Question:
Natural thrush cures....?

ok so if you've read any of my proir posts I'm dealing with thrush son had oral and I have it in my nipples I'm not sure but I believe I"m allergic to diflucan when researching side effects of this med during breastfeeding I found out that I shouldn't take it b/c I've had bad reations and I do mean BAD to monistat and vagisil in the past I haven't had yeast overgrowth problems other than this in years it feels like it is in my milk ducts VERY painful the gentian violet cleared my babies mouth well but I'm still agonizing I'm taking precautions being very hygeinc etc what else can I do to get rid of this I fear nystatin also and lotramin due to my past....ugh sorry this is so long!!!

Answer: They can give oral Nystatin - I'm not sure, but I don't think it has the same type of allergy production as the other traditional yeast meds. It's just like the topical they give for yeast infections in infants. It doesn't taste very nice, but you swish for 30 seconds and swallow. I think it's about a 10 day round.

However, before I got treated (I had it on my nipples and in my mouth) and my son was already on treatment, I used a solution of white vinegar and water (1 part vinegar, 3 parts water) swished several times a day and also cleaned my nipples with it on a cottonball. It probably would have helped in the long run, but my nipples were hurting so badly that I just couldn't wait any longer.