Want to finally cure your bacterial vaginosis (and cure it for good)? Here’s 5 natural remedies and treatments for BV you definitely MUST consider…
- Hydrogen Peroxide (HP) Douche: This should definitely be your first “go to” remedy for bacterial vaginosis. Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful disinfectant and cleansing agent that helps to get rid of the bad bacteria in the vagina. HP is also an excellent anti-inflammatory (inflammation is a precursor to bacterial vaginosis) and helps to raise the pH level of the vagina. Once the pH level is raised, the bad bacteria (bacterial vaginosis) are quickly destroyed and the good/healthy bacteria are then free to grow and repopulate.
So to use the hydrogen peroxide effectively, here’s what you need to do… First go out and purchase some of the 3% food grade HP (like this one) and a vaginal douche. Make up a 50/50 solution of HP and distilled water and use this to douche the vagina. Do this several times throughout the day. You can also soak a tampon with the 50/50 solution and insert this into the vagina. The mixture of hydrogen peroxide and distilled water can be varied and made stronger if need be. 50/50 should be your starting solution, however, you can use a 75/25 percent HP/water solution or even use the 3% solution straight if you find the 50/50 mix isn’t strong enough.
2.Probiotics (Good Bacteria): Acidophilus and other essential probiotics are crucial for keeping the vagina healthy and keeping the bad bacteria (BV) away. When you have a healthy supply of probiotics residing in the body, particularly in the vagina, bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections cannot occur – it’s impossible. However, when your levels of good bacteria drop, the bad bacteria quickly take up residence and take over. This “shift” is what causes BV and candida fungus (thrush) to thrive.
So to keep your levels of healthy bacteria up, there’s two things you need to do. Firstly, start taking a good quality probiotic supplement every day. Secondly, begin eating and drinking lots of probiotic rich foods and liquids such as kefir, sauerkraut, kombucha and kimchi. Remember this… probiotics have a high turnover rate, which means they don’t live for very long, so you MUST replenish the supply every single day. You can also never overdose on probiotics. In fact, the more you have the merrier! Here’s a handy website on how to easily culture and produce your own probiotic rich foods if you’re interested… Cultures for Health.
In addition to this, you can also take a few capsules of the acidophilus/probiotic supplement and pour them into your douche and use this the same as the HP treatment. Or you can crush up a couple of capsules and insert them directly into the vagina. Even smearing some natural yogurt in and around the vagina works very well.
To be continued next week
