Thrush post-surgery?

After a few day of diarrhea, I then developed thrush in my mouth.  The doctor said that is no unusual after susrgery.  I've been using nystatin swish and swallow for four days now, and I don't see any improvement.  Did anyone else have this problem?

I suffered from thru**** wasnt too bad so my doctor didnt give me anything. It went away on its own. Go figure.

Hi.

I am almost 4 weeks out and I also have thrush. I am doing the swish and swallow of nystatin too. My thrush has improved a little but is still not gone. My Dr. said it usually takes about 10 days for it to go away. I will be on the nystatin for two weeks on Tuesday. I'm planning on calling my Dr. on Tuesday if its still there. I hope you have some improvement!

-Nan

Thanks, Nan.  I've been on nystatin for 4 days and see no improvement yet.  It might just take longer.  I checked with a pharmacist for an over-the-counter remedy, but he had no suggestions.  Thanks for your response.  Janice

I had it and it took a long time to go away....it was so frustrating, I felt like my tongue was growing fur.  UGH.  I found that using a toothbrush (new one, that you need to get rid of after a few days) to brush on the medicine instead of swishing, worked better for me.   I purchased a huge pack of toothbrushes and dumped mine every few days -- washing it with hydrogen peroxide in between -- so I wouldn't reinfect myself.  I'm not even sure if it is contagious, but I recall when I was nursing my kids being told that they could transfer thrush to my nipples so I assume it must be.

I had it as well. It's very common and depending on how advanced it was before you got medicine, it can take a while. Mine took a couple weeks. My doctor gave me meds for 4 weeks and a refill on top of that. I took the 4 weeks and never did the refill, but I was just stating that because he was prepared for an eventful case I guess.

I was given a medication for it so it didn't take long to clear up.  I don't remember what I was prescribed.