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Sorry for such a crazy anxious post, but I won't be able to see Dr. B until January and need some advice :)
I just took an antibiotic ( rifaximin) for IBS and bacterial overgrowth in the stomach which seems to have helped my stomach, but my bladder certainly got worse. That, and finally adding some starches in as I was exhausted without them ( even the allowed ones on List 1) is maybe what has done it, but I have felt worse for about a week.
My gnyo says that I have bacterial vaginosis and "traces" of strep B in my urine, and that they don't always treat for it unless it causes pain cause in most women it is normal to have this.
She gave me metrogel for the BV, which I declined b/c God knows what that will do to my flora. I'd rather go holistic on this thing :D
This is EXACTLY EXACTLY the type of diagnosis I had a year ago though when all this started, and I declined all medicine, and after about four months I was better somehow, no more IC! .....?
Now I am wondering since it has started up again, should I just take the darn antibiotics for Strep B and whatever else is apparently living in there or wait till I see Dr.B.
I'm afraid that it will get worse if I use the antibiotic, and am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience.
Again, I apologize for such a frantic e-mail, but it's scary and certainly messing with my life.
Are you in pain or do you
Are you in pain or do you have itching? Are you on diet list 1?
I guess it depends how debilitating your symptoms are. If you have to work, antibiotic MAY help for now, but in the long run it'll make things worse. We all know that. Did you check if the antibiotic they prescribed works on particular bacteria you have. May times they prescribe antibiotic to see if it'll work, if it doesn't they'll try a different one.
Wowz, looks like they told me
Wowz, looks like they told me my report from last year and not the right one!!! hahah wowz
....I went to pick up my report to look at it, and it says that I "only"have gardnerella and ureaplasma cultured from my vaginal swab they took, and my urine came out clean.
Doc still recommends metrogel. Sounds sketchy...I know a couple of people had a ureaplasma issue here before, wondering what to do. hmmm...
I am like you. Lots of
I am like you. Lots of bacteria bladder wise and vaginally. I also have or have had ureaplasma and strep and BV. Dr. B will give you natural antibiotics. I have taken colloidal silver, oregano oil and other things for my infections. Uva ursi is supposed to be good for strep. Garlic or high allicin capsules can help too. If it kicks into a high pain uti though, you might want to take the antibiotics until you see Dr. B. My infection got out of control when it first wasn't treated but I wasn't taking natural stuff either.
Are you feeling better with
Are you feeling better with the natural antibacterials???