~ IF YOU HAV BV READ THIS ! ~
BORIC ACID will work but DO NOT TAKE IT ORALLY!
ONLY ~INSERT~ Boric Acid into the vagina !
Boric Acid has been used for years .. for many things. One thing is to kill roaches, yes, the bugs. But it is also used for eye washes, wound cleanser, etc. Is is safe to use topically (and this includes inserting into the vagina) but eat enough orally and it can poison you. But then, so can table salt if you ingest too much of it.
Also! There is no such thing as "medical grade" boric acid!
Boric Acid is Boric Acid. I get the 100% stuff and make my own.. its easy and costs pennies.. I make a paste of the Boric Acid mixed with ~just enough~ water to get it moist, and pat it into a flat "pancake" on some aluminum foil .. I "score" the pancake with lines so it will break apart easily later, and place that in the freezer. Once it's frozen I break off a piece (or 2) every morning and insert it wayy into my vagina. Vwahlah. I use a pantyliner (or two loll) as it will leak throughout the day, but thats normal. I also will spot blood sometimes, but that is normal as well. What DOESN'T happen is the foul smell, taste, or the sticky, paste-y white discharge that reeks!
The flora in your vagina (for some of us) gets off balanced by things you eat, age, anti-biotics, sex, etc.. although "bacterial vaginosis" connotes an "infection" it is NOT any type of STD per se. There are arguments that a man can pass it to you, or that BV is a side effect of having HPV (vaginal wart virus) but I don't want to go into that here as the focus here is curing it (I havent heard of a permanent "cure" yet, sorry to say) or at the least, keeping the BV at bay.. I also don't want to control my life with a super-diet regimen of being paranoid about having a fried shrimp on a stick or drinking a soda when I want .. I eat well and don't do many high-gluten carbs or processed junk foods, but I do want to be able to drink alcohol (wine tastings!) and imbibe in things in moderation, even though I'm over 50 years old.. so .. after MUCH research, and exhausting decades of having BV, (and doing the Dr/Rx/theres nothing wrong with you Merry-Go-Round) I tried BORIC ACID and BORIC ACID WORKS !
Another thing you can do is to insert pro-biotics as well.. but it takes much longer and the results weren't as immediate. Jarrows has a formula (fem-dop-something..) and it is ~specifically~ created with the Lrheuti and Lrhamoses (yes I mis-spelled those terrribly I'm sure) which are the exact flora in your vagina. Its a bit pricey ($30/bottle) if you insert 2 in your vagina and take 2 orally at the same time, every day, but for some its worth it, so you hav to decide whats best for you..
You can also douche with Hydrogen Peroxide (like 1/4 cup H202 to 1 pint H20) which will take away the smell immediately, but will also make you very dry.. so plan this around a time you don't plan on having sex within a 24 hour period unless you lube up.
A note on douching .. yes! douching will unbalance the flora inside the vagina! Yes you should not douche when your ph is NORMAL.. however, the vagina is 1. a self-cleansing area and 2. not a sterile environment. so, if you're already unbalanced and smelling badly, why not douche as a remedy..?? (hello). If you decide to douche, douche with the H202 if you want immediate relief, but use the boric acid and you should notice results within a day. The biggest thing I notice is that the boric acid sometimes doesn't disolve completely and your partner might notice a bit of a "gritty" feeling upon penetration. But in exchange for the confidence of smelling and tasting great, (for me) its a no-brainer. You can also dissolve the boric acid in some boiling water an douche with that, but inserting it keeps it "inside" longer.
To get Boric Acid to treat the ongoing BV is get a BIG container of "Flea Stoppers" (yes at the pest control place) its $25 for like a huge container of it. I do the above ("pancake" method in alum foil) to get a "tablet" to insert .. I hav never used the gel caps but if that seems like it will work for you, try it. Some get the veggie/gel (size 00) capsules and fill them with Boric Acid and insert 1 or 2 of those instead of the freezing thing like my way. I wanted just boric acid delivered right away and as stated above, it keeps it there to deliver longer exposure to kill kill kill the bacteria. But veggie/gel caps are another way so experiment with what works best.
Lastly, I know how devastating this can be. I experienced it for years. Years and YEARS. I wish someone had told me this same information long ago. I love being a sexual, sensual woman, and this killed a lot of that confidence that goes along with that.. now, I am back and thank gosh for the iNet !
I hope you will post a "like" if this works for you, so that many others who are clue-less (like I was) on this BV thing will find it, and are able to once again be the sexually confident and lovely women they were, and still are.. even through this life-halting challenge.. I truly wish you the love of a lifetime, and the ability to express it in all ways..
Remember even Republicans know how to hav fun..! *grin*
~MOMMY