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Antibiotics

Thinking of trying "Antibiotics"?

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In our live, online study of 962 people with Vulvodynia, 43% of 468 respondents have tried "Antibiotics":

Tried "Antibiotics" for Vulvodynia?

What effect did "Antibiotics" have on your Vulvodynia?

much worse	(32)
slightly worse	(20)
no effect / uncertain	(59)
moderate improvement	(19)
major improvement	(3)

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8 comments on Antibiotics:

After intercourse I typically experience the symptoms of a bladder infection (cloudy urine, bloody urine, urgency, bladder spasms, burning urination, diahrea etc.) however, tests typically reveal nothing ie no bacteria. Sometimes they reveal white blood cells. This usually occurs a day or two after sex. I follow recommended hygeign and have tested negatve for all stds. Cipro does seem to help at times but if there's no infection then it seems like a bad idea to take it. I would love to know what's going on down there! Oh, and cranberry juice makes everything hurt more down there during flare-ups.
Posted by: Weesh August 21, 2009 11:28 pm

I have to elaborate here - generally antibiotics haven't affected this, but Flagyl made it much worse, and I believe it kicked off the IBS as well
Posted by: Magenta February 15, 2009 11:40 pm

i believe antibiotics cause this!! n only disguise problem
Posted by: Anonymous January 9, 2009 4:40 am

I think too many antibiotics brought this on!
Posted by: itsnotsupposedtohurt December 31, 2008 9:41 am

I too believe in taking antibiotics for the flare-ups. Whenever I'm on antibiotics I am pain free. I even told my doctor the same thing and he agrees to give me antibiotics when I'm at my worst pain. Weird eh? The best antibiotic that I've tried is Biaxin.
Posted by: Sunshine November 18, 2008 7:29 am

YES, for some reason amoxicillin helped take a lot of the inflammation and burning away, even though every test for bacteria came back negative. The problem was that as soon as I would stop taking the antibiotics (weeks later), it would come back with a vengeance the very next day. To this day, I don’t know if there was an undetectable infection or if somehow antibiotics just helped provide pain-relief through an alternative interaction.
Posted by: farenflora September 4, 2008 3:41 pm