Why Most Antibiotics Usually Cause Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in women is caused by the alteration of balance between the good and bad bacteria that are normally found in the vagina.
When homeostasis is altered, the anaerobic bacteria (the bad guys) take this opportunity to overrun the lactobacilli (saints in the vagina) thereby, creating a set of signs and symptoms which may or may not be present in a woman suffering from this infection, these are: burning pain upon urination, discomfort and itchiness, strong fishy smell and a milky white or gray discharge.
Conventional treatment usually involves antibiotics that include Metronidazole and Clindamycin, among the more commonly used drugs.
Other drugs included are Ceftriaxone, Ampicillin, Tinidazole, and Tetracycline.
These antibiotics are generally taken twice daily for 7 days to complete a course of treatment.
However, almost half of the women who were successfully treated with antibiotics suffer from recurrence of this infection within 12 months after treatment.
Why antibiotics such a Metronidazole (Flagyl) and Clindamycin usually cause recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis in women, doctors don't know and can't find a plausible explanation.
But a number of people have attributed this to the antibiotics themselves.
Since BV is caused by an alteration in bacterial balance and antibiotics kill bacteria, including the good ones, there is no way for the lactobacilli to keep the bad ones in check because they themselves are being slaughtered by the treatment of the infection.
Sure, the antibiotics are supposed to be selective, targeting only those that are harmful to the body but some skeptics say that a number of these antibiotics kill any bacteria that are susceptible to their killing powers.
That is why a recurrence of this infection is so common that more and more women are now shifting or adding alternative remedies as replacement or in conjunction to the conventional treatment.
When homeostasis is altered, the anaerobic bacteria (the bad guys) take this opportunity to overrun the lactobacilli (saints in the vagina) thereby, creating a set of signs and symptoms which may or may not be present in a woman suffering from this infection, these are: burning pain upon urination, discomfort and itchiness, strong fishy smell and a milky white or gray discharge.
Conventional treatment usually involves antibiotics that include Metronidazole and Clindamycin, among the more commonly used drugs.
Other drugs included are Ceftriaxone, Ampicillin, Tinidazole, and Tetracycline.
These antibiotics are generally taken twice daily for 7 days to complete a course of treatment.
However, almost half of the women who were successfully treated with antibiotics suffer from recurrence of this infection within 12 months after treatment.
Why antibiotics such a Metronidazole (Flagyl) and Clindamycin usually cause recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis in women, doctors don't know and can't find a plausible explanation.
But a number of people have attributed this to the antibiotics themselves.
Since BV is caused by an alteration in bacterial balance and antibiotics kill bacteria, including the good ones, there is no way for the lactobacilli to keep the bad ones in check because they themselves are being slaughtered by the treatment of the infection.
Sure, the antibiotics are supposed to be selective, targeting only those that are harmful to the body but some skeptics say that a number of these antibiotics kill any bacteria that are susceptible to their killing powers.
That is why a recurrence of this infection is so common that more and more women are now shifting or adding alternative remedies as replacement or in conjunction to the conventional treatment.