T.M.I. (Important Read for the Ladies)
12:21AM on August 31, 2011
 Soooo, I went to the gyno today for my annual exam. During my exam, she asked me if I had been having any pain or abnormal discharge, and I said no....because I hadn't.
Well, she comes back with a diagnosis of BV (Bacterial Vaginosis). It's basically a severe yeast infection as a result of PH imbalance in the vajay-jay. I was quite surprised at this diagnosis because I have had BV before and from my recollection is was a quite agonizing experience that I would never forget and would instantly recognize if it returned....or so I thought... Basically, in this instance, I was asymptomatic and if I hadn't gone to the doc, I wouldn't have known it had come back.
I was telling a friend about what happened and he asked me a strange question...,"Have you been eating any smoked foods?"
"Smoked Foods?", I asked...and after I thought about it, I said, "Well, yeah I been eating a lot of beef jerky lately"
He told me to look up smoked foods and vaginal health....low and behold, he put me on to something I didn't know about my own vagina!
Apparently, while BV can be brought on by several factors, it is often exacerbated (college word - look it up) by diets rich in yeast and sugar, foods like breads, alcohol, cheese, even fresh and dried fruits.
I guess the saying, "You are what you eat" reigns true once again.
So, I encourage the ladies to 1) get checked out regularly, as obviously something could be goin on in there that you're not aware of and 2) watch what you are eating, your vajay-jay's health depends on it! Read labels too, they hide sugar in the most unexpected places these days
Here is a link to a short article about Bacterial Vaginosis and Diet
http://www.ehow.com/how_8053806_stop-candida.html
http://virtueplus.com/health/bacterial-vaginosis
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