The most common way to rid yourself of the nuisance of a Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) infection is to promptly make an appointment with your physician or GYN at the first sign of the symptoms. The symptoms of bacterial vaginosis can vary but the main symptoms are the same, women will have a discharge that is grayish in color although sometimes white, the discharge is watery unlike the thicker discharge associated with a yeast infection, sufferers can have itching and swelling around the vagina and even stomach pains.
The treatment of BV is a seven-day regimen of antibiotics, either metronidazole or clindamycin. Please be aware that metronidazole has been banned all across Europe because it has been shown to cause cancer in animals. Both of these antibiotics can be taken in pill form, which you will swallow, gel, or cream, which is applied to the outside area of the vagina or by the use of capsules (ovules) that are inserted into the vaginia. If you are pregnant, you will have to take the pill form of the antibiotic.
If you take antibiotics for your bacterial vaginosis treatment you must always complete the whole course for them to take effect. Although not known why, there is generally a reoccurrence of BV. Should you have a reoccurrence of BV, you will have to either go on another seven-day regimen of the antibiotic or try a different type of antibiotic. It is not uncommon for a women to a repeat case of bacterial vaginosis, infact recurrent bv is very common.
Wearing tight clothes including thongs will not help the condition and can be an underlying cause, it helps to let your vagina breath wearing loose cotton underwear. Underwear can help spread bacteria, the cloth rubs between the anus and the vagina which in turn spreads bacteria. Another way to rid yourself of BV is to discontinue douching, limit your number of sexual partners, abstain from sex and more importantly make sure that you complete all of your medications should you find that you have BV.
Good hygiene is essential you must get in to a good routine, it may seem straight forward but sometimes is over looked. Although most women ages 15 to 44 are susceptible to BV, it is also possible for virgins and pre-pubescent girls to contract BV. It is not known why it causes it.
As many as 1 in 3 women will develope bacterial vaginosis at some stage in their lives, thats how common it is. In addition to the physical discomfort and symptoms, BV disrupts a woman’s quality of life. So to be completely free of bacterial vaginosis for good and avoid recurrence you can follow some or all of the advice offered in this article.
There are some over the counter remedies that you can try to rid yourself of this nuisance infection. For instance, Tea-tree oil products. They work in much the same way as antibiotics. It is also possible to add yogurt to your diet to bring up the balance of the normal pH of the bacteria in your vagina.
Whatever method you choose to rid yourself of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), you should always contact your physician should the symptoms fail to go away. Try the treatment prescribed by your doctor which will be a course of antibiotics.
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