Five months of probiotics and still no Lactobacillus. Has anyone recovered from this?

By <name>/u/aurorarapunzel</name><uri>https://old.reddit.com/user/aurorarapunzel</uri>

I’m 25 years old and I’m in Italy. Since February of this year, my vaginal swabs have repeatedly shown different aerobic bacteria, including Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli. Sometimes these bacteria are detected, and sometimes they are not. I have taken antibiotics several times, but the side effects were very difficult for me to tolerate. Also, the culture results usually only report “rare colonies” or “numerous colonies.” My vaginal pH has consistently been around 4, but I have had a persistent lack of Lactobacillus. For the past five months, I have been taking oral probiotics and using vaginal Lactobacillus suppositories, but I have not noticed any improvement at all. Over the past six months, I have also had four episodes of acute cystitis. I noticed that almost every time I developed a UTI, my vaginal swab from that month also showed Enterococcus faecalis. Two weeks ago, my swab again showed numerous colonies of Enterococcus faecalis. My doctor told me she does not want to treat it because many women carry it without symptoms, and she believes it is only asymptomatic colonization. However, this month I developed abnormal vaginal discharge. It is white, odorless, and looks like wet pieces of tissue paper or small white flakes. My vagina also feels extremely dry. I haven’t had the normal clear, stretchy ovulation discharge for about six months. Yesterday I started experiencing a strong burning sensation inside my vagina, and today urinating has become painful again. The tissue around my vaginal opening also feels like it is being pricked by needles. I don’t know if this could be related to the Enterococcus. I messaged my doctor, but she hasn’t replied. I completely broke down and cried all night because of this. The stress has become overwhelming. During the past six months, I have seen several gynecologists, but none of them has been able to find an effective treatment. One of them even prescribed metroni

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