Is this the result of a fungal overgrowth?

[Tjk1977]

About a year a go I had a slipped disc. Treatment consisted of Prednisone tablets I've taken 2 different times and 4 cortisone injection all within the course of 1 year. About 6 months ago around the time of my last cortisone injection I got what looks like oral thrushhowever my doctor said my mouth looked normal but I have a white coating on the back of my tongue with tiny red spots and is uncomfortable and I think some swelling because I keep biting the back of my tongue when I talk and sometimes bleeds when I brush my teeth. I have been on the oral mouth wash the oral lozonges and then the pills to try and get rid of this. Nothing worked. I have since started suffering from loose stools daily, sometimes watery, joint pain and all over muscle aches . And occasional lump like feeling on the left side of my throat when I swallow, and a minor ear ache that has lasted about a month now and still remains. Back in February my doctor did a CBC with dif and everything came back normal. She says I'm healthy.. but I don't feel healthy. I have since lost health insurance so unable to afford a dozen doctor appointments right now to continuously be told nothing is wrong . Can somebody please give me some insight. This is beginning to ruin my life.

[Tjk1977]

Oh also I have suffered from thinning hair, itchy skin and red bloches on my face occasionally

[jox1]

fungal overgrowth sounds likely. you dont say what pills you had. fluconazole 150mg taken over a period would be normal and first recourse if symptoms don't resolve is to extend the treatment duration. as you have white on tongue gp can do a lab swab if unsure. you may find eliminating all sugars from diet helpful for symptoms. you need to politely persist with the gp.

[GAtherton Administrator Fungal Infection Trust]

It doesn't sound like you have taken a lot of steroid medication - many people take in continuously for years and do not suffer from thrush. At a guess I would say if your doctor has ruled out thrush then they are probably right.

Here are some other possibilities nhs.uk/conditions/sore-or-w...