January 29th, 2009
Basic BV Treatments
70% of women who have BV will have a repeat infection inside a few short weeks. The good news is that natural BV remedies work in a completely different way to conventional treatments. A good treatment will work by improving the beneficial bacteria and getting the ideal environment for them to thrive so that the harmful bacteria cannot continue to cause harm. This is accomplish by using a mixture of natural treatments, all chosen for the best possible effect.Here are the basics you need to know.
* Eat live natural yogurt containing acidophillus bacteria. This can also be used directly in the vagina by soaking a tampon in it and leaving in the vagina for a couple of hours
* Take a warm bath into which a couple of cups of cider vinegar have been added
* Nutritional supplements have been shown to help-particularly high strength vitamin C
* Tea tree oil pessaries can help some women as tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic