Recipe for *vaginal douche*

When my wife was young her mother sometimes douched with water and vinegar. There was in fact a bottle of vinegar in the bathroom for that use. In fact after she started on her period her mom told her that she can use a water and vinegar douche if she really feels a need for clearing up the vagina.

Is that common? What is the rationale?

The vinegar adjusts the pH of the solution so it matches that of the vagina. Altering the vaginal pH will cause overgrowth of unwanted microorganisms.

You only need a very small amount of vinegar -- about 15ml to a liter of water to make the pH adjustment to bring pH7 water to the vaginal pH around 4.7.

THE USE OF VINEGAR IS NOT TO BE A CLEANSER.

Douching should be limited to once a week at most, although ONE squeeze with a bulb syringe is OK to rinse out semen after morning sex before getting dressed in the morning to prevent dripping. (I hate doing my errands with semen soaked panties.)

In almost all instances, taking a shower and sticking your finger in your vagina and swirling it around under the shower will also do a very good job of eliminating the drippies and is probably better for you.

Women who douche frequently generally have MORE vaginal problems than those who douche less often than once a week.

The thought of SwitchableSusie douching or swirling her finger in her vagina after morning sex is simply hot!

Switchable: After we have sex, if she has to get dressed (or simply if she does not want a semen stain in the sheets), my wife indeed cleans herself in the shower or on the bidet. She seldom uses a douche for that. She douches very infrequently when she wants to get rid of periodic blood and associated odours.

My mom sometimes used vinegar for douching. She mixed about 2 tablespoons of vinegar to one quart of warm water for her douches. And that was white vinegar she used, not the Apple cider version as she wasn't wanting to "pickle" her insides.

^^^^ White vinegar for douches! No wine, cider or red vinegar for the vagina, those are solely for salad!

2 tablespoons is about 30 ml which is also OK. 15-maybe 30 ml is about right for a quart/ liter of douche solution.

The pH of your water will also require slight changes in the amount of vinegar.

Studies have shown an increased risk of endometritis and also STDs in women who douche.

What about just using plain water?

What about just using plain water?

Re-Read my post #2.

One must be very careful of what they douche with.,..Serious pain and infection can be a result of carelessness...!!

About a tablespoon of white vinegar per quart of water is recommended. One must not inject the water with too much pressure as it will go up through the cervix and tubes and wind up in your abdomen. Inject very slowly if using a bulb or don't hang the bag higher than a foot above your vagina if using a bag.

A few droops of lemon juice to a bag of warm water makes a nice refreshing douche.

Great recipes indeed. So are you saying white vinegar is preferred to wine or red vinegar? The lemon juice mixture sounds like it would leave a refreshing scent.

I only douched my vagina once and i used plain water, i didn't think it was safe to put acids like lemon and vinegar inside you.

I only douched my vagina once and i used plain water, i didn't think it was safe to put acids like lemon and vinegar inside you.

If you are a real EMT, you should know the pH of the vagina hovers around 4.7 so douching with plain water is the wrong pH.

The vinegar adjusts the pH of the solution so it matches that of the vagina. Altering the vaginal pH will cause overgrowth of unwanted microorganisms.

You only need a very small amount of vinegar -- about 15ml to a liter of water to make the pH adjustment to bring pH7 water to the vaginal pH around 4.7.

THE USE OF VINEGAR IS NOT TO BE A CLEANSER.

Douching should be limited to once a week at most, although ONE squeeze with a bulb syringe filled with plain water is OK to rinse out semen after morning sex before getting dressed in the morning to prevent dripping. (I hate doing my errands with semen soaked panties.)

In almost all instances, taking a shower and sticking your finger in your vagina and swirling it around under the shower will also do a very good job of eliminating the drippies and is probably better for you.

Women who douche frequently generally have MORE vaginal problems than those who douche less often than once a week.

Thank you Susie for your honest and common sense comments in everything that you make on here in our enemas4fun . As a mere male, even things like your 'band aid' advice is always appreciated. Thank you again, regards, irrigator333

Just as an aside, your tap water may not be neutral (pH = 7.0). Depending on how well they treat the water, the pH may range from a slightly acidic 6.0 up to a slightly alkaline 9.0. Well water has its own pH character.

The highest I ever measured in a city water supply was 8.7. Adding sodium hypochloride for disinfecting just made the pH higher and required acid treatment to lower the pH to an acceptable range. Your chemistry may vary.

^^^^ What you said is correct. Not all water is pH7. Most public water supply water is close to 7 (plus or minus). Individual's well water may vary a lot.