how that goes.Here's a little reading on it that I got from a website:
CHLORELLA:
This is something you will notice about Chlorella soon after first taking it. Chlorella reproduces at an incredible rate, quadrupling every 48 hours. When eaten, Chlorella causes the beneficial bacteria in our stomach (Lactobacillus) to multiply at four times the normal rate. This improves digestion and thus the body's ability to take in nutrients greatly. Proper digestion, augmented with the necessary enzymes, is one of the keys to great health.

Spirulina:
It is the richest source of natural antioxidants of any whole-food source. It contains every natural known antioxidant including zinc, manganese, selenium and copper, the amino acid methionine, vitamin E, vitamins B-1 and B-6, the amino acid methionine and of course, beta-carotene. It is rich in chlorophyll, much richer than wheat grass and alfalfa.

http://www.watershed.net/preventative_health.htm

[quietmadness]

Wow...Now we got some spammer bitch comin on here to take our hard earned $$, huh?

Yeah.

Anyway, I did fall for the Jamu thing, myself. I will use it (IF I EVER GET THE DAMNED THING!) and let Y'all know how it does for me.

Right now I'm still doing the daily thing with the STRONG apple cider vinegar.

*goes off to cuss next to mailbox while tapping foot on ground*

[jewelscando]

Well, I'm not selling anything. But if you got it to buy?? Let me know, because most of us on here like someone said, would try just about anything. We all know who the serious sufferers are, and we will continue to stick together!! Still bleeding. Guess it's time to head to the doctor. Now the smell is no longer Fish, it smells like throw up, or sour ass. So, I don't know what is worse, fish or this???

[thaid]

neverending: I'm sorry you are back to square one. I really sometimes wish I was a guy so I didn't have to deal with all this crap. (but they have their own problems). I really have no idea how long I've had BV. Only been diagnosed for the last year. Had BV, treated it, treatment cause a yeastie, then a UTI. Been bouncing back and forth between the three. Finally got so feed up that I stopped doing anything at all. (which probably doesn't help either.) The Vitamin C thing is the first I've tried in a while. The OTC meds only seem to make things worse and I really try to avoid taking anything chemical if at all possible. Good luck with Round 2 (or so)!

[neverending]

thaid:I'm glad it worked for you too.I got everything balanced out(no yeast/no B.V.)then my period came on .Now I have to start all over again.It never ends!I think the vitamin C really works but it is so harsh and I wonder if it could cause damage?I guess we will find out one day.Anyway welcome to the board!
How long have you had B.V.?

[thaid]

By the by, don't worry, I promise I'm not a crazy spammer!