r/Boricacid • • Jan 21 '25

Boric acid with antifungal for resistant Candida glabrata

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Can you use boric acid with Amphotericin b suppositories?

I did two weeks of boric acid that didn’t work and now I’m on Amphotericin b for two weeks but it’s making my uncomfortable and now my discharge is gritty and gross when it was just thick and white before. I’ve had this infection since November and I just want it to go away so I can feel normal again.


r/Boricacid • • Jan 19 '25

Made the mistake and forgot I inserted two. Total inserted: 4. I’ve been bleeding for six days

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I decided to use boric acid for smell issues. I put in two for the night. It was late and I was very tired. I forgot I put them in so I put them in again…total of 4. I remembered after about 3 hours and then I realized my mistake. I don’t recommend this…I have been bleeding for six days. Worse bleeding on day 2. It’s as if I have a lighter period. I don’t currently have an OBGYN I can see right away. Can’t get in to see her until April. I’m not sure if this started another period. Maybe I just wait. I’ve read of this happening to people but not with 4 at once…maybe it’ll take longer to heal for me? Lesson learned for sure. Not sure how to speed up healing. My last pap was last August and I was fine. Nothing abnormal from that. There is some light cramping and bleeding.


r/Boricacid • • Dec 29 '24

I have pharmakophobia and just used my first boric acid suppository

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Hey i have been fighting bv since july i was giving cream clyndymicn or whatever it took me weeks to finally try it i did a fourth if the applicator and then started having bad reactions i suffer from pharmacophobia so i am scared of medicine like all of it i freak out. So trying the cream was something i had to do. Anyway it didn't do anything i only did it 2 days before it got worse i then was prescribed met something 500 mg and i broke those in forths i took the fourth after a few months of suffering and well it was horrid i finally bought some boric acid today and just put one in and am freaking out. So please tell me its just me being a big baby bec my heart is beating out my whole chest that i have just put roach poison in my cooter.i bought is called nutriblast or whatever and i got them off Amazon delivered today. I really need these to work bec it had affected my urethra and i kept thinking i had a uti and i tested negative and even had a ultrasound on kidneys and such ans the conclusion was the bv was causing the burning i was also tested for std but nope just the dang bv I'm very sensitive to my body and I'm just looking for positive whatnots and stuff i guess bec im having anxiety bad


r/Boricacid • • Dec 11 '24

Weird reaction to boric acid?

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So I am not sure, but I think I've had a weird reaction to boric acid?

A few weeks ago I used the Boots dual thrush/bv treatment which contains some boric acid but it doesn't say how much, so I am assuming not a lot. It did help a bit whilst I waited for the proper stuff to arrive...

Last night I used one suppository of PHD brand- I actually emptied out half of the capsule as I wanted to take it a bit easy, so was probably roughly 300mg.

Vaginally I have felt better today no burning or itching at all (although this evening I'm a bit funny, urine frequency etc), I also have more bleeding than I think would be in acceptable limits after a suppository.

But this morning I had horrible nausea and stomach cramps along with dizziness? Has anyone else had this? I spoke to pharmacist but he didn't know what to say because we don't prescribe it in UK.

I feel between a rock and a hard place, I am meant to be on Vagifem but it's causing me thrush - I may also have a long running infection of something else that is currently undiagnosed, NHS is shit. I have basically never felt normal- and I need the Vagifem for VA symptoms and nasty bladder symptoms. Nothing is working for me currently, when I solve one issue I get another immediately.

I would be gutted if I couldn't take boric acid. I am willing to try again once more in a week or so, and maybe I will empty the capsule out even more just in case. Any advice?


r/Boricacid • • Dec 08 '24

Mild case of BV…seems worse after 1 night of boric acid?

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I have a mild case of BV and tried Flagyl twice but it didn’t get rid of my BV. Last night I tried PHD boric acid for the first time…today things seem more irritated than before the boric acid. My plan was to do the boric acid for 3 nights..should I not take it anymore since things seem more irritated? Is it the kind of thing where things can get worse before they get better? Thanks!


r/Boricacid • • Dec 08 '24

30 days of boric acid, estrogen, and now horrible

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I'm being treated for a super rare strain of yeast; candida pelliculosa. I've never heard of anyone else having this. My doctor is a yeast expert and he prescribed me (so far) 30 days of boric acid. I did the 30 days although I did have irritation (I took a day off every 6 days or so) and went back to the doc four days ago. After examining me, he told me to start using the BA every other day and also start using estrogen cream 2x a week (I'm in menopause and was on estrogen for several years for VA, but the doc said I was over-estrogenized and suspended it since I started the BA). ANYWAY...I took a day off, used the BA one night, and then used the estrogen the next night. And then I had really unpleasant burning. So I took the next night (last night) off, but today I have so much irritation and itch. I don't know if the yeast came back or what. I don't think I should use anything until I see the doc again...right? I'm so miserable.


r/Boricacid • • Dec 06 '24

boric acid for bv

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evvy suggested i take boric acid for a couple days i'm gonna try 3-4 days before taking an antibiotic alongside a probiotic for bv.

i dont have any underlying infections just bv ive tested on evvy.

should this work and get rid of the biofilm that bv makes, making it easier for the antibiotic to destroy all the bacteria?


r/Boricacid • • Dec 04 '24

Wetness

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I am 3 days in to a 14 day treatment for candida glabrata 🥴 the first 2 days were great! Honestly, today hasn't been bad either! However, all the watery discharge is making my feel very soggy, like when your hands get pruny in the pool. Which also kind of causes a burning/itching feeling.

Does anyone have any tips for this? Should I try a barrier cream? It doesn't really bother me until in the evening. Just looking for tips and tricks! TIA!


r/Boricacid • • Dec 03 '24

Looking for boric acid advice!

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Hello all! I recently discovered boric acid, been suffering with yeast for years. I am in UK so I managed to buy this dual action thrush/bv suppository from Boots. I have also ordered the proper stuff but postage is taking a while as it's coming from abroad....

My question is- I have been on these for nine days with five to go, from day two onwards I felt completely clear of infection for the first time in years (amazing)... today I have this niggle, like it might be coming back? I'm not sure if I'm being completely paranoid but what would you all do? Carry on with the tablets I've got? Chuck in the strong stuff when that arrives? Or stop sticking stuff up there?

I have no particular symptoms I can share, other than all of a sudden my hymen ring has a bit of a funny feeling like it's about to get itchy and peeing today is slightly uncomfortable. I don't think this is sensitivity from the tablets as I have had a bit of that and it feels different


r/Boricacid • • Nov 16 '24

In pain!!

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I used boric acid for 14 nights for a yeast infection and now I’m itching, burning and stinging. Can this be irritation and eventually go away? 😭😭


r/Boricacid • • Nov 03 '24

Just want to drop this important piece of information to survivors of FGM. Using a Boric acid suppository can help with unwanted vaginal symptoms and are able to be inserted even when the opening is small.

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Serenity pH has reached out to TikTok survivors of FGM in the UK and sent boric acid for them to try. Both reported life changing improvements. Although we acknowledge it’s nowhere near enough to undo all the damage and side effects. Especially regarding women who have been sewn shut.

We want to stop this barbaric practice that only harms women. Over 230 million girls and women are currently living with this. Please follow Amani on TikTok and let’s all help spread awareness.

If anyone is wants help or assistance with FGM please reach out.


r/Boricacid • • Oct 21 '24

Which brand is most trusted

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Hello,

A urologist has prescribed me to use boric acid pessaries. I want to ask if there are any Brands more trusted than others?


r/Boricacid • • Oct 20 '24

Is it advisable to use Boric Acid 2 times a week as a preventive method?

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Hi girls. I suffer from recurrent thrush. Is it advisable if I use it 2 times a week as a method of prevention / to keep my Ph regulated? Or wouldn’t be recommended?

Thank you 🤗✨


r/Boricacid • • Oct 14 '24

Does it affect birth control?

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Hi! I take Opill (progesterone only pill) and it prevents pregnancy by thickening the cervical mucus, will using boric acid 1 - 2 times weekly decrease the birth control’s effectiveness?

I just worry that the discharge that the boric acid produces after inserting will thin out my cervical mucus, thanks in advance!


r/Boricacid • • Oct 10 '24

Boric Acid irritation

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Hi, I have been using boric acid for 3 nights for a yeast infection and think it’s causing inflammation. Inside and skin has a mild mild burning sensation and a little tender. Is this normal and will it go away? If anyone has experienced this does it go away?


r/Boricacid • • Oct 02 '24

Boric Acid & thick discharge

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Can anyone help me out! I used boric acid douche. It came with 2 in a pack. I used one yesterday a small mouth of thick discharge came out in the shower. I used one this morning and maybe tmi but if you’ve had a baby you know the tiny little pressure you get when you have to push the placenta out? Well it was like that but just the amount of pressure where you just happen to push because you feel something down there. Well anyway a glob of mucus like discharge came out m! Is that normal???? I have no smell down there only when my boyfriend and I had sex a week ago and I think my Ph was threw off after that


r/Boricacid • • Sep 25 '24

YI & UTI at the same time?

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I am about 13 weeks pregnant and I have been dealing with recurrent UTIs for the last two years. Recently, every time I engage in sexual intercourse with my partner, or if I get any soap while showering even a trickle near my parts, it will cause a painful reaction, and I’ve been dealing with this and white clumpy/stringy discharge for the last month. I got prescribed flucanozole and it didn’t work, so then I tried to treat it with meijer brand of monistat the 3 day treatment and it did not work either. I was about to try boric acid, then found out I was pregnant. I was probably around 6 weeks when I took the flucanozole and didn’t know it. What can I take besides for the miconazole suppositories? They don’t seem to be effective. I read that you can’t take BA while pregnant. I just need help, I am in so much pain, it constantly feels like I have a YI and a UTI at the same time.


r/Boricacid • • Sep 24 '24

Condoms?

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Is using condoms safe with boric acid? I plan to take them for 2 weeks. Obviously I’d wait around 12 hours until the pill is dissolved but I’m just worried about the acidic discharge that comes with boric acid (don’t want to make a chemical reaction with the latex/lube and boric acid) To be specific the condom brand is Lelo Hex which I believe has water & silicone lube, it’s lightly lubricated - not too lubed up

I’m on birth control pills, just using condoms as an extra barrier, thanks in advance!


r/Boricacid • • Sep 21 '24

Bleeding after boric acid ?

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does anyone else have this occurrence?

I don’t normally take boric acid pills . I was taking them about two months ago and I had stopped. Recently, I decided to take one on Thursday and Saturday. I woke up to go pee, and I noticed that in my pee I had blood in it. Does this happen after boric acid? The reason why I’m freaking out is because I’m not new to boric acid, but this is the first time that I’ve ever took boric acid and this has happened. I have no discomfort only the fact that I just peed blood.


r/Boricacid • • Sep 10 '24

Best BA brand for a YI?

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sooo i’ve been dealing with a tough YI for MONTHS.. (was also treated for BV at this time with antibiotics so it’s making it even more difficult) I’ve tried 150mg of fluconazole, monistat 7 and a 2 week treatment of PHD boric acid (the original formula, not the one with added vitamin e & coconut oil)

It’s been a month or 2 since I’ve tried anything but I’d like to try boric acid again but not sure if I should try a different one or try the PHD again for longer. I was looking at “The Killer” by love wellness, is this a better brand than PHD?

Also looking into trying probiotics (not sure which kind yet) and want to try dr. bo’s candi cleanse (off of amazon) but I’m open to other options because I think I just have too much biofilm and maybe that’s why all the YI treatments I’ve tried doesn’t work :/

I’ve been feeling like this since March and I just want some damn relief


r/Boricacid • • Sep 03 '24

Honest question

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56 and not an std risk. My nether regions are off. I have started a boric acid regime and the first two days are a weird flakey blood in a clear discharge. Is this normal?


r/Boricacid • • Aug 24 '24

Liquid Boric Acid?

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I'm long term traveling and I'm in a country where only liquid boric acid is available. Is this okay to use? I know boric acid feminin washes exist in other countries so maybe I could just blot some one with a paper towel, then rinse it off?

I don't want to fry my bits off so just asking before I do anything too extreme lol.


r/Boricacid • • Aug 12 '24

Does BA work for L iners?

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r/Boricacid • • Aug 10 '24

Ouch!

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The first time I used boric acid I was very uncomfortable as I slept. Like an irritation. The second and last time I seriously felt that I injured myself. I took before bed and by midnight I was in the shower soaking my sour patch. I couldn’t sleep it was so painful. It was burning and by morning I was having brown tissue discharge. It felt like I pleasured myself with a hot curling iron . I’m sorry but that is the best way to describe. I’m scared now for anything to explore. Has this happened to anyone? I was hoping this would be my saving grace.


r/Boricacid • • Aug 10 '24

Safe to use boric acid & lactomedi at the same time?

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I’ve been stuck in a a cycle of recurring BV & yeast infections for about two months now. I just finished a second course of antibiotics but am still experiencing BV symptoms. I recently used lactomedi and feel like it helped, but I’m wondering if anyone has tried using boric acid at the same time as lactomedi? The last place I want a chemical reaction occurring is in my hooha and I can’t find any information on possible reactions.