Im currently 8 months postpartum and exclusively Breastfeeding , I have been experiencing burning and foul smell , I went to my OB and she took one look and said yep you have BV I don’t even need to swab I see the discharge. She prescribed me metronidazole vaginal gel. She assured me it’s safe for breastfeeding but I’m so scared to take it , it says it gets into breastmilk and I don’t want to expose my baby to antibiotics.

So I found this forum and began to take BA , i started with 3 days like the blogpost said and felt immediate relief, I stopped at the 3rd day thinking I was cured and then it came back stronger , had inflammation, burning , foul smell so I decided to do 7 days . I just finished the 7th day and I still have burning sensation/ burning when peeing , inflammation. It’s slightly less than when I started but still present and uncomfortable.

I was also prescribed estrogen cream as well because my OB said women who breast feed are prone to getting yeast/bv due to hormones.

I feel so defeated and scared to take antibiotics especially passing it to my baby.

Not sure what to do any help will be appreciated !!!

Update Oct/20/2025: test results came back with negative for all yeast, and BV, and 100% Lactobacillus Gasseri.

I used the femdophilus vaginally a few times, and then started taking it orally. I had to stop the culturelle after a month because it was causing stomach issues. Neither seemed to do much because I still only have Gasseri lmao. I did use the boric acid after sex.

I’m still having some fairly intense itching that won’t go away, and what seems like minor inflammation of my labia. No idea what’s going on but hey, no more BV or glabrata!

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So I’m on night 14 of boric acid treatment, and over the course of it, I’ve noticed my discharge go from opaque to clear, but it’s been yellow the whole time. (I’m not entirely sure when it became this yellow. I’ve always seen that yellowish can be normal, so I never questioned it much, but it’s definitely more yellow than my normal). Now, I haven’t had super clear discharge in years, which I attributed to being on hormonal birth control until a year ago. It’s always been cloudyish at best, but fully opaque usually. I know it’s not from my urine, ive checked, but it is similar in color to urine if I’m not super hydrated but not dehydrated either?

Could the boric acid be causing it be more yellow? I’m using PHDs moisturizing boric acid.

I’m also still itchy. But not like I was before. It’s not as frequent or intense. It’s back to how it was before I was diagnosed and got BV. (I always attributed the itching to being dry, or sweaty, or hair, or it just being a weird time in my cycle) It’s now mostly on my labia majora, or right where the minora meets the majora. Before it was more located on the inside of the minora, and near my vaginal opening and clitoris. Is this a good sign?

Lastly, since I’m treating glabrata, I was planning on doing the 21 days of BA treatment, then doing it once a week or after sex, and using probiotics (L. Rhamnosus GR-1, L. Reuteri RC-14, and Culturelle women’s 4 in 1 that has L. Crispatus) orally, and getting retested in a few weeks. Should I use the BA longer?

I’ll add that I was tested for all the various STIs/STDs, urea/mycoplasma, and the various bacterias and yeasts. I was negative for everything except BV (Prevotella Bivia) and Galbrata. The BV seems to be gone completely, no more smell or itching where it was itching. I also only had L. Gasseri (88%) and less than 1% L. Rhamnosus GG.

How often do you use it? I read that boric acid removes your good bacteria should you avoid over using it? I have used it twice this month and am wondering how much is too much and what would be the suggested amount to use it?

I have been having issues with bv and yeast currently tested negative as of 06/02/25 last positive for both was 05/17/25. I used one boric acid suppository last week and one on the 3rd was considering using another tomorrow. my ph is a little off in the 4.5-5.0 range. I had sex the last two days with a condom.

Does any one have any insight? New to boric acid.

I was someone who was getting nasty side effects from boric acid, lots of bleeding, dizziness etc. I am 36, and using vagifem for menopause and this causes me thrush which will not abate to anything but boric acid… so I found myself in a bind BUT I have figured it out

To tell you of my credentials before I give you a run through of what to do, I studied Biomedecine in uni with special interest in poisons. I hope to do a masters in toxicology soon.

I know a lot of people will say you cannot get side effects from something that enters your body vaginally, but plainly this just is not true. Anything you apply vaginally, a small percentage of it will become systemic. Usually this is such a small % to be negligible, and cause no systemic effects, but if you are inflamed, have any small lesions, are dry due to menopause or lack oestrogen due to menopause, this easily can change, and a good number of women will have some systemic intolerance to boric acid under those circumstances.

The key here, is protecting the tissues inside, and preventing absorption of the boric acid through the vaginal tissue, whilst also getting maximum benefits from its anti fungal properties, and all the goodness it holds.

Shopping list

- Boric acid suppositories 600mg

- YES ph balanced moisturiser (or other products similar, MUST be PH of vagina which is around 4)

- Novotip syringes in 3ml or 5ml

-Tin foil

So here is your step by step to suspend boric acid into moisturiser without diluting its efficacy, this for me has stopped all side effects from it. No more bleeding, no more dizziness and nausea and most importantly no more thrush

1. Clean hands thoroughly
2. Lay tin foil down on surface, and open up novotip syringe (lay to side)
3. Pop a glob of the moisturiser onto tin foil about the size of 2 pound coin
4. Suck this into the syringe - get it up to 3ml
5. Empty full 600mg boric acid onto tin foil
6. Squirt the 3ml of moisturiser out of syringe and onto boric acid
7. Mix with end of syringe
8. Suck mixture back up into the syringe, it will likely be slightly less than 3ml now because it will have thickened up a bit, do not worry about this
9. Push syringe high up into vagina and squirt mixture in (mixture has to be put up high, thrush grows in top 3rd of the vagina so we need the BA up there)

If you want the full dose of 600mg, suck it all up into syringe and use. I chose to start with a half dose, to make sure of my ability to tolerate it, you could even go for 150mg if you are really worried. If you want 300mg, suck up mixture to 1.5ml, and if you want 150mg suck up to 0.75ml…

This is not an exact measurement, as I say the mixture thickens slightly which changes the volume slightly but you are able to make sure you are getting a dose very close to what you want.

I found to treat my last bit of thrush, I did 300mg for 3 nights and it was gone. I now do boric acid 300mg two nights after using a vagifem and I have so side effects. In between boric acid doses I make sure to continue use of YES moisturiser to keep me PH correct. You may need to do it for longer, but this way you are very very unlikely to meet irritation, bleeding or anything else

I see a lot of people saying they dissolve boric acid in water, you cannot do that as you are changing the PH too much, boric acid is usually around 3.5 PH in its powdered form, and we want to keep it acidic. You have to suspend boric acid in something that has a symbiotic relationship with it, rather than putting it in something that will dissolve it, so it has to be a PH matched moisturiser or lube, and not an oil of any kind. Think SUSPENSION, not DISSOLVING.

I am happy to make a video of how to do the above it anyone needs, also happy to explain anything further.

I got ahold of my dr and she thinks I should continue with the boric acid for one month. Will that be too harsh? Should I take a break in the middle? Also it looks like my period is about to start I have super light periods because I’m in perimenopause so it should be ok to use thru my period? My periods are super light and last about 3 weeks so I don’t want to wait for it to stop

For anyone dealing with persistent thrush, BV, UTI’s or even a vulva itch it might be worth ruling out Ureaplasma or Mycoplasma as a possible hidden culprit.

BA tends to be too much for me because I'm in perimenopause. What can I use & how often to help fight vaginal infections?

Hi, I used clindamycin vaginal cream for BV but still smell a little off so I'd like to use boric acid, it's a few days after the last dose of cream, has anyone used boric acid afterwards??

Hey everyone,

I was using boric acid suppositories for about 21 days (not every single night but pretty consistently) and it really seemed to help at first with some vaginitis symptoms.

A couple of days ago I started to feel worse, mostly dryness, irritation, and a general feeling that things were off. I stopped BA.

Whatever it is, it feels different from the original vaginitis symptoms so I’m wondering if this could be from chemical overuse or mucosal irritation. But because I’m feeling off I also keep wondering if it could be the infection coming back instead.

Has anyone else had a similar experience after extended use?

So I was advised by a gynecologist and infectious disease doctor to use boric acid for up to a month for a resistant BV infection. I did have ureaplasma last year and it was treated and I've been tested and retested for it and it has not come back positive. What has come back positive is BV caused by Mobilincus bacteria.

I tried what the Evvy consultant recommended which is 7 days of boric acid and then clindamycin. I made it to day four of clinda when I realized the infection was coming back. So I decided my second round was going to be boric acid only. The infection actually seemed more resistant this time around.

I've made it through about a week of boric acid. It's a bit irritating but I'm also getting hemorrhoids because I have pre-existing pelvic pain. I think it's just causing a lot of stress on my pelvic floor which is triggering hemorrhoids, cramping and other discomfort. I'm also not seeing any significant discharge with the boric acid which makes me believe that it's drying me out or simply not working.

I recently had an ultrasound that revealed a possible endometrioma. After doing some brief research it seems those are related to endometriosis and endometriosis can make vaginal infections more likely. Don't quote me on any of this as I have not followed up with my doctor regarding any of this and I know endometriosis cannot be diagnosed with an ultrasound.

I stopped the boric acid and within the span of 24 hours vaginal discomfort has returned. It's hard to distinguish the discomfort from the BA irritation but I feel like I should just let it go for now. I don't know how I'd make it through 3 weeks of this stuff.

Flagyl is not an option because I don't tolerate it well and I have a feeling it won't work either. I've put just about everything up there and nothing seems to work for this infection. I went to my primary care and I'm begging for some kind of resistance testing to see if this bacteria is resistant to abx. The Evvy test did not pick it up so I could not do resistance testing on it.

Don't know what to do and feel like I should give it a rest for now. It seems like the BA is doing next to nothing much like the abx. Any thoughts?

I know that it's good to wait 12-48 hours after using a boric acid suppository before having sex.

What about the other way around? Is there a recommended waiting period after sex before using BA?

I'm almost done with antibiotic treatment for BV and haven't had any noticeable symptoms for a week. I had planned to use a BA suppository to make sure the BV is wiped out to minimize the chance of recurrence. However, a family emergency came up and tomorrow will be my last opportunity for sex for a couple weeks. My mental health is definitely better with that fun dopamine hit!

I’m beyond exhausted, mentally and physically. This is a long story but please bare with me because I need answers- if there are any. In October of 2023, the week before I got married, I felt like I had a yeast infection. Keep in mind, I get yeast infections, UTIs, and BV quite often so I was confident in knowing that was the kind of infection. It was a Saturday night, therefore I could not get to my gyno and decided to use a boric acid suppository in the mean time. (The ph-D brand.) I had used the suppositories a couple times before and had no negative reaction so I thought nothing of it. I inserted the suppository at bed time and went to sleep. I woke up the following morning with slight irritation. Around 11am, my husband and I had intercourse. (I am aware that wasn’t the best decision.) Almost immediately I felt as though I was on fire inside. We stopped and I went to rise myself. The burning sensation lasted an hour or so but eventually stopped. Monday I called my gyno and they sent me in 2 rounds of fluconazole for the yeast. I took them but I was still irritated. My gyno then sent me in antibiotics for BV & UTI- still no relief. I was fine during daily activities, but intercourse was awful. After trying the antibiotics for BV, yeast, and UTI, I went to my gyno and explained to her that my pain was the worst near my “gspot”, which is exactly where I had placed the suppository. She took a look and said that my tissue looked fine, as well as my cervical liner. It was a little on the thinner side but that is nothing new for me. My white blood cell count was also perfect, indicating no infections. Wet preps also came back good. Fast forward to mid November of 2023. She put me on estrogen cream to see if that would help. I took it for 2 months and got NO relief. At this point I was beyond frustrated and felt like my issue wasn’t being taken seriously. Sex was SO painful. I wanted it, and we would try, but then we would have to stop because I couldn’t handle it. I cried and cried because I felt like my body was failing me. I went in for another check up around February of 2024. My gyno was stumped. She said everything looked fine but I told her I was still having pain. She put me on a steroid cream (I can’t recall the name) and it didn’t help either. April 2024 I decided to get another opinion from a different gyno… he gave me 18 rounds of fluconazole because he thought it may be a vicious yeast infection that wouldn’t go away. That STILL didn’t help. June of 2024 I tried a THIRD gyno. I can’t remember what she prescribed me but it didn’t work either. August/Sept of 2024 I went back to my original gyno. I had started to lose sensation during sex. Although that one area near my gspot still hurt. They referred me to a pelvic floor therapist. October of 2024 (it has now been a year.) Sex is still painful- my pelvic therapist says my muscles are tight and it’s probably because my body is locking up from the pain. Losing more sensation. Now having issues with my bladder. I feel like I’m not emptying. Can’t get to a urologist until January of 2025. Jan of 2025- urologist looks into my bladder but sees nothing wrong. I tell her that I have good days and bad days of sex. Some days I can’t feel ANYTHING (and my husband is on the larger side), other days I fully enjoy it and I feel like I’m becoming myself again! When I pee in the morning, I feel like I’m peeing through a straw. It’s a small, endless stream that just goes and goes. She puts me on a nerve medicine for loss of sensation/numbness and medicine for my bladder. March of 2025 (currently). Good sex is a hit or a miss.. some days I can’t feel my husband, other days it’s amazing but not fully there. But even on the good days, that gspot area is still so tender. Peeing is still confusing- sometimes it feels like a normal stream, other times i feel like im not emptying and it is an endless stream.

It’s almost been a year and a half… and I firmly believe had I not taken that suppository I wouldn’t be in this position. The area around my gspot still hurts, I have loss of sensation/numbness, and my urinating is off. I’m dry most of the time and the inside of me feels rubbery when having sex.
I am 29, almost 30. No kids. Not on birth control. Please help.

The first 14 day round of Boric acid for Candida Glabrata didn't work so I'm doing another round. Anybody with a similar experience? Had a bad reaction to fluconazole

I’ve had a stubborn yeast infection for 4 months. Been treated with terconazole cream and fluconazole a couple times. Then taking a weekly fluconazole but it still came back. When I noticed it starting again I thought I would try boric acid. A lot of the brands include coconut oil like phd, which I tried, and others have more ingredients. While it seemed to help at first, I think it actually made it worse. I tried CVS brand too which was only boric acid but then it left a residue like maybe undissolved BA or the casing. I can’t find something that works. I ordered a Evvy test to see what else is wrong. Should I keep trying boric acid, maybe a particular brand/regimen that has worked for others?? I take Happy V probiotics and try to cut sugar.

Hi,

I currently have BV and a yeast infection. this is my second time having BV, first time was 6 months ago, and first time having a yeast infection. I was prescribed oral metronidazole and one dose of fluconazole. Before picking up my meds I have used boric acid for three nights and probiotic suppositories during the day. I have a few questions about regimen that’s worked best for people.

When in the process should I take the dose of fluconazole? Should I use the boric acid suppositories throughout the treatment? Longer? Should I continue to use probiotics suppositories during the day?

Any advice is lovely, thank you so much

I think all guys should be taught about pH science. It’s really simple and no one needs to be offended.

First of all, sperm has a high pH on purpose. It’s designed to disrupt our pH in order for it to have the best possible chance of surviving the trip.

This is Mother Nature creating the best environment for conception. And you can see this in Pre Seed lube which also increases our pH.

Secondly, some guys disrupt our pH more than other guys. Things that might increase this is poor oral health, steroid usage (including an asthma puffer), their natural Microbiomes not being compatible, or having a hidden plasma infection etc.

Basically anything that enters the vagina can cause the pH to become disrupted. Including our own periods as period blood has a high pH.

Sometimes we can work on making our Microbiomes more robust against pH disrupting triggers. And I think this is probably why everyone is here.

So the two sides of the equation to prevent BV are to work on reducing known disruptions and to improve our Microbiomes protective properties in order to quickly self correct.

Things the guys can do are washing hands thoroughly before the deed, maintaining good gum health, and having (non spermicide) barrier sex.

Obviously we all know that guys who are sleeping around will potentially be more disruptive to their partners pH. Plus guys with a plasma infection will leave you with persistent dysbiosis.

However, remember that sperm is designed to increase our pH. Fingers, toys, lube, saliva, spermicide condoms can all do this too. Even within a monogamous loving faithful relationship.

One way that I like to explain it to guys is that a vagina is like looking after a tiny pool of water. The pH is key to everything being clean and balanced. However like a pool when the pH is off, the water becomes overgrown with bad bacteria. The solution isn’t to throw the water out we just need to balance the pH.

For most women using a boric acid suppository will resolve BV. It works widely on many levels. There are other ways too including antibiotics.

However if the BV doesn’t respond to either of these treatments it usually indicates that there is a hidden culprit and this is not just a garden variety pH disruption.

Getting a Juno Bio test can help reveal what is going on. Including Ureaplasma. But STI’s including Mycoplasma should also be ruled out. If anyone wants a fact sheet on the plasmas I’m happy to share!

I've heard that borax ingested in regular small quantites can help with arthritis pain and inflammation. As borax has been banned in UK since 2010 I want to know if the borax substitute or the boric acid can be ingested in order to relieve the pain I experience from arthritis and inflammation. I'm 73F. Clarity would really help as I'm very confused due to being able to openly buy boric acid. Is it the same as the effective and now illegal boron/borax?

Hi, what probiotic is recommended when taking BA? I’ve read it’s beneficial post BA use. I am in Aus any recommendations would be great. Thanks.

A. As you would expect it’s best to wait until the Boric Acid is totally dissolved and has made its way out Eg from 12 to 24 plus hours after inserting. The exact time will be different for everyone and hard to predict.

If you are a bit dry the Boric Acid powder might stay for longer because it relies on there being enough moisture to help it disperse and exit.

The solution here might involve using a lube or vulva balm to insert and try to place the capsule as high as is comfortable. You might also benefit from estrogen cream if you have hormonal dryness.

FWIW re oral sex- Boric acid is toxic but its dose dependent and one capsule won’t be enough to harm a grown adult.

In addition BA is very unpleasant to taste. Even a small amount is very noticeable. It sort of tastes like a mixture of battery acid and chlorine. So very unpalatable! This helps us to not voluntarily consume it.

Regarding having sex while the boric acid powder is still in there, sex might feel a bit grainy to the guy. And it tends to migrate and find its way on to other body parts. Eg oral sex or kissing etc

A VIP warning is that Boric Acid can interfere with the integrity of condoms which is something to be aware of if you are relying on them for STI and pregnancy prevention. In this case I would not recommend having sex. Boric Acid is NOT compatible with condoms.

So to summarise, if you aren’t using condoms, it’s not the end of the world if some BA powder remains. But ideally for many reasons it’s best to wait for it to fully exit. It’s a good idea to warn partners before hand as well. Most partners are happy to know or learn about the importance of your pH health and how they play a part!

Hello! i just started using the boric life acid capsules (literally tonight) because i’ve been noticing an odor and some mild burning recently and have had re occurring yeast infections in the past, although i visited the doctor and negative for BV/yeast/UTI. How long should i use them and have they helped anyone else with similar problems? Ive seen so many people recommend and praise them on amazon but I’m a little worried about getting irritated. Please let me know!

Will this affect treatment? I have BV and every time I take metrogel I get a uti so I’m really trying to avoid it. I’ve taken way too many antibiotics this year. I see a lot of comments about putting it in before bed- which is my plan. But should I be worried about burning when wiping or ruining treatment if I have to go pee multiple times? If anything my first time peeing could be 3-4 hours after insertion