Cures For Bacterial Vaginosis – How Can You Choose One That Works?
It may be tranquilizing to know that cures for bacterial vaginosis are usually very simple and most have been proven to be highly effective. If you are a woman suffering from chronic or recurrent bacterial vaginosis, antibiotics are in most cases not the answer. Even if this is your first time having this condition, you may consider using proper home remedies instead of antibiotics.
A majority of women that suffer from chronic bacterial vaginosis report that using antibiotics helps for a short time, but the condition usually returns. The best treatment for bacterial vaginosis may actually be with items you have around the house. There are a number of home remedies available, and for MUCH less than the cost of one doctor visit you will find proven instructions to soothe and ultimately cure BV.
What Types of Antibiotics are Available?
Your doctor may prescribe vaginal antibiotics or oral antibiotics. Of course, oral antibiotics just involve tablets or pills taken by mouth. With Vaginal antibiotics we mean using a gel or cream that is inserted using an application. This is done to make sure you get the right dosage amount. The antibiotic cures for bacterial vaginosis are made to help destroy the bacteria that cause BV and bring the bacteria levels back to normal.
Metronidazole is a popular antibiotic as well as Clindamycin, Ampicillin, Ceftriaxone, and Tertracycline. There is also a new type of antibiotic that is currently being tested known as Tinidazole. It has been claimed to be effective in European countries to treat bacterial vaginosis. Tinidazole is in fact similar to Metronidazole and is part of the same antimicrobial family.
The adverse side effects in women who have taken Metronidazole, are the reasons why the study of Tinidazole was undertaken. Many women have reported that the side effects of Tinidazole are less than Metronidazole. Clindamycyin is an antibiotic that should be avoided if possible because it has been linked to be the cause of a severe intestinal condition even weeks after taking it.
Do Home Remedies Work Better?
Alternative or natural bacterial vaginosis treatment is growing in popularity and has worked for a number of women. You can have downloadable instructions for natural home remedies costing you no more or even less than a doctor visit. Women suffering from bacterial vaginosis have tried using garlic, yogurt, tea tree oil, olive leaf extract and goldenseal, just to mention a few.
Other home remedy cures for bacterial vaginosis include changes in activity patterns as well as in diet. An example of diet changes can be as minor as starting to take vitamin supplements, which can help reduce BV symptoms as well as abstinence from sexual activities. Women have also used Lactobacillus supplements, as they claim to help maintain normal vaginal bacteria levels.
by Gerd Petersen and Ellen Dilga
