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Husband gets painful white mouth and throat sores/ulcers after a round of antibiotics. what are they and how do we treat them?
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Thrush?: May be an infection with yeast, candida. Can take medicines for this.
Answered 5/6/2019
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Oral thrush: It is not uncommon to get thrush (a fungal infection) during or immediately subsequent to taking a course of antibiotics. See your prescribing physician for confirmation and treatment.
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