Your doctor will likely prescribe
nystatin cream or gentian violet orally, other anti-fungal creams may be used depending on the severity of the rash.
I used to
use nystatin ointment or miconazole cream (15 grams) as part of the mixture, and these work well enough, but I believe the use of powdered miconazole (or even clotrimazole powder) gives better results.
I had the SAME experience and Grapefruit Seed Extract finally kicked it in just a week after months
of Nystatin on and off.
Treatment usually includes the application of an antifungal
like Nystatin applied several times daily to the inside of the mouth.
As
with Nystatin, the creams should be applied to the nipple area after a feeding and once the area has been rinsed with water and pat dry.
In the USA, mixing 2 % mupirocin ointment +
nystatin ointment + betamethasone 0.1 % ointment results in a similar, even better, concoction.
Your pediatrician may recommend an oral antifungal treatment such
as nystatin suspension or miconazole gel.
Your provider may recommend that you apply an antifungal prescription medication cream
called Nystatin to your nipples to treat the yeast on your breasts so that you and your baby won't pass the infection back and forth.
If
nystatin doesn't work, there are a few other options we might try.
OVER THE COUNTER ANTI-FUNGAL CREAMS Several over the counter antifungal creams can be used in place of
Nystatin for nipple application.
We were
given Nystatin, and after now our third round it has proven to be ineffective.
If you're breastfeeding a baby with thrush, many providers recommend that you
apply nystatin or clotrimazole to your nipples so that you and your baby won't pass the infection back and forth.
Common treatments for infants with thrush include the prescription medications
Nystatin oral suspension and Fluconazole oral suspension.
I am taking molebdenum and a probiotic.I am also on a seven day course of
Nystatin liquid.
NYSTATIN: Many physicians will prescribe oral
Nystatin drops as the first course of treatment for the baby's mouth.
If you are still concerned then I would consult with your baby's pediatrician as it may be necessary to start using
Nystatin which is an antifungal drops that you would put on the baby's tongue.
I can not say much
about Nystatin other than that some of my readers have tried it and as far as I know their symptoms came back as soon as they ate normal again.
Some practitioners recommend foregoing the use of
Nystatin completely and going on to other methods because more times than not it is not effective.
Nystatin pills are sometimes recommended if symptoms still persist after a full course of treatment lasting two weeks or if a secondary yeast infection of the milk ducts causing shooting pains in the breast during or after a feeding is present.
If your baby's provider diagnoses thrush, she may prescribe an oral fungal medication (
often nystatin).
If you suspect a yeast rash go to the dr.. They can test the rash and know for sure, they will prescribe a cream for the rash,
usually nystatin...
When she was two, her rash cultured positive for both yeast and strep and required treatment with antibiotics and
Nystatin before her skin returned to normal.
You can use over-the-counter ointments that
contain nystatin, clotrimazole, or miconazole micatin.
Dr. Orion Truss, who inspired Dr. Crook to write his landmark book about candida used
Nystatin extensively in the 1970's to discourage yeast growth in his patients, and was one of the first medical doctors to notice the connection between an antibiotic and candida infections.
My experience with
Nystatin however is that it still is a pharmaceutical drug, it works in only some cases and has some residual side - effects in some patients.
Skin medications for dogs include cephalexin, clindamycin, clotrimazole, enrofloxacin otic, gentamicin sulfate,
nystatin neomycin sulfate, and thiabendazole.
It is caused by a very mild yeast infection and is easily cleared up with a prescription medicine
called Nystatin.
It's much more effective than
Nystatin because it penetrates mucous membranes and kills yeast on contact.
Antifungal agents
include Nystatin, clotrimazole 1 %, miconazole 1 % and ketoconazole.1 %.
I have not
found nystatin to be particularly useful either in treatment of the baby's mouth or in the treatment of the mother's nipples.
You can
apply Nystatin or other specially formulated creams, or you can apply gentian violet to your nipples 2 - 3 times daily.
GENTIAN VIOLET Because traditional medications to treat thrush / yeast, such
as Nystatin, often do not work, Gentian Violet is regaining popularity again among practitioners.
For my kids, when they had both cystic and regular acne, we used witch hazel to clean and
nystatin cream on their faces.