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How long does clotrimazole 2% cream take to work for male thrush?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

5-7 days: I would expect improvement in irritation symptoms in a day or two and complete healing in 5-7 days.

Answered 8/21/2015

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Got vaginal thrush from being on penicillin for an ear infection & the doc gave me probiotics & a pill to insert vaginally. I used clotrimazole cream cuz 2 days later it was still burning. My uncircumcised bf & I had sex & now his tip inflame & burns?

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Thrush doesnt seem to be going away and has gotten more sore since using clotrimazole cream for 3 days, also have bleeding around the anus now, help?

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Was using clotrimazole cream and canestan to treat thrush, been a month but entrance to my vagina is still real red around it. No itching, is it gone?

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