What Causes Phantom Smell While On Vancocin?

Posted on Wed, 30 May 2018

Question: My husband is in rehab & taking iv Vancomiacin ? antibiotic. He had developed a severe case of bad smell and taste that makes him unable to eat. Is there a supplement or product that he can take so he can eat?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
antifungal oral gel probably

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

patients who take antibiotics may frequently develop fungal infection inside the mouth cavity which may present with pain, red or white tongue, burning tongue and unpleasant taste. An antinfungal oral gel may help. Make sure that a doctor diagnoses the fungal infection first!

I hope it helps!
Kind Regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar