Your first dose of the meds was wrong and wouldn't cure bv. The second dose you are on will work.
Sex shouldn't affect it at all. One thing to remember is that you should never have sex when you have symptoms of something, even if it is bv. Sex can sometimes make things worse.
She prescribed a vaginal gel, Metronidazole, for the BV. After one use of the BV I constantly felt like I had to pee no matter if I went to the bathroom or not. I stopped using the Metronidazole. The next day, Friday, I still had somewhat frequent urination, but not like the side effects of the Metronidazole. I couldn't get a hold of my family practitioner, so I tried a daily boric acid suppository for the BV starting Friday night. The following day, Saturday, I had symptoms of a UTI.
These issues sparked the interest in developing alternative therapeutic strategies. This review provides a quick synopsis of the currently approved and available antibiotics for BV treatment while presenting an overview of novel strategies that are being explored for the treatment of this disorder, with special focus on natural compounds that are able to overcome biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance.
So this time i took a single dose of metronidazole again.symptoms seem to clear out and now on my 4th day of period i had a lot of itching and the fishy smell came back. Is there anything as chronic trich or could it maybe be BV or just a yeast infection? I dont have access to the healthcare at the moment.on the remote island and dont want to take another load of metronidazole.i got tested for everything 3 months ago and everything came negative.
As i waited for the results, the ER dr came in and said that my tests look normal, ct scan was normal and they gave me 4 pink pills to take and a prescription of metronidazole 500mg (21 tabs every 8 hours for 7 days) and told me to make an obgyn appointment. They said they would call in a few days if the pelvic exam test came back not normal. I asked them what they were treating me for and they said for STDS. But that shocked me bc i wasnt even thinking of that.
I took metronidazole on 6/6/11 for BV as well. On 6/16/11, 5 days after the last pill, I broke out in the worst case of hives I have ever had. All around my hair line, into my scalp, along my hip and pelvic bones, on my jaw line and neck - -burning, painful and firey. The doctors tried to get to the bottom of it, but eventually they sent me on my way and I never did determine the source of the problem.
i finished taking metronidazole 500mg for 7 days and then took a pill for yeast infection for one day cant remenber the name but a week after the npleasant smell is still her ..
I visited the doctor Monday with a vaginal infection and was given Metronidazole to start taking. I went back for results Wednesday and I was confirmed to have BV. My doctor then gave me Erythromycin to take (2, twice a day)... as well as the Metronidazole (3, three times a day). This seems like an awful lot of antibiotics. Why was I given Erythromycin, when from as far as I can tell, Metronidazole alone is the recommended treatment for BV?
Hope someone can shed some light on this.
Thanks!
If you find that there is still an odor after you complete the full course of the pills, see your doctor and get swabbed again to check whether the BV is gone. Some women need two courses of metronidazole to get rid of BV.
Hi Susie, I just finished my 10 days of flagystatin for BV with vaginal inserts. The drug worked very well and pretty much cleared everything within the first 3 days. I kept going with it and not much discharge throughout the 10 day course. But 1 day afterward stopping the insert (day 11), I started brown/chunky discharge which I know is not yeast. I think it is the side effect you're describing about. Can you share your experience with me? I'm just very concerned.
I was told I had BV two weeks ago. I was given 5 tablets of metronidazole to swallow by mouth in one go that evening.
I returned to the clinic on a Tuesday and was told some BV remained (half of it had gone). I was then given another 10 metronidazole tablets to take by mouth (one twice a day). The doctor said no alcohol but did not mention anything at all about whether I should refrain from sex.
Additionally, the regular use of vitamin C during 6 days per month, for 6 months after successful BV treatment, was shown to decrease the risk of BV recurrence (Krasnopolsky et al., 2013).
-“Another alternative comes in the form of buffering agents. Polycarbophil [[like the product Replens]] is a weak poly-acid that it is able to adhere to vaginal epithelial cells, acting as a buffer in the vaginal secretions (Milani et al., 2000).
I'm a 39-year-old female with only one partner (my husband). After my recent period I noticed I had a brown, foul smelling discharge. I was on vacation so called my GYN who suspected I had bacterial vaginosis (BV). She prescribed me a 5 day course of metronidazole gel, which I just completed. The smell seems mostly better, but the discharge is still fairly significant (enough that I need to wear a sanitary pad) and I'm concerned that the symptoms haven't gone away after treatment.
t able to go back to the doctor for a follow up because I was away at college. In January I went back to the gyn and I took a dose of metronidazole. There was no reduction in symptoms and I'm still having issues with discharge, itching, burning during urination and just general irritation. Recently, my right labia has been causing me discomfort while, walking, exercising or just laying down. Does this discomfort have anything to do with BV?
It depends, probably, on what the metronidazole is for. If it is for a condition that can be passed to a partner, refrain from sex.
But the truth is that BV often WILL just resolve out of nowhere after periods of time being there. I had BV myself years ago for about 6 months. Rounds of antibiotics and it just kept coming back. And then it was just gone. BV loves moist, dark, warm environments. So, wear cotton underwear, change it when you sweat and try sleeping without undies sometimes to 'air' out.
Im using metronidazole miconizole suppository second.time again my bv back but the second time is much lighter and not as bad as first time, i used half of the sup i break them in two that time and i guess the reason on second time it didnt cleared up. Now in third time i bought 4 sups and on dayone it went okay. I didnt feel anything untik with day two it started to buble up some whitish that smells like my sup i wanna say my vagina washed away the metronidazole is that a process of changing?
Within 24 hours of cure from a recent episode of BV by metronidazole or clindamycin, implement vitamin C for six consecutive monthly cycles. Each cycle consists of inserting one vaginal tablet for 6 consecutive days during each month following menses [[Use with tampon to keep the vitamin C inside]].
For yeast infections I was always given either monistat or fluconazole. A bacterial infection like BV would require metronidazole (flagyl).
A bit more detail if needed - doctor told me I had BV and prescribed the Metronidazole gel for 5 days. I finished using the gel on Sunday Oct 2. My symptoms seemed to be going away. However, starting yesterday morning, I have been experiencing some itching as well as thick, cottage-cheese like discharge. I understand it is common to develop a yeast infection after metronidazole.
I got a phone call from my doctor yesterday saying that my pap was negative but I do have symptoms of BV (which isn't a STD). More of a off PH balance. She prescribed me Metronidazole 500mg twice a day for 7 days.. I just took my first 2nd dose for today I'm nervous about what it could do to the baby.. She wouldn't prescribe it if it would hurt the baby right? Have any of you ladies experienced this.. They say it's also common in pregnancies.
You can, I have been prescribed that before for BV, but it doesn't always work and may not be for the right kind of bacteria you have
How long after taking metronidazole (oral) do the "chunkies" occur? I took this for BV early in December and noticed now (after using an internal sex toy-not something I have done for a long time) lots of very solid non smelling whitish chunks. Yuck- but at least there wasn't an odor. What is the relation of BV and hsv2? Is BV considered an STD?
have (-) partner and are in a monogamous relationship) should request a culture test. The tx for BV is metronidazole, an antibiotic that DOES NOT kill gc/chlamydia. If the culture is negative it's because you never had it, not bc the medication erradicated it. I know because it happened to me. Supposedly, false positives are rare so you may want to request the culture and empirical treatment.
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