1. Take an apple cider vinegar bath. Apple cider vinegar has long been used as a treatment for bacterial vaginosis. Help soothe symptoms of BV by adding half a cup (about 118 ml) of apple cider vinegar to a hot bath and allowing your lower body to soak for at least 10 minutes.
2. Insert yogurt directly into your vagina. Some research suggests that the probiotics in yogurt, when used topically, can help restore the natural balance of the vagina. Use clean fingers to apply a plain, unflavored yogurt topically to your labia to help treat symptoms like itching. To treat symptoms inside your vagina, soak a tampon in plain, unflavored yogurt for five to ten minutes, then insert it into your vagina for up to an hour.
3. Use garlic directly on your vagina. While medical research is still ongoing, garlic is thought to be a strong, natural antibacterial. You may be able to treat BV by using garlic directly in your vagina. That said, this remedy is largely untested. You may do it at your own risk.
a. Peel a clove of garlic and make a small cut anywhere on the clove with a knife.
b. Wrap the clove in a single layer of sterile gauze.
c. Tie the gauze closed with a piece of undyed string or unflavored dental floss, leaving enough length to comfortably remove the garlic afterward.
d. Insert the garlic into the vagina, just past the cervix, and leave it there for 30 minutes to an hour.
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