I am new to this site and find it very informative so far. I have tried the antibiotic thing 3 times, the last one being the cream you insert into the vagina. Horrible stuff I tell you. And of course the BV only got worse with absolutely NO friendly bacteria to fight it off. So now I find myself in the midst of my boyfriend and I breaking it off and I still have BV. Our sex life was totally effected by this and I know we have ended up here because of that BV :(

Now let me tell you what I have been doing in my world to work at getting rid of it once and for all. Gawd I hope I can!

I started this after my last antiobiotic, in December... eliminated all sugar, wheat products, dairy (I still eat goat feta cheese) tropical fruits (I stopped ALL fruit for the first two months and worked up to an apple a day and now I have oranges too), I squeeze 2 lemons, sometimes limes, in my water everyday (the acidic qualities help the alkaline imbalance) I read that blow drying the pubic hair helps to eliminate any kind of damp environment, wiping from front to back ;) and I have been trying out the Vitamin C treatment that I have been reading on here. Am I right that we insert a tablet up the vagina? And for how many days in a row do I do this? How many mg? How long in between treatments? Does anyone know?

ANYway, after all this for over 3 months now, and I still have that freakin' BV. SO! As I was reading about my anxiety that I have been having, some other interesting facts came up about this lovely bacteria... Anxiety comes in four different physical levels, the first starts with tiredness, etc., the second then is depression, anxiety, muscle pain, etc.. the third though is 'susceptibility to viral infections and bacterial invasion'! You don't even want to know what the fourth one is!

Let me share what I think is beneficial, as well as all the other things that we are doing, to rid ourselves from this disgusting BV... to meditate and take a bath every single day. At least the bath everyday if anything. If you have access to therapeutic essential oils, use either of these blends in the bath each time (stir the water well before getting in)
Neroli - 2 drops
Lavender - 1 drop
Lemon - 4 drops

or

Lavender - 4
Geranium - 4
Palma rosa - 4

I believe that any physical ailment started out in our mind, in whatever shape or form, so also working on the anxiety/stress/depression or whatever is going on, is a HUGE healing step!

Please anyone out there, if something has worked for you besides antiobiotics, share!!

Sincerely,
Danyah