If you’re like most women, you’ve probably experience at least one case of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in your life. If you haven’t, consider yourself extremely lucky. Bacterial Vaginosis is no picnic and its symptoms include an unpleasant, fishy odor as well as itching, burning and maybe even a green or yellow discharge. Instead of holding your head in shame, there is something that you can do about it. You can try yogurt to help Bacterial Vaginosis. Now, I’m not talking about eating strawberry, peach, or banana yogurt with fruit at the bottom, and hoping that your Bacterial Vaginosis will mysteriously vanish. I’m talking about a special kind of yogurt, the plain, unpasteurized kind that you obtain from the health food store.

You will need to find plain yogurt that contains live lactobacillus acidophilus, an active culture which is typically found at health food stores and even some grocery stores. You see, lactobacillus will not only stop the growth of harmful bacteria, but will also help you restore your balance of healthy vaginal bacteria. Wow. Sounds like a miracle cure, doesn’t it?

To use this remedy to cure your Bacterial Vaginosis, you have two options. You can either eat at least 8 ounces of plain yogurt that contains lactobacillus acidophilus as part of a healthy diet or (if you are not pregnant and want to experience results even faster), you can put the yogurt directly inside your vagina at bedtime. This can be done by applying it directly into your vagina using an applicator or a small spoon. Make sure that you wear a non-deodorized pad to avoid soiling your underpants. If this sounds too messy, you can also insert the lactobacilli, which are available in a tablet or gelatin capsule, directly into your vagina. The key is to do this for 7 whole days.

My advice is that if you’re really serious about using yogurt to help your Bacterial Vaginosis, you do it alone or in conjunction with your doctor’s prescribed antibiotic treatment. After all, what have you got to lose? The yogurt treatment will at the very least boost your immune system and may in fact cure your one-time or recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis once and for all.

Bacterial Vaginosis is sometimes referred to as Nonspecific Vaginitis or Gardnerella-associated Vaginitis. Bacterial Vaginosis is a vaginal infection that affects millions of women around the world. No one knows what causes this frustrating infection; however, it appears to be more prevalent in sexually active women with multiple partners. But just about any woman can get this infection. With Bacterial Vaginosis women experience various symptoms including itching, burning, fishy odor, and/or thin, white, gray or frothy discharge. Untreated Bacterial Vaginosis has been linked to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and may increase the risk of premature birth in pregnant women.

If you suspect that you have Bacterial Vaginosis, you are probably wondering what type of treatment options are available. Although there is no FDA approved “over the counter” cure for the condition and it is best to always seek the advice of your physician, some women have successfully used boric acid to cure their Bacterial Vaginosis infections. But, you may be wondering, what is boric acid and how can I use it to cure my Bacterial Vaginosis?

First of all, boric acid is a white, crystalline chemical substance that is known for its antifungal and antiviral properties. It is available over the counter and many pharmaceutical products utilize boric acid as one of their main ingredients. If you are considering using boric acid to cure your recurrent or stubborn case of Bacterial Vaginosis, then you can either purchase pre-made vaginal boric acid capsules or you can make your own capsules. To make your own boric acid to cure your Bacterial Vaginosis, you simply take some hollow gelatin capsules (which may be purchased at a health food store) and fill them with 500 mg of boric acid. Then, you carefully insert one capsule into your vagina at bedtime for a 2 week period. After this short while, your Bacterial Vaginosis infection should be an infection of the past (hopefully never to return).