Comments on: Fishy

By: savarin

savarin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:25:17 +0000

I will echo Lilly2 and Sanity on the yogurt tip. I like the probiotics of Jarro-Dophilis capsules. They must be kept refrigerated because they are active cultures. This is the natural way to keep the flora and fauna of the vadge in balance.

I am very ANTI antibiotics. They wipe out the bad AND the good bacteria (the one’s that protect your body against viruses, germs and infection).

Doctors love to write prescriptions.

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:10:48 +0000

Okay, I JUST got the same thing– BV sucks. I couldn’t figure out why the freak I smelt so nassy! Good ol’ antibiotics, which end tomorrow. Holla!

By: aag

aag — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:00:55 +0000

Oh no, it wasn’t Trichomoniasis . Just plain ol’ bacterial vaginosis.

And I drink so rarely that abstaining for 10 short days is nothing.

:)

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:01:43 +0000

Metronidazole (Flagyl) is one of the nastiest antibiotics out there, but it’ll eliminate Trich if that’s the cause. And I can’t re-emphasize enough the advice given above about abstaining from EtOH while taking the drug. Also, make sure to finish it completely. The side effect of metallic taste is particularly awful. “Waaaay
harsh, Tai…”

I’ve never heard of retrograde introduction of
desirable strains of bacteria transvaginally, but
if you gotta populate your love tunnel with “good”
bugs that live best at 98-6, I could see how that, in combination with a systemic antibiotic,
may just “do the Trich !” ;-)

By: nitebyrd

nitebyrd — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:32:31 +0000

Nope. Not TMI.

And, just come out and say it to the doctor, they’ve heard worse!

By: Sunbunny

Sunbunny — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:36:23 +0000

Pfft, NOTHING is TMI when you write a sex blog, AAG.

By: Ms Naughty

Ms Naughty — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:37:06 +0000

Too funny AAG. And someone has to blog about fishy vaginas, it might as well be you.

I’m amazed that you would have to put that information on the form at all. Whenever the receptionists at the doctors ask the reasons for my visit, I tell them its between the doctor and me or “I need a longer appointment.”

By: aag

aag — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:15:06 +0000

Y’all don’t think this was TMI?

:)

By: Essin' Em

Essin' Em — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:12:00 +0000

I did a power point on BV – I totally diagnosed you halfway through :)

Glad you made it to the doctor ok…even if it took a bit

By: Sanity

Sanity — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:37:15 +0000

I will second the yogurt advice, for the same reason. Antibiotics are GREAT for killing of bacteria, but they don’t discriminate. One person I know even bought empty gel caps (I believe you can find them at the health food store) and spooned unflavored yogurt into them, and then froze and inserted them like vaginal suppositories. A helpful side effect was that the cold was great for relieving the burning of the inevitable yeast infection.

Just make sure that you buy yogurt with active acidopholous cultures. (Yes they sell non cultured yogurt, makes no sense to me)