Oral thrush

[Spreeny]

I've been told I've got oral thrush & have been prescribed Nystatin oral suspension. I use 1ml 4 times a day, how long should it take to clear? tia

[McMouse]

Not sure but I am on two different inhalers and my GP has warned me to take plenty of water after us as one of them can cause oral thrush.

[Sqad]

7-10 days, but continue the treatment for a week after the symptoms have gone.

[masma]

Spreeny - I too suffer with oral thrush. I found that Nystatin really upset my tum. Ask your doc to prescribe Fluconazole which is just 1 capsule and it clears the thrush up in a day or so. If you have to pay for your prescription it's a lot cheaper in any of the supermarket pharmacies.

[Wak]

A few weeks ago I had a touch of laryngitis and gargled with the usual salt water, etc. to kill the bad throat bugs. Unfortunately, it also killed the good throat bugs which are necessary to keep your mouth and throat healthy.
This allowed the flora in the mouth to grow wild and, according to the Doctor, finished up as oral thrush.
It eventually took two bottles of Nystatin to clear it and later I also started to rinse my mouth occasionally with a strong solution of bi-carbonate of soda which I believe kept the mouth flora under control until the good bugs got re-established.
My tongue has always been a bit yellowish but is now a nice normal pinky colour.
Just thought this might help.