A 51-year-old female asked:
If taking inhaler steroids and washing out mouth and spitting, brush teeth ect to prevent thrush. what can you take to rinse out throat of the steroids ? aloe juice?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Some find that brushing the teeth after each use of a steroid inhaler does a good job of preventing oral thrush and voice changes.
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Reviewed Oct 28, 2021
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
If you have not used a spacer yet, you should get one to use with the inhaler.
I have not heard about Aloe juice but in addition to rinsing your mouth with plain water after each use with spacer, you can rinse your mouth with water and baking soda (one table spoon in 1 liter of water), 2-3 times a day, the idea here is that the fungus hates salty environments.
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Answered Oct 28, 2021
Last updated Oct 28, 2021
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