i havent tried it but try to look into yoni pops ...they have sea salt in them ..ive bought me some and going to try them after my current cycle ...alot of people say they work..you only have to 1 to 3 a month..I hope this helps
I brought black seed oil I've been on it 4 months but they never cured me that was boric acid 3 years of trying everything.
Did it work for you
So where to go to order it and how much is it I'm going threw bv right now and have had it for over 5 years I need to back the way I use to be
Bleach baths get all the dirt off you u feel so clean but dry but u can see and feel good I put some of the regular Clorox bleach in my water and I see all the sweat and dirt come straight off in a bath and I use dove white bar soap which helps my skin stay smooth
it stop working for me also ...im going to try the sea salt method if it dont work i guess im back to inserting boric acid
Im a get those pills
Sea Salt, eh? - OK, sounds like a smart, clean, interesting idea, totally homeopathic. I hadn't read about it anywhere else, so I jumped in to try it myself in a fit of desperation. I'm now 45, and over the last 6 years, I've had BV return every single mfn time I have sex with a new partner, and it's absolutely killed my interest in dating or having sex to the point I just quit. No joke. I've been 97% abstinent for the last 3 years- having had sex only 3 times this year with BV following each time. The prospects of going to the doctor one more time, waiting 3 days for the urine culture in agonizing pain, starting the dreaded nuclear antibiotic, and waiting for it to kick in another 3 days, then getting the yeast infection aftermath, and going back to the doctor again for another test for yeast infection, waiting for those test results, and another prescription for yeast, is just a 2-week+ ordeal of torture I don't wish on ANYBODY. It sucks more than words can say. It astounds me how many women are suffering and how long we're muddling through. It all makes me super angry- but back to the sea salt anyway. Had sex with new partner last Saturday. 3 days after, on Tuesday, started to sense vaginal weirdness brewing, by Wednesday morning was sure it was back, and ran into doctor before work for the pee tests. 2 days later while flailing around in utter vaginal misery and discomfort, the urine culture showed no gardnerella, therefore negative for BV. Whaat the hell. First time I've had a negative BV test and definitely makes me suspicious this is a false negative. Nevertheless, after seeing this Sea Salt thread, I just started doing sea salt tampon soaks, 1x Wed, 2x Thurs, 2x Friday, 1x Saturday and slowly but gradually I feel my (worst) symptoms fading. It's no slower than an antibiotic so far. The weird thigh nerve pain with hypersensitive skin that feels like it's paper on fire disappeared after first day, the cramps faded after 2 days, the intense burning burning vagina pain, pain when I pee, and itching fading after 3 days, and I'm now writing this with a moderate/mild pinching sensation left at the vaginal opening and hoping this is the tail end of it! I know, this is a weak testimonial for the sea salt treatment method because I tested negative for BV this time, but keep in mind a) I'm skeptical I'm negative; b) if I have another type of pathogenic bacteria-takeover, I feel like this is kicking it to the curb slowly. And all relief is good relief!
As of Friday, in an effort to bolster support for the good bacteria guys, I've also started taking AZO Complete Feminine Balance Daily Probiotics for Women (sub $25 Amazon). I'm currently waiting for more lab results to check for all things STD which in my experience have always come back negative 100% of time, but we'll see.
Here's my (US) interpretation of the original Kelly kelly71047 instructions: get a small glass/ceramic/Pyrex/cereal bowl (non-plastic) and put 1 heaping teaspoon of sea salt in it. Most sources say to buy non-iodized sea salt for soaks. I could not find info about any harmful effects of using iodized sea salt or reasons not to, so I used what was on-hand. Fill a small saucepan with filtered water (no chlorine) and heat it to boiling to sterilize, turn off heat. Pour hot water into a 1/2 cup measuring cup, and pour the 1/2 cup of water over the salt into the bowl, and stir. The hot filtered water ideally will be sterilized, not have chlorine in it, will not pickup any toxins from a heated plastic container, and will dissolve the sea salt upon stirring. I then take a "regular" sized yellow wrapper tampon (yes go organic if you can) and push it out of the cardboard/plastic applicator, drop the cotton bullet into the bowl, and let it unfold and soak up the sea salt water. [I tried a larger "green" tampon one time and thought it made me feel uncomfortable and felt I did not have as much symptom relief afterwards as I had with the regular/yellow size.] I did as Kelly advised and let it soak 30 minutes which gives the water time to cool and tampon plenty of time to absorb. To begin, I did tampon soaks in sea salt only. After a few days I did some more reading online, got a little more curious, and added one single drop teatree oil, one single drop lavender oil (therapeutic grade oils). Stir. Set a phone timer 30 minutes. Come back, wash your hands, set the bowl near the toilet, sit down, swirl the tampon around in the sea salt a couple times, then pick it up, fold it in half lightly without squeezing it too much, and insert it over the toilet so the sea salt water that will squish out will fall in the toilet, push it up and in with a finger or two to seat it in place, and make sure the string is still dangling down so you can get it out easily later. Put a thin pad on, and set a phone timer for 3 hours. I was a bit curious if the sea salt soak would make me thirsty or raise my blood pressure as my body absorbed the extra salt, but I've not noticed either of those things happen. Seems to be a relatively low-impact soak but does make me feel the vaginal area is moist/cool and is a little uncomfortable that way.
*Backup plan: I've also ordered NeuEve BV Clear 3 suppositories (sub $50), and although I have never used this product before, it's interesting to me as another homeopathic alternative to antibiotics, with good reviews and may be worth a look if you haven't heard of it.
I'll post again if there's anything else interesting to share and hope you do too. I'm still reading! Love, A. Patient
Hi Annie, what pill and suppositories did your Dr. give you?
So.... I've had a on and off again toxic relationship with this BV. I find that a week before my period comes on I start to get a oder... so I will take a bath.... then boom full on fishy odor. I took a bleach bath yesterday and today I literally smelled fish when I woke up. I am not sexually active for a while now. I know its the bleach. I am about to try the sea salt tomorrow. I wish this would stop happening. I need results. my daughter is 5...and u know kids are brutally honest. she said mommy u smell like fish.
Yes an it drives me crazy an i try an make him use protection but they always bust on us im gonna try the sea salt bath an tampon for awhile good luck
Do you boil your water or use cold water and salt and stick it for 2-3 hours?
do u take the tampoon completely out or like half way and soak it cause if u take it all the way out when u squeeze it to put it in it squeezes everything out
i have a question. i am currently trying this now (so thank you for the tip), but how did you know it was working? i think it seems to be working for me but how did you know? did a yellowish discharge come out on your tampon? after you finished treatment did your vagina go back to normal? im open to trying anything because I do not want to go back to the doctors because the second time i used antibiotics they did not work at all. please reply when you can.
Yes a warm salt water douche or soaking a tampon in it is very beneficial. what you can also do to prevent recurring Bacterial Vaginosis & Yeast infections, is nice warm salt water douche at the end of your menstrual cycle for one day only. It removes any remaining blood and balances your pH. I've been doing for years now and never had any issues.
cheers
I know this post is old, but I am hopeful you will answer. Did your symptoms stay gone and is there any particular brand of black seed oil that you used?
I have been researching and i have found people mix bamboo, salt celtic salt, mineral salt into a capsule. I am not too sure if this is a remedy and have not done it yet if anyone knows anything please feel free to comment
Thanks for giving us the good suggestion about BV cure. I will definatly try it out period time. Again thanks
this is wrong, if you have had bv for a year then you would know that bv has a fishy smell to it, due to the ph balance being too acidic. your most likely experiencing a yeast infection. educate yourself before commenting with such confidence. you cannot advise someone to douche! thats one of the main factors for gettin bc in the first place!
Um not sure where you are getting your information from but i can assure you BV stinks to high heaven! Why? Because BV is a bacteria whereas thrush is a fungus. Anything that is bacterial will have an odour. Please check your information before posting. Just to give you an idea. BV smells like rotten fish.