I go to the doc today. I will do another urine sample. I was always under the impression antibiotics are needed for an infection regardless if u show symptoms or not. I have burning. Is it VA or infection. I have always assumed the VA.
Marilee. Depending on the enterococuss strain. Have u heard of the antibiotics linezolid or monurol
Yes, I have heard of Monurol (Fosfomycin). It is not prescribed here in the USA. It's more of an older antibiotic. I don't know much about Linezolid.
As you probably know, there are two primary types of Enterococcus: EFaecius and EFacium. Both of these can be what is called Vancomycin Resistant (VRE). That's when it gets more serious and IV and combination of antibiotics are needed. Linezolid is one such drug used for that.
When you get a urine culture, they determine if you have a VRE bacteria and they determine which antibiotics have the best chance of riding you of the enterococcus.
Just having bacteria 'grow' out in a culture does not indicate infection. For one thing, for it to be considered at true UTI, there has to be 100,000 count. But mainly, if your dipstick and microscropic urinalysis does not show elevated white and/or red blood cells and bacteria, then you do not have a UTI.
My question to you is: Is your dipstick positive? Do you have WBC in your urinalysis? Does it burn only after voiding or does it burn all the time.
I dont know about the dipstick or wbc but the burning comes and goes. The dr said it would. Goal is to stay on hormones and it should go away. Use to burn all the time 24 x 7. Thought i would lose my mind.
Hard to say if it burns after voiding since i have VA. I dont think so.....
Are you using estrogen cream or taking oral estrogen? The oral won't help atrophic vaginitis.
It sounds to me that your problem is the atrophy. When you go to the doctor, you can ask about the wbc. Don't they do a dipstick test in the office? All my doctors do. You can buy the dipsticks and test yourself.
I’m using a suppository. They do a dipstick and I will ask about the wbc. Thank u for all the info. You have been fantastic! I’m a little discouraged about the atrophy. Been on estradiol 3 times a week for a month. Thought I would be much better by now. It has improved. When it started felt like a match had been lit to my vagina
My understanding from my obgyn is it takes a good while for the estrogen to replenish the tissues. Something like 6 months.
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Marille, You sound like me. I had persistent UTI's for 3 months so the doctor put me on a daily antibiotic for 6 months. The minute I got off of them I started having pain after urinating. My culture came back with Enterococcus faecalis but my uranalysis only showed one WBC so the doctor had me do a clean catch and now it came back negative no Enterococcus faecalis but I still have some pain. I don't understand how this bacteria from my stool keeps getting into my urine. I am sick of it! I am on a good probiotic for the vaginal area and one for the stomach. So all of the antibiotics can leave us with Enterococcus faecalis? How do we get rid of it without antibiotics?
im trying monolaurin which is a supplement. someone said this cured them .it states that it gets rid of enterococcus faelis. I also read to take ginger. cinnamon and cloves.