Bacterial Vaginal Infection | Home Remedies and Cure for Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginal infection comes under an important group of non-specific vaginitis. The causative organisms isolated in smear and cultures are usually staphylococci, streptococci and E. coli.

Chemicals, drugs, douches, pessaries, tampon, trauma, foreign body such as rubber ring pessaries and contraceptives are all causative for bacterial vaginal infection.

Symptoms and Signs of Bacterial Vaginosis

• Vagina is red, swollen, and tender with irritation, burning and often with urinary symptoms along with it like dysuria (pain during urination) and frequency to urination.
  Patient complains of leucorrhea or increased vaginal discharge.
• Diagnosis is by smear and culture. The home remedies given below can be used at home in initial phases, but if patient starts getting fever and complaints increase then a gynecologist has to be consulted immediately.

How You Can Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis

• All measures designed to improve patient’s general health and nutrition should be taken.
• Advice regarding personal hygiene is very important.
• Avoidance of synthetic undergarments.
• Finger nails should be clipped short.
• Use of condom during intercourse, preferably abstinence should be maintained.

Home Remedies and Cure for Bacterial Vaginal Infection

Non-vegetarian diet like fish, chicken, eggs should be avoided for some days. Instead, fresh green vegetables, milk and clarfied butter should be consumed.

• A cold hip bath should be taken twice a day to reduce and to relieve congestion in pelvic region.
• Plain warm water vaginal douches can be given.
• Fenugreek seeds can be taken internally in form of tea and can be used for douching also. Two teaspoon of fenugreek seeds should be put in a liter of cold water and heated for ½ hour. The decoction should be strained and then used as douche.
• An infusion of tender guava leaves should be used as a vaginal douche.
• Lady’s finger is an effective home remedy in all genitor-urinary organs including bacterial vaginal infection. A decoction is prepared by boiling 100gm of vegetable in ½ liter of water. Boil till the water reduces to half of it. Strain and add sugar to taste. This is taken in dose of 60-90ml 3-4 times daily till symptom subsides.

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