You packed your bags, you’re ready to fly or drive to your favorite destination. It could be chilling on the beach or trekking through the jungle. You can’t wait to take a break from your daily schedule and enjoy your vacation!

Vacations are a great time to forget about the daily routine for a little bit, but why is it important to make sure you still take your probiotics (and other daily supplements) with you while you travel?

1) Changing your diet may also alter your microbiome and it’s important to keep your good bacteria count consistent:

Eating at restaurants, drinking alcohol, allowing ourselves to not be as strict with our diet are all great things during a vacation! Did you know though that the food that you eat is actually the food that good and bad bacteria feed on? Bad bacteria (unfortunately) LOVES sugar! 

The bad bacteria actually use sugar to build biofilms. Strong biofilms can protect the bad bacteria from our immune system, medication, and of course helps it grow and develop. That’s the number 1 reason why it’s important to keep taking your  V-Luxe daily probiotics supplement which also includes prebiotics. Our prebiotics proprietary formula contains healthy fiber that good bacteria loves to eat and uses it to grow! We believe these are the best vaginal probiotics you can use to prevent and fight recurring BV, yeast infections, and UTIs.

2) Probiotics may help your immune system stay strong!

It’s no secret that traveling and coming in contact with more people also means we are more likely to get sick (especially during the current world pandemic). In addition to that, taking a break from working out to enjoy the vacation, drinking alcohol and eating out can also put a strain on our immune system. 

Lastly, the risk of getting a UTI increases for us women due to the increased use of public bathrooms in airports, train stations, airbnbs, etc. Studies suggest that probiotics may help the immune system by decreasing inflammation and fighting bad bacteria.

3) BV could be triggered during vacation:

If you’re visiting the new hot beach spot, you’ll probably spend a lot of time in a bathing suit, in the ocean, pool, or Jacuzzi. Humidity, heat, sweat, chlorine could all trigger BV by increasing your vaginal pH level and allowing bad bacteria to overgrow.

It’s extremely important to keep taking your V-Luxe vaginal probiotics during your vacation and of course take additional steps like changing your underwear/bathing suit frequently to keep your vagina healthy and balanced during your trip!

Fighting recurring bacterial vaginosis is a long-term battle. Women that are prone to BV should make life style changes to keep the infection at bay. While taking daily probiotics is one of the most important things you can do to keep BV away, there are more changes you can make today to help your vagina stay healthy and balanced!  Read our starter guide to fighting bacterial vaginosis by clicking here.

V-Luxe is here to educate women about their vaginal health and raise awareness about common vaginal infections like bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, and UTIs. We're here for you if you have any questions or concerns!

xoxo

-The V-Luxe team