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Question: I think I have thrush. I have a dry, itchy lips and inner mouth, coated tongue, corners of mouth itchy and red. What do I do to treat this?
Brief Answer:
A picture is needed...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Can you provide a picture of your mouth and other problems you have? So, I can analyze myself.
If oral thrush is confirmed, you should:
- apply honey mixed with soda bicarbonate inside your mouth and your lips
- apply miconazole oral gel locally 4 times/day for at least 7 days
Apart oral thrush, anemia should be excluded through complete blood count.
Are you taking any other medication currently? Are you having any stomach problem: burning, pain, constipation/diarrhea?
Looking forward to have the photo and requested data in!
Dr.Albana
A picture is needed...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Can you provide a picture of your mouth and other problems you have? So, I can analyze myself.
If oral thrush is confirmed, you should:
- apply honey mixed with soda bicarbonate inside your mouth and your lips
- apply miconazole oral gel locally 4 times/day for at least 7 days
Apart oral thrush, anemia should be excluded through complete blood count.
Are you taking any other medication currently? Are you having any stomach problem: burning, pain, constipation/diarrhea?
Looking forward to have the photo and requested data in!
Dr.Albana
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am not on antibiotics, no steroid use, etc. I do not have diabetes mellitus, or HIV AIDS, or any other autoimmune deficiencies. I am not experiencing any stomach issues, burning, pain, constipation or diarrhea. I'm pretty regular. I attached a photo of my mouth, but not sure it shows up well. Let me know. It's extremely, itchy like sunburn and my mouth feels 'coated' inside.
Just for further information, because a friend wondered this, I am married, but have not had oral sex with my husband and he does not have anything going on with his private area, like a fungus, that could be transferred to me. He is also does not have any of the issues above. I hope that helps and wasn't too much information.
Thank you.
Just for further information, because a friend wondered this, I am married, but have not had oral sex with my husband and he does not have anything going on with his private area, like a fungus, that could be transferred to me. He is also does not have any of the issues above. I hope that helps and wasn't too much information.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
No photo is in..please re-send...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Thank you for providing more of your medical data. They helped get an idea over your oral problems as unfortunately, I did not receive any photo. Can you please resend at:
YYYY@YYYY
with subject line: "Attention to Dr.Albana Sejdini"?
Thank you.
I am glad to know that you are healthy with no other medical issue. By the way, thrush/fungal infection is not transmitted sexually or by contact. Please bare in mind that fungus/candida is part of normal flora of the mouth/GI tract/skin.
There is a balance of oral microbiota. If this balance is broken due to many factors, candida/fungal/thrush infection will thrive. This is what happened to you.
Some of the causes include:
- antibiotic use: you have excluded it
- autoimmune disease: you have ruled them out
- stomach problems: you have excluded them too
- dentures: are you wearing dentures?
Sex is not a factor. Sex does not affect oral thrush. I think you might have passed a viral infection that has caused your immunity to weaken. In such situation, oral candida/thrush thrived.
Looking forward to have the photo in!
Dr.Albana
No photo is in..please re-send...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Thank you for providing more of your medical data. They helped get an idea over your oral problems as unfortunately, I did not receive any photo. Can you please resend at:
YYYY@YYYY
with subject line: "Attention to Dr.Albana Sejdini"?
Thank you.
I am glad to know that you are healthy with no other medical issue. By the way, thrush/fungal infection is not transmitted sexually or by contact. Please bare in mind that fungus/candida is part of normal flora of the mouth/GI tract/skin.
There is a balance of oral microbiota. If this balance is broken due to many factors, candida/fungal/thrush infection will thrive. This is what happened to you.
Some of the causes include:
- antibiotic use: you have excluded it
- autoimmune disease: you have ruled them out
- stomach problems: you have excluded them too
- dentures: are you wearing dentures?
Sex is not a factor. Sex does not affect oral thrush. I think you might have passed a viral infection that has caused your immunity to weaken. In such situation, oral candida/thrush thrived.
Looking forward to have the photo in!
Dr.Albana
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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