Bacterial Vaginosis

[DollyBee]

I’m desperate for help with this.
I’ve had a few UTI’ and took the antibiotics which cleared it but last time about 4 days later the rushing to pee started up again, only much worse. Then I thought it strange I didn’t feel the same pain but a burning feeling.
Googled symptoms and bang on I’d got BV, which as far as I know, I’ve never had before, went to the Gp, receptions very off hand, told me I could treat it myself and “might” be able to get treatment from the chemist.
This is Monday and I’m going abroad on the Friday, so I bought from online chemist.
By the Wednesday antibiotics weren’t touching it, so just to be safe I bought another pack to take with me.
Good job I did, as 4 days into holiday, it started again.
Been reading up about it and apparently as soon as the antibiotics clear it, you’re supposed to take probiotics.
I’ve seen Kijimea very expensive unless you subscribe.
And Optibac which I can get 3 for 2 at Boots.
Has anyone any experience of BV and taking probiotics and which to recommend.
I mean, do they work?
I’m reading scary things, like if you get BV you’re plagued with it for life…
Argghhhhh! Please help 🙏

Mmm.. that doesnt sound like BV to me. BV is usually fishy odour with greeny/watery discharge. I get it every couple of years
You can get oral antibiotics or pessaries Don’t bother with probiotics ..you need to ensure the bacteria has gone.
It’s best to get a proper diagnosis , but you can get self test kits from Boots.

That doesn’t sound like BV. Sounds like a UTI. What antibiotics were you taking?

Sounds to me like the inital uti wasnt cleared by the first lot of antibitotics. You need to get it treated so it doesnt become embedded/chronic.

Yes! Those are my symptoms ….

It doesn’t give a burning feeling.
You can buy pessaries for it in supermarkets, Boots or Superdrug though for future reference.

Bv isnt painful, its just an imbalance of your PH levels. I find the BV gel from amazon most effective.

I’ve Googled symptoms of BV and amongst others, it does mention a burning sensation on peeing.
Perhaps not everyone gets this but I’ve got the other BV symptoms as well, so it’s definitely BV.
Can’t be Sti as I haven’t had sex for years.
So what I might do, is finish this course of Metronidazole, get myself a self testing kit and if it’s gone, buy some probiotics and see how it goes, as I can’t keep taking antibiotics like this, and what I’ve read online is that constant antibiotics kills vaginal flora, so if that isn’t helped to recover, it will just keep coming back.
What I wanted to know is, has anyone tried the vaginal probiotics and could they recommend.

I used these Vagibiom Vaginal Probiotic Suppository

I wouldn’t wait around, whack a pessary up there and it’s instant relief. You get more in a pack, stick to them even if the problem does seem to go away immediately. It’s miserable dealing with BV so don’t delay getting it sorted

Thanks I’ll get some ordered for when I get home on Friday…

There's a test you can get over the counter easily to tell you if it is BV. I found the pessaries really good and there's a shower gel-type product that gives such good relief too!

You need to watch what you wash yourself in too,

I got the Vagibiom pessaries but how the hell do you get them out of the plastic covering. It said something about bending the wings, when I did, nothing happened and I had to cut it out with scissors and even though I’d got them in the fridge it was still soft and difficult to insert, I wasted quite a bit but anyway, it did calm the burning sensation.
Has anyone stored them in the freezer before using?