Thrush for over two months!

[Katieeee]

Hello all! I have had thrush now for over two months - since the end of January. I have had three swabs in that time and all keep coming back with thrush. I get heavy discharge, itching, some swelling. I also get back pain and some bladder irritation but not sure that’s thrush.

After a month of the usual over the counter things (oral, pessary, cream) I’m now on long term oral fluzonazole treatment (one every 72 hours for three doses and then one weekly for 6 months). I’m about six weeks into this treatment and it’s had no impact on symptoms!! It’s driving me mad!

I’m taking probiotic tablets daily. I wear cotton underwear. I am having showers and not baths. I’m under a lot of stress, so I guess that’s not helping.

Has anyone ever been prescribed anything different to the above? I have another doctors appointment tomorrow but I don’t hold out much hope!

Oh and just to say, the thrush started after strong antibiotic use (one type for kidney infection which I didn’t have in the end, and two lots for a uterine infection which I also didn’t have in the end!)

[jill55]

I use to have problems with continuous thrush for years. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Coeliac disease. When I stopped eating all gluten the discharge stopped as did bladder problems I had always had. I could start wearing earrings in my pierced ears. My lifelong depression lifted It appears that the gluten was causing inflammation all over my body. Know I have no idea if this is what is causing your thrush I am just telling you my story. There is a very good YouTube called the Truth about gluten which reveals gluten can cause over 300 conditions. I was actually referred to the sexual health clinic and was told it was thrush. I have not had it since I stopped all gluten. Remember it is in all sorts of products including soy sauce and stuff like roasted peanuts.

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

It is acknowledged that ‘thrush’ can be triggered by antibiotics. And, it’s true that Fluconazole is commonly prescribed for this condition. But, there’s also a condition called Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, which could produce very similar symptoms. If this were the case, it would be advisable to cut down severely on sugar, yeast (food &drink) and carbohydrates. In fact, this is also advised when simple ‘thrush’ is suspected. It could be that the situation would improve dramatically if these three things that feed ‘thrush’ were eradicated, especially when medication is also taken.