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Oral nystatin has a sucrose ingredient in it, yeast feeds off of sugar so how is a person supposed to get rid of oral thrush?
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Nystatin works: by disrupting the cell wall of the yeast. The yeast cannot survive without a wall. The sucrose in the preparation should have no impact on the medication efficacy.
Answered 2/11/2017
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Don't worry,it works: The anti fungal properties of Nystatin more than offset any yeast benefit that may arise from the solution. It's really minimal. good luck.
Answered 2/11/2017
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