Thrush
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Seeking Help with Baby Thrush!
Asked by R.P. from El Paso
on November 24, 2007
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My 20 month old has trush! He is on long term antibiotics for reflux, which I think is the reason he got it. Does any one have any suggestions or info. for trating it...
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- It is the antibiotics- call your Dr.'s nurse line & they can give you a prescription to balance the yeast in the mouth.
- My son had this twice as a newborn. On top of using meds, I had to boil Everything that touched his mouth right away for 30 minutes! It killed all the germs before t...
- Go to your closest pharmacy and ask for gentian violet. It's an OTC, but they keep it behind the counter. I recommend applying it at bathtime because it will stain e...
Thrush and Breast Yeast
Asked by H.H. from Los Angeles
on November 5, 2010
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How were you treated (what perscritions)? We cannot seem to get on top of this yeast.
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- We have had the same problem. 2 things have helped. 1) gentian violet. it is a dye that is used as a fungicide on the skin. It can also be used for thrush. look it u...
- Prescriptions didn't work.. my son had it for so long.. someone suggested gential violet.. buy it at the pharmacy.. it really works.. use it for 2 weeks.. you put a do...
- I tried nystatin. It helped a little but didn't get rid of it completely. I was put on an oral med diflucan (Spelling?) it worked great and was recommended by the l...
2Yr Old with White Tongue & Bad Breath NEED HELP (Not Thrush)
Asked by K.R. from Miami
on February 5, 2010
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My 2yr old gets this from time to time which is a white tongue and really bad breath. I try brushing it off from back to front and it doesn't come off no matter how ha...
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- I too have tonsil stones, like Brandi. BUT you can get rid of them without removing tonsils. you must eliminate certain foods from your diet and voila tonsil stones ...
- sounds like a diff kind of yeast infection. might want to try a natural way to get rid of it. just looked up your prob and another answer that i got was halitosis....
- Hi, Meat does cause a more foul odor, and I know that infants get white tongues from breastmilk... so maybe dairy too?
Diaper Rash Turned Yeast Infection (thrush)....HELP!!
Asked by H.G. from Houston
on July 22, 2008
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Hello there-
my son has a diaper rash that has turned into a yeast infection. I have been using Vusion ($250 a tube) and nystation cream(presribed) I have also been d...
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- Don't use diaper rash creams they will just irritate it even more. How long has he had it? It took about two weeks for my sons to clear up we used nystatin and lotrimin.
- Use lotrimin (it's for athlete feet and it's the same sort of bacteria). It works wonders
- okay...I have know that yeast infections are rare in boys. I would be very wary of using a product for women like monistat on a boy. I know that monistat is a good L...
OTC Suggestion
Asked by A.G. from Ocala
on September 21, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone knew of an OTC remedy for thrush of the tongue for my 9 month old daughter? I have never experienced thrush before. It does not seem to be bo...
Milk on Babies Tongue
Asked by R.M. from Tampa
on May 3, 2008
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Any suggestions on how to take milk of my one month old's tongue? It is not thrush I know what that looks like.
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- What I use to do was take warm water and a clean wash cloth soak the wash cloth in the warm water and have the baby suck on the cloth or try to wipe the babies tongue ...
- wash cloth covered finger is what I am thinking. May I ask why you need to remove it?
- Gently scrape it with a popscycle (sp) stick. If it doesn't come off easily, it is the early stages of thrush. It doesn't hurt anything for milk to remain on his tou...
Miscarriage
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on March 18, 2011
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I had a miscarriage a week and 4 days ago I bleed for a week. Now I am bleeding,I have thrush, and my feet are swollen. Should I go to the hospital?
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- I would call my OB/Gyne and let them know of the symptoms and see if they are concerned about retained pregnancy contents or a possible reaction to the miscarriage. I...
- I'm so sorry about your loss. Do you have a doctor or nurse you can call? The swollen feet seem like they could be problem. You should probably get checked.
- So sorry for your loss. Please get to a doctor asap whether it's your ob/gyn or the ER. The thrush and swollen feet do not sound like normal miscarriage symptoms. Thin...
Single White Patch on Tongue
Asked by A.O. from Milwaukee
on January 31, 2008
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Hi everyone,
My 14 month old son has had a low grade fever (99.5ish) for three days now. He is not presenting any signs of a congestion. He is not coughing and does n...
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- Just so you know a little bit about my background. I have my BSN in nursing and I have be an RN for going on 9 years now. I currently work in the emergency department ...
- It could be strep throat! My son had the same thing, I too thoguth it was thrush...too him to the dr. and it was strep throat. Take hime to teh dr.
- Could be trush, or hand-foot-and-mouth, or maybe he bit his tongue. 99.5 really isn't a fever, it is actually normal for my DD.
Nystatin Use for 12 Month Old
Asked by G.D. from Charlottesville
on January 16, 2012
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Can anyone help me? How do i use Nystatin. My 12 month old baby has thrush and i just got this for her. Anyone knows how to use it, how many times a day etc? Thank you...
Black Spots on Tongue of Baby?
Asked by A.P. from Philadelphia
on February 19, 2011
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My 10 week old has a cluster of black spots on the middle of his tongue that don't seem to go away. He doesn't have any other symptoms. I am breastfeeding but have no ...
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- i was googling and there seem to be a bunch of posts about black spots on babys tongue and it seems to be thrush. I would def. call the ped. about it.
- Has your baby been on antibiotics? If so, it could be "hairy tounge". Other than that I'm not sure. Be on the lookout for other symptoms and be sure to talk to his ped...
- Call the pediatrician.
