As part of the SEVEN months of health hell we have been going through around here, I've spent three months of that suffering some hard-to-diagnose problem in my, um, private parts. The doctors keep f'ing up the cultures, but then prescribing drugs anyway, which have not worked. So when the latest not-very-scientific diagnosis was given ("probably a bacterial infection of some sort..."), I decided not to inflict any more pharmies on my unborn child. My midwife has recommended some tinctures (that I still need to hunt down) to help with itching, and then yesterday told me about a natural remedy for various infections in that region (including strep b, which is nice, because we don't want that going on while birthing!). Her advice? Garlic. And I don't mean eating lots of it. Whole cloves baby, right up the box!
So, I think, "No problem." One in the morning, then switch it for a new one before bed; repeat for five or six days. I'm not ooky about my anatomy and would try anything at this point to end the misery that is my crotch, so I merrily popped one in. She also recommended rinsing with lavender oil, which also has antibacterial properties, so I mixed that up with some water in my peri bottle and spritz a little of it on after each pee. (Wow! Do I ever smell good!!)
After inserting the first clove of garlic yesterday, and feeling a bit like a human crock pot, I went out to run errands. While I was in line at the bank, I felt the clove begin to slowly work its way out. (Oh, I should mention that another thing I'm trying is going without undies, so everything can breath a little more.) So now I'm panicking that this clove of garlic is going to come all the way out and drop to the floor from my pant leg, right there in the bank. A clove of garlic, by the way, doesn't feel so good moving through that region of the anatomy! It's got pointy parts, and bends and stuff. I managed to keep it in 'til we got to the car, by which point, I SMELLED OF GARLIC!
So, now my plan is to just do this at night, when I'm safely laying down and gravity can't work against me.
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