http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/thrush.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/thrush.rss Thrush Remedies from the Earth Clinic Community. Sun, 12 Feb 12 21:59:31 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=RN_66194 /CURES/thrush.rss1 Mon, 31 Oct 11 14:03:29 -0500 Lovak from Columbia, Maryland Usa writes: "Hi, I have been suffering from thrush for about two years now, tried everything I possibly can but no change.. Is there anything I can use to clear this thing in my mouth and system? I'm so tired of this disease- please help. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=COCONUTOIL_62901 /CURES/thrush.rss2 Thu, 08 Sep 11 22:19:47 -0500 [YEA] Jade from Dallas, Tx writes: "While I was nursing my baby we both got thrush. It was very painful to nurse. I started just pumping and bottle feeding. A friend of mine said thrush is a fungus and to try extra virgin coconut oil. I put it on as a topical on my affected area. And after a few minutes I would nurse. Not only did the oil add more relief than the lanolin during the actual nursing, but within days the thrush was gone. I continued to use it for my mosturizer and we never had thrush again. Since it helped there I suggested my husband use it on his toe nails. He had 2 that I was guessing were infected with fungus. They grew so thick I would file the tops of them so they looked less gross. It took awhile because the nails had to grow out. One was completely healed and one still looks a little funky but is half the size. I think he stopped using it too early on that toe (it was worse than the other to start with). I have also used it on diaper rashes as sometimes those are caused by fungus. It had helped several times on those. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=GSE_62205 /CURES/thrush.rss3 Mon, 29 Aug 11 15:57:28 -0500 [YEA] Cheryl from Sturgeon Bay, Wi writes: "For over a month I had a white coating on tongue diagnosed as thrush. Was given 2 doses of nystatin. Didn't work. Was told to get Grapefruit seed extract as acts as antifungal. Took internally for one week. The next week I emptied the capsules and put it directly on my tongue. After 3 days the white coating was definately better. Been 6 days now & almost completely gone. Will continue for another week to take internally & put on tongue to make sure gone.. Notice I feel better now also. Not as tired & my bowel constipation has cleared up. I think this is a wonderful cure & it works!!! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=GENTIANVIOLET_55997 /CURES/thrush.rss4 Sun, 08 May 11 01:57:00 -0500 Diane from Lake City, Ar writes: "In 1982, my newborn had thrush in his mouth. The doctor advised swabbing his entire mouth (NOT to be swallowed) with a q-tip dipped in Gentian Violet. After a few swabs, it was cured. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=TEDS_38486 /CURES/thrush.rss5 Sat, 06 Feb 10 17:04:08 -0600 Jeni from Oakland, Ca writes: "How safe is Ted's remedy for infants (my son is 21months)? He has thrush. thank you Jeni " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=ACV_34291 /CURES/thrush.rss6 Sat, 31 Oct 09 17:30:30 -0500 Marilyn from Oswego, Il writes: "I am in such pain with this thrush. My question is is it at all possible that the apple cider vinegar is making it worse?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=RN_33397 /CURES/thrush.rss7 Sun, 11 Oct 09 09:30:35 -0500 Joan from Boston, Mass writes: "My elderly mother with Alzhiemers has Thrush and nothing seems to cure it. She has had it often and Ususally Nyastatin does it, but this time it seems more virulent. She is unable to eat anything but liquids, is very weak and delirious at times. I am trying the milk of mag. And giving her fortified drinks, but she seems unable to drink anything without sugar, and I know this is not good. The Standard doctors are stumped because her blood work is OK. What else would you suggest? I have read all of these wonderful remedies but would like to know the best remedies might be best for an older person. She is 90. Thank you for any suggestions." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=YOGURT_27785 /CURES/thrush.rss8 Thu, 04 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Suzanne from London, United Kingdom writes: "I've just been reminded of a remedy for vaginal thrush that my doctor recommended many years ago (he was into alternative remedies). It worked then and it works now as I can attest, having had another bout of thrush recently. The remedy is plain LIVE yogurt. Dip a tampon into the yogurt and insert into the vagina. For outside irritation place yogurt on a pad. It is so cooling and the relief is tremendous. It really does work especially when you are feeling raw and bleeding." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=SHEABUTTER_26488 /CURES/thrush.rss9 Mon, 11 May 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Joanna from London, UK writes: "Hi, I just want to share with you a remedy for relief of vaginal thrush soreness/itching. I have been in terrible pain for just over a week now having tried lots of remedies, natural and conventional for thrush. Unfortunately, I got a bad bout of it after taking an emergency contraceptive pill a couple of weeks ago and nothing would sooth it. I was in my local organic grocery shop at the weekend and they were selling lumps of pure shea butter. I bought some and melted it in a glass bowl over a pan of hot water and mixed in a couple of tablespoons of virgin coconut oil and allowed it to cool. I actually made this for my severely dry legs and hands but I applied it over my entire body including all over my vaginal area before bed. The next morning not only is my entire body dry skin free it has healed all the soreness and itching from the thrush! I feel the first relief in ages. I also use garlic and yogurt internally which does help but it doesn't sooth the soreness enough on the outside. I tried VCO oil on it's own, ACV, yoghurt, lemon juice externally none of which helped me. Shea butter is easily available online or from independent Caribbean or health food shops. Also, I have found VCO is a great lubricator for sex as I find even the mildest ones can set off my thrush. Hope this helps someone and thanks for all the great advice on this site." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=MR_23843 /CURES/thrush.rss10 Wed, 11 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0500 [NAY] Terry from Geneva, Florida/USA writes: "I appreciate finding this page.I have 5 grown children and 7 grandchildren.I have cured at least 14 cases of thrush over the years. Mostly with yogurt, probiotics, diet and tea tree oil. I have had thrush now for 3 months. I was surprised to find someone on this website that had it for 9 months. I traced the cause back to when I was sick and put on albuterol with the breathing machine for a month. NOONE told me to rinse out my mouth, I did use the spacer I was told to use. Then one drop of an anti biotic/anti fungal in my ear set it off and it's been over 3 months now. I have tried baking soda, tea tree oil, hydrogen peroxide, milk of magnesia, lidocaine (toxic), and every kind of thing in mouth wash and tooth paste. I use coconut oil after a shower because lotion makes the fungus worst after it's use. I developed a tooth that needed a root canal from all of the mouth imbalance. I have all of it under control with the exception of Thrush. I am now on a generic form of diflucan along with another bottle of nystatin, olive leaf extract, beta gluten with caprilic acid, garlic, coq10, oregano oil. I just started swishing the organic, extra virgin coconut oil in my mouth for 20 minutes (oil pulling)this morning. After reading this I am off to get GNC's last bottle of oil capsules of coconut oil to hopefully finish this off. Thank you for this sight. It is the first time I have found anyone with the problem of extended thrush. I'll be back" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=BAKINGSODA_23661 /CURES/thrush.rss11 Sat, 07 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Judy from Meldrim, GA writes: "Baking soda quickly took care of a case of thrush my less-than-a-year-old son had. All it took was about one teaspoon of baking soda mixed in a small cup of water, swabbed inside baby's mouth 4 or 5 times a day with a Q-tip that i dipped into the mixture. It vanished in about 48 or fewer hours. It's been many years ago, but I think this is the amount of baking soda relative to water. I definitely remember that it worked very fast. This seems to be a simpler method than any of the others here. The pediatrician (I've since learned to avoid such unnecessary licensed quacks :)) had recommended "a new drug" being used at the teaching hospital where she worked. ----Please be aware that teaching hospitals are notorious for using patients as guinea pigs: read the book, "Confessions of a Medical Heretic," to find out this and many other fascinating/horrifying facts about doctors. The physician who wrote it says to avoid doctors as much as you can!---- I called the local La Leche (breastfeeding support organization) to see if they knew something less toxic, and that is where the baking soda and water remedy came from." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=GENTIANVOILET_21501 /CURES/thrush.rss12 Thu, 22 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Laurel from Lake Forest, California writes: "Gentian Violet is AMAZING! When my son was 2 months old he came down with thrush due to some antibiotics I was taking for complications of my C-section. Our lactation consultant said to use GENTIAN VIOLET 3 times a day and in about 2-3 days the baby's Thrush should be gone. It worked. just don't plan on going out for about a week. It stains the skin for several days. Your baby's face will be purple everywhere depending on how messy of an eater they are and the size of your nipples." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=LJ_21047 /CURES/thrush.rss13 Mon, 12 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Mel from Gloucester, UK writes: "BV and Lemon Juice: I've suffered with intermittent thrush in my teens and 20's. It would be brought on by: i) non condom sex with some men. not all. ii) using soap, bath oils etc. I switched to pH balanced soap and discoverd that dilute lemon juice poured over my vulva would get rid of any little flare ups. The earlier you catch it (at the first sign of a prickle or an itch) the faster it disappears! I'm 48 now haven't needed to buy an over the counter remedy for thrush (which I hardly ever get now due to soap avoidance) since I started using dilute lemon juice. I started HRT about 3 months ago and to my horror my vulva started reeking of fish. Just looked it up and found out about BV. I'm assuming that this is another "upset pH" problem which causes the wrong type of bacteria to flourish, so I have just started the lemon juice routine to see if it will also deal with BV as well as thrush. Please try lemon juice (I use Jif diluted with equal water), girls - it might work! Best wishes... " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=GENTIANVIOLET_19322 /CURES/thrush.rss14 Sat, 29 Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Karen McSpadden from Virginia Beach, Virginia writes: "Natural Breastfeeding Thrush Remedy In response to the issue of persistent thrush while breastfeeding, I would strongly recommend Gentian Violet. You can pick it up at most drugstores for a couple dollars and it's one of the most effective remedies in my own (frustrating and painful) personal experience with thrush. My daughter and I passed it back and forth for a while and Gentian Violet was the thing that cured it most efficiently. You paint your nipples and the inside of the baby's mouth three times a day for three days. It's safe to use frequently. Be forewarned-- your nipples (and your baby's mouth) will be a very bright purple so plan to wear breast pads or an old t-shirt during the treatment. Also, I found that once my daughter was older-- over a year, I believe-- she wouldn't nurse from my breasts if they were purple. She didn't seem to be bothered by it when she was younger. Whenever I have used this remedy, I have had relief from thrush and the accompanying nipple soreness. Good luck! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=FENNEL_14404 /CURES/thrush.rss15 Fri, 27 Jun 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Donna from Janesville, WI writes: "I used Fennel Powder in warm water to clear up my baby's thrush (a white coating on the tongue). A German Woman told me about it. It was amazing. In a day or two it was all clear. You can us it imbetween baby's formula. From 2 weeks and older. It is so cheap too! Go to any health food store and buy as much as you like! Use a coffee maker, put in about 1/2 c. fennel to 12 serv. of water. Add less water if you find it isn't strong enough." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=OILPULLING_3118 /CURES/thrush.rss16 Tue, 18 Dec 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Paul from Miami, Florida writes: "I tried oil pulling for the first time this morning and it had an incredible effect on my thrush. Not only that but my gums have already almost completely stopped bleeding. I\'ve been on medicine after medicine for thrush but each one makes it worse and the doctors were stupmed. 1 session of oil pulling (I only did it for 5 mins to start off) has gotten rid of most of my thrush except the thick parts in the back of my tongue. This is truely amazing." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=CALENDULATEA_3119 /CURES/thrush.rss17 Wed, 05 Dec 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Mayari from Candler, NC writes: "Calendula tea helped my newborn's thrush. I brewed it for four hours and then applied it with a q-tip and gave her a little in a spoon about 8 times a day. It had an immediate effect, and after a week, her thrush is nearly gone." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=MILKOFMAGNESIA_3121 /CURES/thrush.rss18 Mon, 12 Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Shannon from Titusville, FL writes: "Thrush in newborns: Take a q-tip or cotton swab dip it in Milk of Magnesia and rub it around the babies mouth twice a day sure enough it will cure it just as fast as it came on. I have a one month old who got thrush and sure enough instantly it started working. Helped ease the discomfort and cleared it up with not problems!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=URINE_3123 /CURES/thrush.rss19 Mon, 22 Oct 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Lena from Queens, USA writes: "Two of my kids had thrush before turning 4 months old. My grandmother told me to use a cotton ball or clean white cloth, wet with bit of babies urine from first morning diaper change and wipe on the white patches on tongue and mouth. Cleared in 1-2 weeks." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=GENTIANVIOLET_3124 /CURES/thrush.rss20 Thu, 07 Jun 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Debbie from Cambridge, Canada writes: "Two of my sons had thrush as infants and I got it on my nipples too. I was told by a friend that if I did not mind a bit of mess to try gentian violet. I went to Ultra Food and Drug and got a bottle and painted his mouth and my nipples with the stuff and it cleared right up. Use old clothing and sheets though as it does stain everything purple but was worth it." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=YOGURT_3127 /CURES/thrush.rss21 Sat, 06 Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Amar from Rochester, MI writes: "Hi, i have a remedy for vaginal thrush and am not sure if it\'s included coz it seems like you\'re talking about mouth thrush only. I had vaginal thrush about 8 years ago. I used plain yogurt for cleaning- make sure you wash off real good. I also started eating a lot of yogurt and its been gone for the past 8 years." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=TEATREEOIL_3126 /CURES/thrush.rss22 Mon, 09 Oct 06 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Sarah from Chicago, IL writes: "I have been on many inhaled steroid regimes for many years and if you do not rinse the back of your throat properly after each use you will get Thrush. This is obnoxious and itchy in the back of your throat and if you have it, you know you want it gone ... NOW. Tea tree oil gargle or mouthwash can be found in any vitamin/nutrition store or you can just add a little T.T.O. to your regular daily mouthrinse or gargle. Just make sure that it gets to the farest depths of the throat without gagging and then sip some water. You will feel immediate relief and continue with it twice a day for a week or so. What doctors will prescribe for it to go away takes much longer and the antibiotics (especially for women) have many other unpleasant side effects. So try the tea tree oil. It is great." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=COCONUTOIL_3122 /CURES/thrush.rss23 Tue, 18 Apr 06 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Rodney from Delaware writes: "I suffered with thrush for 9 mos. Tried Nystatin and several other RX meds. Tried all of the popular probiotics and even tried the expensive Three-Lac. Three-Lac did offer some relief but could not completely get rid of the problem. One week of extra Virgin coconut oil from GNC, Emerald labs did the trick. I had several days of pure hell from upset stomach, loose bowels stomach pain and so on. This eventually subsided and the benefits have been nothing short of miraculous. I wish I had known of this product earlier, it would have saved me a ton of misery and saved me a boat load of cash." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=VITAMINB6_3125 /CURES/thrush.rss24 [YEA] Carol from OKC, U. S. A writes: "Vitamin B6 has cured Thrush in people I have known. Vitamin E stabilized my low BP. Comfrey compresses healed not only the deep bruising (in 3 days), resulting from a stubbed, broken toe but also, bone -- after all, the common name for comfrey is \"knit bone\". Raspberry tea healed my indigestion after I was forced to eat \"junk food\" for 3 days whilst staying with my husband\'s cousin. Cayenne pepper is awesome! My husband used it to reduce his weight. 1 tspn cayenne pepper in a 1/2 cup of hot water, 3 times a day. It speeds up the metabolism. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/thrush.html&name=TED_68933 /CURES/thrush.rss25 Sun, 11 Dec 11 16:44:56 -0600 Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "If you are good in adjusting these basic dosages I have given you, thrush should actually be completely eliminated. If not good on dosages/frequencies, then the thrush will be reduced but not completely eliminated. 1. Take vinegar and mix 3% H2O2 (food grade hydrogen peroxide) in equal portions. Dilute it by tripling the amount of water. This is a weak solution, you can make it stronger/weaker later, depending on how well it works. You can make any amount of starting base, but you won't take all of it anyway. So assuming a starting base 50 cc of ACV, 50 cc of 3% H2O2, and then add 300 cc of water. Your total mix should be about 400 cc. The solution is fairly diluted to be taken on 1/4 teaspoon. If the solution is too strong, you can dilute it further the original solution as you think it is proper. If you want a more exacting, then add 100 cc of more water if it is too strong. If the solution is too weak, which means the throat conditions were not relieved at all then add an additional 25 cc of ACV and 25 cc of 3% H2O2. Mouth gargle this solution. Sip slowly down the mouth three times spaced at 15 minutes apart only 1/4 teaspoon. Drink some water after the sip in 3-4 minutes to reduce odor of H2O2. Vary the strength depending on how you respond. This will reduce the Thrush pain. H2O2 will circulate in the blood for 1.5 hour and this will be greatly help. Throat pain of application should greatly reduced within 5 minutes of taking it. About the H2O2 ACV, remember to drink plenty of water after taking them within minutes. H2O2 smells bad. Or you can try to get use to it FIRST by taking only one sip and take water, before fully jumping into the treatment. It takes some getting used to. 2. You probably know about diets. No milk, no calcium, no white bread, no wheat, no sugar. 3. Take some cilantro or EDTA to remove heavy metals. This will remove the food source of the yeast also. If you have a Herx, then it is confirmed that your body have high toxic metal. The usual dose is to start on a the low side and work yourself up. Start at with small branch of cilantrol (also called chinese parsley) and slowly increase over the course of the month to 1/3 cup. 4. Restore the immune system. Paint iodine on foot -- small 3 inches, but not exceeding one applications for 3 days -MAX! (No limit for how much you take if you are on Kelp! Natural sources are always the best - you don't even have to worry about the overdose!) Also take 20,000 I.U. of vitamin D2 or D3 for about 30 days. 5. Restoring the intestinal gut. Take probiotics to restore the intestinal flora and take some fulvic acid along the way. 6. Restoring you natural pH. Take 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid. This formula will remove one food source of yeast, namely blood calcium to normal while maintaining stable pH and buffer with the citrates. Restore blood redox to normal by taking 250 mg. of sodium ascorbate every day. Take some boron supplements, about 25-50 mg. every day, if you can find one or make your own by buying some borax powder and only a tiny pinch. This will normalize the hormones and the critical magnesium/calcium balance inhibiting the yeast's food source also. 7. Eat a couple apples every day and chew the seeds. Eat 2-3 apricot seeds everyday. These will restore the nitrilosides necessary to kill the fungus. This is one reason why cows don't get fungus or candida, their nitriloside diets are quite adequate. You can also reduce the fungus throat formation somewhat by taking a strong green tea several times. It contains tannins and they will inhibit the fungus growth somewhat. "