Natural remedies for dealing with yeast in throat?

Yes you need to take a probiotic, a good probiotic with different strains than Florastor. It will also help to eliminate sugar from your diet.

sarah, florastor isn't a probiotic its a good yeast. its supposed to be superior to probiotics in that it works better and doesn't get impacted by antibiotics since its yeast. i'll probably start taking some probiotics off cycle from the abx to start. thx.

Coconut oil - can eat a spoonful at least once a day; good to use for cooking too
Grapefruit Seed Extract (put some drops in a little water, gargle & swallow)
Tea made from antifungal herbs such as Thyme, Oregano, Olive Leaf, Lemongrass, Neem, etc.

I would do what everyone else has mentioned and then I would add sauerkraut and pickles to my diet. Both great probiotics.

I love a tiny bowl of warm sauerkraut as a snack.

Bubbies is the best!!

I've found that sitting in a sauna helps a lot with fungal issues on the skin and in the nose/mouth (anywhere the hot air reaches). I don't think sauna alone is enough to get rid of it but for me it makes a huge impact. It also helps if you have dermatitis from long term antibiotics, rosacea or ACA.

When I had bad sinus infections or a cold/flu, it would knock it out fast. I would go for 15-25 minutes every day.

Rikky

Lot's of good suggestions here!

For YOU, I would start with the pure Nystatin powder, which can be taken with any of your other meds or supplements. Most MDs will prescribe a systemic anti fungal, which is Diflucan, Ketoconazole, etc. Or if they understand the difference between system and local yeast/fungal overgrowth, they will prescribe various forms of Nystatin. Unfortunately, MOST MDs will prescribe the liquid Nystatin for mouth/throat issues… but it is a shocking waste of a very expensive prescription. It contains a very small amount of the anti fungal and is filled with fillers, crap and SUGAR. It was created for kids but I doubt it even works for them.

What you need is the pure Nystatin powder. The threads here have a ton of info goo.gl/d8iLwe

The beauty of the powder is that it is PURE so less is required for more benefit, and it's also safer without all the add-ons and less expensive. But it's not always easy to obtain. I can help you with that if you need to.

THe pure nystatin powder is a local anti fungal. Since it's a powder, when you add it to water, swish it around in your mouth and swallow it, it coats your mouth, throat and your entire alimentary canal, getting to all the yeast/fungus and killing on contact for the most part. Pills (Nystain pills, Diflucan, etc…) that sit in your stomach cannot do that. And it stays in the gut for the most part so it doesn't toxify the liver.

You definitely need to take a good probiotic—if you've been using one for awhile and this still happened, switch to a different brand. But ALWAYS, use a good, live, fresh, multi-strained probiotic and you will probably need to increase the dose. I'm on high doses of IV abx so I take 800 billion on my infusion days and 100 billion or less on my off days. Your mileage may vary but I'd go ahead and double what you're taking and then play around w/ doses to find your sweet spot.

Once you have the yeast/fungus overgrowth under control, I think the coconut oil, grapefruit seed extract, sauna, tongue scraping and oil pulling are really good remedies for prevention and maintenance. But you'll likely need to hit an already present overgrowth pretty hard to get it resolved.

Hope this helps.

-p