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Can Sugar In Cough Drops Cause Oral Thrush On Back Of Tongue?

I have had a cough for a little over 2 weeks, It's mostly at night when I am going to sleep. I have been eating cough drops constantly for the past few days sand even falling asleep eating them. I noticed that I'm getting oral thrash on the back of my tongue and roof of my mouth. Is this possibly caused by the sugar in the cough drops? I have never had a mouth infection before so I don't know where this is coming from.

-Cole
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
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General Surgeon 's  Response
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day

Oral thrush without associated immune deficiency I would think of following causes

1. Diabetes mellitus is to be ruled out by doing fasting blood sugar level
2. Gastroesophageal reflux -it's more likely especially if associated with cough

It's unlikely to be due to sugar in the cough syrup

Do get back to me if you have any other query

Take care
Regards
Dr Deepak kishore
MBBS,MS,MCh
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General & Family Physician Dr. Dr.Alekhya's  Response
Hello,,
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. In my opinion it is not due to cough drops but I can tell you that people you get immunocompromised will get such type of infections it is mostly due to candida so I suggest you to take antifungals drugs. You can also take metronidazole oral ointment for this.I suggest you to have a chest xray to rule out the lung pathology. Hope this answers your query. Thank you.
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Can Sugar In Cough Drops Cause Oral Thrush On Back Of Tongue?

Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Oral thrush without associated immune deficiency I would think of following causes 1. Diabetes mellitus is to be ruled out by doing fasting blood sugar level 2. Gastroesophageal reflux -it s more likely especially if associated with cough It s unlikely to be due to sugar in the cough syrup Do get back to me if you have any other query Take care Regards Dr Deepak kishore MBBS,MS,MCh