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A member asked:

Can oral nystatin cause tongue to feel rough ? been taking for 4 days for oral thrush from antibiotics.

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It could,: or the thrush infection could make your tongue feel rough.

Answered 12/25/2017

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Hi my baby of 8 months old has oral thrush for 2 weeks now. Used Nystatin drops for the 2nd week.bottle finished and she still has it. She is not on antibiotics.should I be concerned?need advise please.Thank You

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On doctors recommendarion i stared using Nystatin to treat oral thrush. However the white coating on my tongue looks the same everyday. No change, no dissapearance of fungi in any part. Is this normal?

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Taking nystatin does not work.Having oral thrush and amalgam fillings don't mix. The candida/thrush will never go away, antibiotic resistant and sick.

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After taking Nystatin my oral thrush just gotb worse, and now my tongue is sore and bleeds a little. I am hiv and diabetic negative?

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Repeated oral thrush without being on antibiotics. Treatments with diflucan (fluconazole) and nystatin oral didn't help. Have MS and use flonase. Thank you.

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