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[Joaniepat]

I see that OptiBac have a product 'For Women', claimed to be good for the vaginal flora and to help with UTIs. It's a bit pricey, so I'd love to hear from anyone who has tried it before I invest.

Thanks.
JP x

[CLKD]

If you are getting UTI's it is probably more likely to be vaginal atrophy.  Do have a read of the various threads here on said topic!  VA mimics urine infection-type symptoms  so getting appropriate VA treatment may be the 1st starting point?  Get a fresh urine sample sent by your GP for growing in a Lab., a dip stick test doesn't show anything.  Then dependent on the result, if it ain't an infection ..........

[Joaniepat]

Thanks CLKD. I do have VA but have Vagifem for it, and also use Sylk and Actigel. Even so, I was quite interested in a product you can swallow to help the vaginal flora, as it might help reduce the amount of stuff you have to slap on externally. It doesn't half sting sometimes 

[Daisydot]

Hi yes you can use probiotics vaginally usually to help with thrush/candida especially if having a lot of antibiotics in uti problems.they are very expensive so maybe have a google at kefir milk which I use,it wipes the floor with probiotics and is so much more realistically priced to use long term.have a look as I said,it's minging by the way as its fermented but really nice if you make as a smoothie with maybe banana or something.good luck X

[Joaniepat]

Thank you Daisydot,  I will give the kefir a try. I've had two courses of ABs recently in quick succession, one for BV and another for a skin infection. I took probiotic capsules during the 2nd course, and continued them afterwards for a while, but the guts and vagina are not quite right at the moment, hence my interest in the OptiBac for Women. I won't mind the kefir being minging as at least it won't be horribly sweet! Thanks again 

JP x

[Daisydot]

Hi JP you can buy kefir milk I asda in the polish food section it's a green and white bottle around £1-39 best taken first thing in morning before food,waitrose also do kefir milk or you can buy the kefir grains online and make it yourself in airing cupboard in around 2/3 days.I tried this and god it was even more minging than the shop bought milk so I went back to that lol.it was like sticking a stinky old sock in your mouth lol.the things we do to get well eh.read all about kefir before you try I think it's worth persevering with.good luck.

[Nairn]

Hi CLKD, I've had the same problem and then followed by Duflican resistant thrush - I've started taking solgar boron capsules - and it seems to have helped hugely and I am sure a probiotic would not do any harm - I take the optibac one as a lot of them don't survive the acid in our tummies.

[Joaniepat]

Daisydot, thanks for further information on kefir, I will have a look in Waitrose this week. Just discovered that Tesco do it as well. Thanks also for the warning about making your own, perhaps I'll give that a miss! Not brave enough to swallow sweaty socks first thing in the morning 

Nairn, many thanks for letting me know about the boron capsules. I googled boron and it looks very interesting, being good for the bones as well. It will certainly be worth adding that to my daily intake of supplements, even though I take so many now I probably rattle!

Love to you both,

JP xx

[Hayley]

Hi JP,

I have been using the Optibac probiotics for women for approx 1 year and have found them to be brilliant. I had been struggling with recurrent cystitis, UTI's and thrush for years and after about 1 month of starting this supplement I haven't had any problems. I had also stopped drinking alcohol because even one gin and tonic would set off the cystitis, thats no longer a problem 
You can get a tub with a 90 day supply which works out a bit cheaper, they are expensive but for me they have been well worth it.

Hayley x

[Joaniepat]

Hi Hayley, and welcome to the forum. Thanks so much for the information about OptiBac for women. I hoped to hear something positive before investing, as they are a bit pricey. It's good to know you can have a g and t again. We need all the treats we can get 

JP x