what is the best solution for chronic bacterial vaginosis?
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Treatment for bacterial vaginosis consists of antibiotics. A few antibiotics are routinely used. Metronidazole taken by either oral (pill) form or by vaginal metronidazole gel is an effective treatment. Also available is the vaginal clindamycin cream. The oral metronidazole can cause some minor but unpleasant side effects, but is believed to be the most effective treatment. Metronidazole is not used in early pregnancy because of potential adverse effects on the babies. Metronidazole is not used by nursing mothers because of potential adverse effects on the babies. The gels do not typically cause side effects, although yeast vaginitis can result. Although treatment is generally successful, about 15% of women experience recurrent symptoms within a month. With recurrent symptoms, a second course of antibiotics is generally prescribed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBacterial vaginosis is an abnormal vaginal condition that is characterized by vaginal discharge and results from an overgrowth of normal bacteria in the vagina. \nBacterial vaginosis is not passed by sex and is not dangerous, but it can cause disturbing symptoms. \nSymptoms of bacterial vaginosis are vaginal discharge and odor. \nIn diagnosing bacterial vaginosis, it is important to exclude other serious infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. \nTreatment options for bacterial vaginosis include oral antibiotics and vaginal gels. \nMajor serious complications of bacterial vaginosis can occur during pregnancy.
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Try Eucerin Plus. It works incredibly well!
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always drink lots of water\npee before and after sex\ndon`t use perfumed soaps\nno tight clothes \nalways cotton lined knickers\ndont douche too often otherwise you will wash the good bacteria away.\ndrink cranberry juice on onset of the infection.\nlots of it.\nthats about all i can think of \nhope they help.
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ok lift your labia majora upwards and try aiming in a tub or something. it works for me!
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Use over-the-counter treatments like vaginal suppositories/creams, you can clear it up in a few days. (A doctor can order a prescription pill to take also.)There are a couple of different kinds; if one ingredient doesn't work, try a different one. Also over-the-counter cortisone cream will relieve the itch. Stay clear of sweets, white "carbs" like bread and pasta, eat yogurt with acidophalus cultures included (kills yeast) or take the over-the-counter acidophalus capsules. Wear natural-fiber, loose fitting clothing and cotton panties/bras..this is VERY IMPORTANT. You want to keep the areas as dry as possible. You can apply cornstarch to soothe and dry the areas also. Don't use harsh soaps; try a bath in tipid water with 1/2 cup of oatmeal in a wash cloth tied with a rubberband. It's a great gentle cleanser and won't irritate your delicate skin. If you have an intimate partner, they will want to be treated also as you can pass this back and forth. Douching is not recommended while you're using your yeast medications vaginally.  In fact, too much douching can cause more irritation and then with only water or water with a tablespoon of white vinigar.  Hope this helps cause I know you must be miserable. God bless.
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Go to herbalhealer.com and read the testimonials of those who were cured using natural anti-virals like colloidal silver,olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract and oregano oil then make up your own mind good luck.
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Try using Orajel or Anbesol,it helps.
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal infection (vaginitis). The commonest symptom of Bacterial vaginosis is an abnormal vaginal discharge with an unpleasant fishy smell. However, half of all women with Bacterial vaginosis don’t notice any symptoms.\n\nMost cases of bacterial vaginosis occur in sexually active women between the ages of 15 and 44, especially after contact with a new partner. \n\nCondoms do not appear to provide protection, but use of spermicides increases Bacterial vaginosis risk somewhat.\n\nBacterial vaginosis does not usually affect women after menopause.\n\nBacterial vaginosis can be cured by antibiotics. \nHow do People get Bacterial Vaginosis? \nThe cause of BV is not fully understood. BV is associated with an imbalance in the bacteria that are normally found in a woman's vagina. The vagina normally contains mostly "good" bacteria, and fewer "harmful" bacteria. BV develops when there is an increase in harmful bacteria.\n\nNot much is known about how women get BV. There are many unanswered questions about the role that harmful bacteria play in causing BV. Any woman can get BV. However, some activities or behaviors can upset the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina and put women at increased risk including: \n\nHaving a new sex partner or multiple sex partners, \nDouching, and \nUsing an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. \nIt is not clear what role sexual activity plays in the development of BV. Women do not get BV from toilet seats, bedding, swimming pools, or from touching objects around them. Women that have never had sexual intercourse are rarely affected.
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I would get a new doctor or see an OB GYN to get a different approach.  Your doctor should be able to give you prescription cream that is stronger than over-the-counter.  Also once your infection is treated, wash your underwear in hot water..and always wear cotton.
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That's Bacterial Vaginosis. Can only be taken care of w/ both of you being treated. Medication is called Flagyl. This is not caused by sexual contact, a nun can get this (that is why it's bacterial), however, if both of you don't get treated you will just pass it back & forth between you.
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How is trichomoniasis treated? \nTrichomoniasis can usually be cured with the prescription drug, metronidazole (also called Flagyl), or with a related drug, tinidazole. Topical medicines, or medicines applied to the skin, may be used in people who are allergic to metronidazole and tinidazole. The topical medicines are less effective and may not cure you. They might, however, ease the symptoms. \n\nAll women and men diagnosed with trichomoniasis should be treated. Even without symptoms, it can be passed to others. Having trichomoniasis also increases a person’s chances of getting HIV. People being treated for trichomoniasis should avoid sex until they and their sex partners complete treatment and have no symptoms. Having trichomoniasis once does not protect a person from getting it again.\n\nBetter if consult and have examination by physician. these drugs are not over the counter.
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One of the most effective treatment protocols for this problem is a combination of frequent vigorous prostatic massage combined with long term antibiotic therapy. The prostate has a poor blood supply and in order to ensure that a sufficient amount of antibiotics get into this gland, proper drainage is required. Regular massage combined with long term antibiotic treatment should solve this problem.\nIt is most important to ensure that your sexual partner be treated as well. If your partner is a woman, any recurrent yeast infections are a definite sign of her being infected with a non-culturable STD organism. The presence of these organisms can be proven with a PCR (DNA) test.\nIf she has this problem, an effective treatment is oral fluconazol combined with a topical antifungal like terconazol together with a prolonged treatment of a newer tetracycline analogue taken orally. Although macrolide antibiotics (long acting erythromycins) work, they can become problematic when combined with  oral antifungal medications.\nIncidentally, the reason why women develop vulval yeast infections 'down there' is because the mucous membranous lining in that area has lost its integrity from an underlying nanobacterial infection. This type of bug cannot be grown in a typical lab. Keep in mind that yeast is everywhere and opportunistic. Conditions have to be just right before it can make a home anywhere on your body.\nThe unfortunate thing is that a lot of healthcare providers aren't aware of this phenomenom so it's often treated erroneously.\nAlthough the fluoroquinolone antibiotics are very effective, minocycline has been proven to be very safe when used long term.
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Vaginal discharge is completely normal and healthy, and there is no way to get rid of it. It should be clear or white-ish.
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Symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are usually caused by Candida albicans. But up to a third of recurrent infections are linked to less common types of yeast such as Candida glabrata, C. parapsilosis, or C. tropicalis. The reason this is important is that some of these species are resistant to standard antifungal drugs and may require alternate medications. \n\nSo the first step in treating a recurrent infection is to verify the exact cause. To do this, your doctor can take a sample of vaginal discharge and check it using several simple tests that are available in most medical offices. A test that takes much longer to perform, but gives more accurate results, called a fungal culture can be done on the same sample to identify the specific yeast causing your infection. \n\nIf Candida albicans is confirmed as the cause of yeast infections that are recurrent -- more than three times a year -- one effective remedy is to take an oral antifungal medication. The author of an article in the Feb. 15, 2001, issue of American Family Physician recommends the following prescription regimen: Take fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), or ketoconazole orally for two weeks to clear up the infection. Then take small daily or weekly doses of the same medication for the next six months to keep the infection from coming back. The article reports that while on this therapy at least 90% of women do not have a recurrence. \n\nMany other choices abound. So if your infection does not respond to treatment, ask your doctor about your options. Various prescription or over-the-counter antifungal creams, tablets, or suppositories can be given weekly or monthly to prevent yeast infections. And boric acid is sometimes used vaginally during menstruation. If a rare form of yeast is the culprit, several alternate medications are available that may help clear up the infection.
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Please visit this website for wonderful information about this.  The good thing is that it can be cured with antibotics.  You have to go to the doctor and get a pap smear done.  Protect yourself when having sex.  Even o.r.a.l.
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I agree with the others.  Get a GYN checkup.\n\nIt may or may not help, but eat yogurt.  A yeast infection is an imbalance.  The active yeast in yogurt will help to balance.\n\nHave you recently been on an antibiotic?  They will also throw your system off and yogurt is very helpful in this situation.
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Me and my friend say you have BV bacterial Vaginois. Go get seen by a doctor there has to be some where in your town you can go that helps people with no insurance. The doctor will prescribe metro gel for you, but you will need a prescription for it. also try an over the counter anti fungal cream, like monastate 7.