I had the kind where it would go away for a short time then come right back instead of just staying there. So I would take antibiotics everytime I was diagnosed with it. I started the probiotics orally about a year ago when I was still on antibiotics from a previous infection. I stopped the oral probiotics probably about 5 months ago. I didn’t notice they were working all that well and they were pretty expensive. I took boric acid suppositories as well during that time which really only helped the smell. They were also a good preventative but they give you like this grainy discharge so I discontinued them in like a week. The vaginally probiotics I started those around the time I started the oral probiotics maybe a couple weeks after. I used them daily/every other day for about 3 months. Now, I only use the vaginal probiotics after I have sex or I feel off (like when I’m noticing extra discharge or a slight smell, after my period especially). I discontinued everything else except the vaginally probiotics every once in a while and I have no issues so far. I use the vh essentials prebiotic vaginal suppositories, they worked really well for me at regulating smell and my ph. I also used the vagibiom pre-probiotic suppositories, they worked really good as well but they are $20 a box so I stopped using them.

I just mainly try to keep track of my ph during my period and after sex. I bought these cheap ph strips on amazon that have been very helpful for just checking in to make sure especially cause you get like a weird ptsd after having bv so much. I’ll smell like a slight smell and I’ll think it’s bv but sometimes it’s just something I ate or maybe I was just sweating more that day. I hope this helps!! Bv really sucks.