There's a very active listserv (e-mail support group) for followers of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet ("Breaking the Vicious Cycle"). Feel free to join, meet other SCDers, share support, get your questions answered, and swap recipes. Here's how to subscribe:

Send a blank e-mail (no subject, no message) to:

SCD-list-subscribe@longisland.com (regular subscription) or SCD-list-digest-subscribe@longisland.com (digest subscription)

Once your subscription is confirmed, go ahead and post an intro to:

SCD-list@longisland.com

See ya there! :-)

MG / Crohn's disease, 18 months on the SCD (so far), in remission, medication-free, and feeling terrific

Well like many other cursed women I've been dealing with Bacterial vaginosis for over five years. I literally have tried everything the doctor threw at me, from antibiotics to vaginal inserts to neglecting my husband out of fear sex would make it worse. I recently looked at my medical records because I switched insurance companies and I have been treated for BV 23 times!!!! As I just mentioned I switched insurance companies and was assigned a new OBGYN. She quickly suggested probiotcs and said it would work. I went home ordered the pills and waited an agonizing 4 days to get them. I have been using them for 5 days now and it is a 100% difference from before. I couldn't believe how quickly it helped. I tried the ultimate test with my husband and to my surprise I was still A OK. My BV was really bad, I was showering twice a day with no relief from the symptoms.
The only downfall, and I'm not sure this has anything to do with the pills. I noticed that using the bathroom (number 2) I would have bad gas cramps that lasted a few minutes. This is a walk in the park compared to BV!
I hope this helps. I thank god I finally found an OBGYN that knew her stuff!