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Posted 7/13/2013 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everybody,

Just want some ideas to help with oral thrush. I've only been on heavy abx for a month (after 4 rounds of amoxicillin from Feb. to April) and am taking good probiotics 2x a day plus Azo yeast tablets 2-3x a day, but the Candida has caught up with me now. I have had problems with it in the past but the thrush I have now even makes it hard for me to eat and brush my teeth. rolleyes   I have pretty much cut out sugar... I was allowing myself less than half a cup of coffee with a tsp flavored creamer just to start my day and not feel TOTALLY deprived, but I stopped that too. Trying to avoid starches and acidic foods... I basically live on spinach salads and chicken. Beyond the diet, how can I get rid of this crap without adding ANOTHER prescription to my list? I am trying to rinse with peroxide/water but it is pretty painful... Also read about apple cider vinegar but I don't know if the kind I got at WalMart would really be of any help. Anything that I haven' tried that will work?

Posted 7/13/2013 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
I just started using apple cider vinegar.  I am on a bunch of pro biotics and nystatin but I think the vinegar is helping in my mouth.

I used to rinse with peroxide but I think it was killing the good bacteria too.  Maybe I made it too strong.


You need to get unprocessed APV with the "mother" which are the little fragments floating around.  I use the "Braggs" brand and you can get this at wal mart.

I mix 1 tblsn with 1 tpsn raw honey and 1/4 tspn of cinnomin in a little warm water and sip this each morning.  I beleive that the vinegar is supposed to help alkalize your body too.  Mine is very acidic these days, so every little bit helps!

by the way, i do notice mild herxing from candida die off but it's all good.  The more bad bugs dying, the better!

Good luck, I know oral thrush can be painful and we need our mouth for so many daily functions ;(

Posted 7/14/2013 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
Molybdenum supplements can decrease the discomfort during Candida die-off.

Thrush treatment:

Biotin, large doses - I was told 8000mcg 3x/day. Prevents the Candida from turning into spore form, which can't be killed.

Mouth rinses with raw, organic coconut oil.

Zinc.

Zinc tannates/antifungal tannins

Oregano oil (capsules/tablets)

Get a liquid probiotic and swish/rinse your mouth with it multiple times daily...

Eat home-made sauerkraut or other fermented vegetables...packaged sauerkraut from the store will have been heat processed and the benefits destroyed.

Make your own Kefir & rinse your mouth & gargle with it.

Suck/chew on a raw garlic clove...if you can handle it!

S. Boulardii (Florastor, etc.) probiotic yeast can help also get rid of Candida.

And I hope you are taking high dose probiotics in some form or another...

Thyme & Lemongrass also have antifungal properties...can make tea and swish/rinse your mouth with that, too...
Posted 7/14/2013 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Heather and thank you Razzle! Great information, way more than what I was going on. Heather I know what you mean about the bugs dying, every time I get a new pain or problem I tell myself that just means the little jerks (to avoid using the word I'm really thinking) are being obliterated, haha.
Posted 7/14/2013 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Anytime I see signs of oral thrush, or Candida anywhere, I start using kefir again and it clears it right up!! Do be careful if you opt for the store bought stuff as some of it (all but the 'plain') has sugar in it. You can add your own fruit and stevia to the plain or make your own kefir.
Posted 7/15/2013 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
Kefir is very soothing. When my husband had a very bad case of oral thrush due to radiation, it was the only thing that put out the fire. It was much better than the "magic mouthwash" that the dr. recommended.

Do watch for the sugar content....
Posted 7/15/2013 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
My LLMD added ADP by Biotics to my regimin. http://www.bioticsresearch.com/node/1654


I take three a day an hour before or after my probiotics. It is concentrated Oil of Oregano and seems to be making a big difference.

Hope you get relief soon!
Posted 7/15/2013 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Flowergal,
Oil of oregano is a very high powered herb! You will need to be careful and watch closely for not only Candida, but issues due to large die offs as well.
Posted 7/15/2013 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler, thanks for the tip. I feel good these days so hopefully I am not taking too much.
Posted 7/15/2013 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
Great!! I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling good!!

On a side note, I've used oil of oregano to treat a brown recluse spider bite that I got on my calf. I had gotten the bite, scheduled a doc's appt because I suspected it was a brown recluse, then I promptly gave myself a concussion, so I couldn't drive to get to the doc's appt! So I knew I had to do something and the only thing I had on hand was the oil of oregano! LOL! It quite literally burned it out!!! It burned soooo badly that all I could do was cuss under my breath and stomp and stomp and stomp and ...well you get the picture! LOL! But it worked!! I only have a dime sized scar on my calf instead of half of my calf being gone!! turn

Oil of oregano has also cleared up bronchitis many times when I wasn't responding to the abx that I was given as well. It's some pretty amazing stuff!
Posted 8/27/2013 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler.....an elder in NC was called the "spider man"....was told everyone went to him for brown recluse bites. He used scrapings from elderberry bark....taught to him by the indians. I hope to find this man, if he's still alive, to wrack his brain....hate those remedies to be lost forever. Good the oregano worked for you!!!!
Posted 8/28/2013 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
Wow! That would sure be cool!! I hope you can find him!!

I've been wracking the brain of my doc for herbal remedies - of course most of them I've needed to use right away!! LOL! - and have learned many things.

I love to use this way of healing- it's so much easier on my system and I seem to have less side effects from treating as well. Of course this only backs up what Buhner says - that the whole herb has constituents that will help keep side effects from happening, or make it so that they aren't so severe in many cases.
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