Question: Hello,

Not last night but the two previous nights I used boric acid suppositories for a yeast infection that just wouldn't go away. All day yesterday I had pain in my lower abdomen around my bladder and have had some sharp pains inside my vaginal area off and on. I read that the boric acid can cause some burning but this doesn't seem normal. Other symptoms that continue are a bloated feeling in my stomach, mild pain/ discomfort when I press on my pelvic area and a dull constant pain on the inside of me. I want to go to the doctor to get checked out but want to know if it's cause to rush to emergency or can I wait until later today? What do you think happened? Thanks so much.

Hello Dr. Mbiarra,

Thanks so much for your quick response. I'm not sure if this matters but I made the suppositories myself so the dosage may not have been right (I ordered the boric acid powder from XXXXXXX along with size 0 gel caps- filled them myself). Also I felt this pain about 10 minutes after the first insertion. My lower back is also aching and now I'm getting these shooting pains in my stomach. I've never had this much pain with a yeast infection or it could be BV. The pain reminds me of when I had a cervical biopsy and they cauterized it. Could it be a chemical burn inside me? Also all of this is self diagnosed as I haven't had insurance to go to a doctor- have been waiting to get my Medi-Cal. Currently I don't have a GP or OBGYN because of my insurance situation. Should I just go to an Urgent Care? Sorry to ask all this. I'm in pain and scared about what's going on inside me.

Thanks again!