Just wanted to share my amazing success with everyone. there are lots of other mommies asking about natural ways to lower vaginal group b strep colonization. I actually had extremely heavy growth of strep in my vagina that was causing symptoms (constant burning sensation, painful sex, even painful urination) for months. Because of the bladder symptoms I thought I had "interstitial cystitis" for months, but realized when I douched i felt much better (dont douche by the way, makes it come back worse because it kills the good bacteria). asked for a vaginal swab and that showed heavy (4+) growth of group B strep! after taking lots of antibiotics only to have it return worse, I have found 3 things that have really worked:
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boric acid powder, a fermented dairy probiotic called bio k plus, and tea tree oil suppositories. I got the boric acid at rite aid and filled a "00" veggie capsule with is and inserted it vaginally once a day for seven days. worked great and the results lasted, unlike antibiotics. during this time i also inserted a capsule filled with the probiotics as well. this is tricky because it is liquid, but it works. Throughout this I also discovered that any dried or powdered probiotics do not seem to contain live bacteria. BIG SURPRISE, lactobacillus likes to live in real milk!!!! tea tree oil vaginal suppositories, found at the health food store worked great also. this stuff was gentler than the boric acid. tried garlic cloves and wild oregano oil for awhile, but they were very irritating!!
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anyway, these are the only three things that have helped get rid of my groub b strep. hope this helps!!!
