Anyone have experience with oral thrush?

[KrazeeBrod]

Not sure if this is the right board for this, but...

Because of my lowered immune system, I have had oral thrush in my mouth for about two weeks.  Doctor (nephrologist) prescriped Nystatin swich & swallow medication to be taken four times a day for a week.  Did that... nothing.  Everything still tastes like cardboard. Even liquids.  Hard to make yourself eat when it all tastes like gagging down cardboard.  The medication ran out three days ago so I did some research online and have been gargling (swish & spit) a half-and-half mixture of Apple Cider Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide.  I am tasting things better just a little bit. 

I have a doctor's appt. (my regular doctor, not the nephrologist) tomorrow, so I'm going to check with him about it to 1) make sure this IS thrush, and 2) get him to prescribe something better to get rid of it.  My pharmacist (Rite Aid rocks, btw) recommended Diflucan so I'm going to take to the doctor about that.

Has anyone had a problem like this?  What worked for you?

[lmunchkin]

I knew someone a long time ago who had that and I think they took a swig of lemon juice.  Dont know if it every worked for them or not.

lmunchkin   

[glitter]

my mom got thrush often enough her doctor kept her a script for diflucan- my dad would check her throat and at the first sign she would take a couple of pills and it would go away. if your on steroids and have dentures it can happen more often- she didnt(couldn't) handle the spitting medicine.

[Chris]

I was on Nystatin post tx for 3 weeks, so one week sounds odd to me. When I developed CMV, I got a case of thrush shortly afterward and was put on mycelx logenzes that also treat thrush. Again this was for 3 weks. When I got CMV for a second timee I was automatically given Mycelex for 3 weeks again. Haven't had a problem since. Maybe one medicine doesn't work for you and another will

[Nirvat]

I had esophageal thrush from HIV infection and found diflucan rapid and effective.

[sullidog]

dialysis worked for me.

[Marina]

I  too  had  thrush  post  TX.      I  was  on   Nystatin  swish  and  swallow   (I  did  the  swish  and  spit,  which  nurses  said it  was  okay).   I  also  did Mycelex.               
I  did  that  after  each  meal  and  at  bedtime.  You're  not  to  eat or  drink  anything  for  at least  20 minutes  after.
I  was  okay  after  about  one  week,  but  I was  on it  for    6-8weeks  give or take.

Thrush  is  extremely  dangerous.  It  is  a  fungal  infection  and  only a  antifungal  med  will cure  it.
If   not  treated  it  will  go  into  the  esophogus  and  into  the  blood  stream.  As  my  coordinator  told me  upon  discharge,   "we  need  to  keep  you  on   these  two  meds   (nystatin  and mycelex)   to  get  rid  of  the thrush.  It's  important  we  get  rid of  it  completely  if we  don't  it can  go  in  your  blood  stream  and  that  is  EXTREMELY  hard to  get  rid  of."

Hope  it  gets   resolved  soon!