I am another annoyed victim of the BV disaster. I remember a few years ago a doctor told me to get some L. ACIDOPHILUS pills from the health food store and that should help balance the lack of acid in the vagina. It was also stated that lots of yogurt is helpful because of the high volume of L. ACIDOLPHILUS. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A PERMANANT CURE!!!!!!

My marriage of 54 years has been sexless for the last 5 or 6 years due to medical conditions of my spouse. He is the only sex partner I have ever had so there is no chance for me to have developed an STD. Now, all of a sudden, I have developed BV. The itching has been terrible and no matter how clean I try to stay the odor has remained fishy and offensive. Then, I began drinking cranberry juice for a minor UTI. The more cranberry I took in the more my BV cleared up. Now, 3 weeks later, I drink 16 oz of C. juice a day plus have about 1/4 cup of dried cranberries for an evening snack I am finally free of BV symptoms. In researching the info about cranberries it says that they prevent bacteria from adhering to the bladder wall - well if I keep enough in my system I think they are also preventing the bacteria from adhering to the vaginal wall. It is working for me, is inexpensive and most of all, I finally have relief! Would not hurt you gals to at least try it; nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I found that I got BV when I got a new boyfriend and went through a bit of stress; the doctor said you can get it when you have a lifestyle change and it can also go away forever when you have another lifestyle change as well. It's the most embarrassing thing, you always feel like everyone can smell you and you always feel dirty. Because I don't want to wear liners everyday i change my underwear at least 4 times. Its embarrassing having intercourse with your partner no matter how many years you've been together. I've been on metronidozole which helped for a week or so after, then came back twice as worst - this time with a yeast infection! It's horrible. I'm now on doxycycline which is a less strong anti-biotic and your conception still works, you can still drink and it makes your skin clear up (if you suffer acne). It's made a difference but hasn't gone away. There's also probiotics you can get from the chemist called woman's bio balance to restore good bacteria in the vagina so you should try it out. Good luck :)

I have been dealing with bv since i was 16. I am a rape/molested victims. I am now 38 there is no cure or no explanations for this embarrassing situation. The older I get the worse I get. Can't use condoms, no anal sex, no semen, no perfume products the list goes on. I have been with my partner for 6 years I catch it mostly around my menstrual cycle or when i sweat too much. Stress has slot to do with it. I'm sorry to been the barrel of bad news we just need to learn how to deal with it and hope they find a solution to this ongoing embarrassment.

I am 18 years old, and am still a virgin. Ever since I can remember I have had an excess of vaginal discharge and for the past few years it has gotten really bad, with a really bad odor to it. I don't understand what I did to have this happen. I am going to make an appointment with my doctor but by reading other posts it sounds like I have BV, but we will see. Any inspiration would help.

I have suffered from BV for two years. I first got BV when I got with my present partner. I went to the Doctors on and off, antibiotic after antibiotic. It only came back. I even purchased books that told me I would rid it forever. Not so. So I did some study myself. I found out that if not treated properly, or if the antibiotics didn't work or take their course, then the bacteria would travel further into the pelvic region. So, I went back to the doctors asking him if I could have pills for pelvic inflammatory disease. He was sure I didn't have this and was reluctant to give me the pills but after convincing him that even if I didn't have PID what harm could the pills do, he gave me a script. I went home and took two pills - I felt them working in my abdomen and voila!!! The smell, the pain and the discharge is now gone!!! I am finally cured. PID is very difficult to diagnose. I had all the symptoms of BV with irregular periods as well. So could it be that BV can travel into the upper abdomen, which in turn, turns into PID??? Anyway, I thought I'd share my story because finally after two years of suffering I now feel great and confident. My partner was also treated with the two pills as well.