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Are Bacterial Vaginosis Natural Cures More Effective Than Antibiotics?

Bacterial vaginosis natural cures and antibiotics are two very different ways of treating this condition. In many ways, they work in completely opposing ways but both with the same aim-to get rid of bacterial vaginosis. How effective are they?

Bacterial vaginosis is a condition caused by an imbalance of the naturally occuring bacteria within the vagina. There are two types of bacteria present-"good", (Lactobacillus) or "bad", (Gardnerella). Under normal circumstances, the two types of bacteria co-exist in harmony, with the more prolific good bacteria keeping the bad bacteria in check. There are various triggers for bacterial vaginosis, including over-washing, a change in sexual partner, using different washing detergent even just being "under the weather". Very often women cannot attribute their outbreak to anything in particular.

The typical symptoms of bacterial vaginosis include itching, burning, urinary tract infection-like symptoms, a thin watery white/gray discharge and the one which most women find distressing, the very unpleasant fishy odor.

To get rid of these symptoms, women often turn to antibiotics. These work by killing off all bacteria present within the vagina. Unfortunately, they cannot distinguish between harmful and beneficial bacteria so as a result, both types are killed off. In the short term, the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis will disappear-normally within 3-5 days. Within a few days of ending the course of antiobiotics, bacteria will naturally begin to repopulate the vagina and this will be a mix of both good and bad.  The good bacteria is very unlikely to be of sufficient quantity to prevent the bad bacteria from multiplying and so the whole cycle begins again.

This is why over 70% of women who take antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis will have at least one repeat attack within a few short weeks

On the other hand, bacterial vaginosis natural cures work by treating the infection very differently. Rather than directly killing off the bad bacteria, the theory behind natural cures is that they work by strengthening and enhancing the body’s own defenses and by helping repopulate the vagina with beneficial bacteria. This can not only have the effect of restoring balance quickly, thus eliminating the symptoms, but the effects can be longlasting and help prevent future flare ups. Education is often a factor within natural treatments for bacterial vaginosis. Women can learn what their own trigger points are likely to be and therefore how to avoid them in the future. Many bacterial vaginosis natural cures also include strategies to help get rid of the symptoms immediately, using natural ingredients, so the woman is not suffering whilst the cure is taking effect.

Bacterial vaginosis natural cures are more effective than antibiotics because not only will they eliminate the symptoms, but used properly, they will stop recurrences of the condition, whereas many would say that the very nature of antibiotics can actually encourage future outbreaks by killing off the beneficial bacteria.

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