Thrush

I don't think it matters what mouthwash he uses as long as he keeps his mouth clean, especially after anything sweet. The yeast loves sugar. I was advised to use Corsodyl last thing before bed (it doesn't work if there is SLS in the mouth so has to be taken half an hour after brushing teeth) I did it religiously through treatment even though the first 30 second hit was awful. I managed to avoid thrush until I finished treatment and then only got it once. A week's course of Fluconazole sorted it 

Thrush is a pest, many of us have had a run-in or two with it, usually very treatable. Caphosol loosened the tough mucus for me.

Has anyone had any luck with lemon juice/water mixture or apple cider vinegar?  How about eating yogurt?  Hubby has been on nystatin for 4 days.  Just trying to get him some relief!!

Rara2 said:

Has anyone had any luck with lemon juice/water mixture or apple cider vinegar?  How about eating yogurt?  Hubby has been on nystatin for 4 days.  Just trying to get him some relief!!

Yoghurt is supposed to work for vaginal thrush but I must say the whole process sounds particularly unpleasant. Nystatin is generally not the drug of choice and lots of people report the same but some say it works for them

The trouble with RT is that because of the damage to the sensitive lining of the mouth and the lack of saliva the mouth microbiome is severely damaged. I suffered only once and was told by my dietician to keep my mouth scrupulously clean. So after getting on top of the pain with fluconazole I regularly used bicarbonate mouthwashes to keep my mouth alkaline (thrush loves sugar and acid pH) and scrubbed my tongue with a scraper

I think alkaline bicarb would work better than acid lemon

Maybe try Fluconazole to get on top of it rather than Nystatin?

Thanks for your response! He used the salt and baking soda rinse often, but then switched to a biotene rinse to help with dry mouth and mucus build up. On vacation he felt well and ate a wide variety of foods. Once we got home, he noticed the thrush and continued the salt/baking soda rinse. Doctor prescribed the nystatin  and he has 5 more days on it. This whole thing is hard to manage!! If not cleared in 5 days we’ll ask the dr about the fluconazole.

Hi ouch ouch st the thought of lemon juice and vinegar 7 years after treatment never mind how shirt a time your hibbts been finished. I had 2 courses of flucozonole some report nyststin works it never touched mine. 

let us know 

hazel