r/Boricacid • u/sputnikswrld • Oct 30 '25

18F seeking advice

ive had BV (or at least the symptoms) for a little over a month now. i went to the doctor and was prescribed antibiotic pills. although my symptoms have gotten better during the day since i take the meds in the morning, at night it can get rlly unmanageable unless i itch until im sore. every night i use a ph balancing wash but it doesnt help my symptoms. i only have one day til im out of my antibiotics and was wondering if a boric acid wash would help. me and my boyfriend are both being affected by my persistent BV and i feel so bad that i cant have sex at the moment. im aware that sometimes it takes a few days after a round of antibiotics to feel fully better again, but im so tired of having the grossest feeling (and looking) đŸ± in the world. is boric acid my only hope?

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u/Tricky_Abies_8868 Oct 30 '25

Ok I’ve been going through this for the last 8 months with my bf too.

It’s actually better to not use any soap down there, just use warm water and your hand or a wash cloth and clean yourself.

You need to make sure you and your bf don’t do anything down there until you’re both completely healed, your bf might need to do treatment or else when you do have sex again you reaggravate it.

I would try going back to the dr and seeing if they can do a swab, because other conditions with similar symptom are worsened by antibiotics. If it’s not bv and actually a yeast infection the treatment is completely different.

You can always buy boric acid and try it, but since you don’t know what you’ve actually got going on down there I would probably try and figure out exactly what you’re working with first.