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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bix" data-source="post: 155276" data-attributes="member: 29057">Hi JudeI've been elsewhere (sorry). What sort of things have you tried to get rid of the thrush?Oral thrush is caused by yeast which naturally lives in your body, the type of antibiotic is chosen to kill the organisms that are sensitive them (i.e the chest infection), but they also destroy some of the organisms in the mouth that will keep yeast proliferation at bay. Other reasons for it continuing to come back are an iron or folate deficiancy, if you are on steroids or using inhalers, overuse of medicated mouthwashes or even the wearing of dentures (seriously I'm not saying you have them). The normal treatment is Fluconazole - but this only kills the thrush infection but doesn't prevent it from reoccuring.The solution is to get the body into balance, which is of course very very difficult for us peeps with diabetes and candida is always lurking - the best way is have good control of blood sugars.If your blood sugars are in control and you are still having this problem, it might be worth contacting your GP and asking for the areas affected to be swabed to ensure that it is Candida Albicans. Take Care - Barry x</blockquote>

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