Thrush?

buddrfly421 · July 2012

My DS has some white patches on the inside of both of his cheecks.I just noticed them earlier today but thought it was just milk. They are obviously still there now so I plan on calling the dr in the morning. Is there anything they will even do for him? Anything I can do?

prairiegurl24 · July 2012

my daughter had thrush and the doctor gave her some Nystatin, the only annoying thing about it was you had to put her in hr mouth like four times a day, super annoying, its gone now, but it was annoying to apply, there is also something called ventian violet, and that stuff i guess works miracles for the worst cases of thrush, the only problem is its purple and apparently it stains everything lol

ksmit062 · July 2012

DS had really mild thrush when he was little(er). He actually didn't have to get meds, because I was on meds, so technically he got a little through the breast milk. But I've heard many have to use the Nystatin cream in their mouths. And I've also heard a lot of people have used the genetian violet, but never have myself. I don't think there's much you can do tonight for sure. Hope he's better soon!

babyzep · July 2012

I have no idea but I wanted to say that your picture is too cute! I love it!

lnrussell · July 2012

DD had thrust 3 times, so this is what I can tell you....

Gentian Violet is useless and messy. It has been around for forever. I mean, this is what our grandmas used, but fungi has adapted and it is rarely effective for modern strains of thrush.

This is a yeast infection in his mouth, so in order to really get rid of it, switch to sposies if you use cloth. Sanitize any bibs, burp cloths, toys, pacis and bottles that LO touches to kill the yeast and prevent reinfection.

Nystatin didn;t work for us. If your Pedi will go for it, request the generic for Diflucan, it will knock it right out and is a once daily deal. It treats the problem systematically and not just topically.

Also, request a prescription for topical nystatin ointment. Often, Thrush travels down through LO's system and results in a diaper rash that Desitin just can;t fix because it is really a yeast infection. Also, if you breastfeed, you can use this on yourself to prevent thrust in your breast (and if it gets to you, it likely ends in a yeast infection.)

Also, if you call in and say "My baby has thrush, will you call in a prescription for X?" most docs will. I have never gone into the doc for thrush, it is one of those really obvious things and docs tend to trust their patients on this one.

wychets · July 2012

lnrussell:

DD had thrust 3 times, so this is what I can tell you....

Gentian Violet is useless and messy. It has been around for forever. I mean, this is what our grandmas used, but fungi has adapted and it is rarely effective for modern strains of thrush.

This is a yeast infection in his mouth, so in order to really get rid of it, switch to sposies if you use cloth. Sanitize any bibs, burp cloths, toys, pacis and bottles that LO touches to kill the yeast and prevent reinfection.

Nystatin didn;t work for us. If your Pedi will go for it, request the generic for Diflucan, it will knock it right out and is a once daily deal. It treats the problem systematically and not just topically.

Also, request a prescription for topical nystatin ointment. Often, Thrush travels down through LO's system and results in a diaper rash that Desitin just can;t fix because it is really a yeast infection. Also, if you breastfeed, you can use this on yourself to prevent thrust in your breast (and if it gets to you, it likely ends in a yeast infection.)

Also, if you call in and say "My baby has thrush, will you call in a prescription for X?" most docs will. I have never gone into the doc for thrush, it is one of those really obvious things and docs tend to trust their patients on this one.

This for us also.

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