Empty Gel Caps for YI/BV Treatment

[hangyoku.livejournal.com]

So I just called my pharmacy and they treated me like sh*t; said they had never heard of such a "ridiculous" thing and then began to PRY why I would want the gel caps (probably insinuating I would be using them for illegal substances).

So where can I purchase the gel caps? And what size gel cap should I be purchasing?

Comments

[geminigirl]

Get your phone book out and look for a compounding pharmacy, which may have them. Or, check with your local natural foods store or Whole Foods market.

[lilduh.livejournal.com]

this is exactly why I didn't want to ask the pharmacist about gel caps. :\

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I've gotten them at health food stores.

[taen-artcat.livejournal.com]

I found them at a natural foods store. I've read that it should be 600ml I think. The ones I've gotten from my campus pharmacist are a pretty good size...around 3/4inch long and about as big around as a pencil. From my experience, most pharmacists don't seem to know about boric acid pessaries...don't let them bug you too much.

[jananaphone.livejournal.com]

Do you have a Vitamin Shoppe nearby? I bought some there once.

[cogenthoughts.livejournal.com]

I think you want size 00, and I found mine at the local health food store. They weren't that expensive, really; I think they were four bucks and change for a hundred capsules.


Sorry that the pharmacy gave you such a hard time; that sucks.

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

This post (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/8850939.html) has some awesome information on where you can get gel caps, both in the post itself and in the comments.

The YI Vulvapedia entry (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Yeast_Infection#OK.2C_I.E2.80.99ve_got_a_yeast_infection._How_do_I_treat_it.3F) says to use size 00 capsules when making vagina boric acid suppositories. You can see about what size they are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robotropolis/) in the awesome how-to photo essay that robotropolis made.

[donkey-hokey.livejournal.com]

WHen you find the gelcaps (yep, health store is a good place to check), see if you can find a "Capsule Machine" (http://www.botanical.com/products/learn/capsulemachine.html). It makes filling the caps MUCH easier. If you deal with YI very much, you will be glad you have extra. And you can use the machine for other herbals. I love mine.

(And as a side note, boric acid works FANTASTICALLY against YI, speaking from personal experience.)

[rearrangedfaith.livejournal.com]

what everyone else said..

and medical supply stores.
look 'em up in your phone book.

[numbersnletters.livejournal.com]

No pressure to answer, but was it a national chain? You could call up the district headquarters to complain about the doodooheads in their pharmacy department, if it's a chain store.

[napalm-lullaby.livejournal.com]

If there's a nature's way anywhere near you, I know they carry empty capsules, in big bags, no questions asked.

online

[cece (from livejournal.com)]

I suggest you buy online unless you need it immediately. http://www.google.com/search?q=gel+capsules+size+00&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=shop:1,p_ord:p

I bought some recently from: http://www.allstarhealth.com/f/now-double_00_gelatin_caps.htm

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