I am a 19 year old male, living in spain.
4 days ago I noticed spots inside my
mouth, thinking I had maybe burned it with
hot food I thought nothing of it, 2 days
later the bottom of my tongue was covered
in white spots, researching on the
internet I discovered I had thrush and
went to my pharmacy to buy nystatin
(mycostatin). Presently the infection has
got worse, I currently have larger white
spots on the underside of my tongue and a
white sheet on the upperside. As I have
never had a real illness before, have
always been quite healthy and have never
had unprotected sex, I am worried to see
there are hardly any cases similar to my
own. Also, after reading many things on
the net about this condition, none of them
mention the fact that my mouth will not
cease producing saliva (angular chelitis I
believe its called). I am finding it
impossible to eat anything other than
soup, having trouble drinking fluids and
sleeping is very difficult due to constant
pain + saliva production. Should I keep
going with the nystatin for a while or
seek medical attention?
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cd998776
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Posted: 01-01-06 15:45pm
Just be safe and get it checked out.
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Lilypad
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 1043 Location: Ohio, USA
Posted: 01-19-06 01:48am
You should go to the doctor. They will
probably give you a certain medicated
mouthwash. Yours is a very painful
condition I have seen it in my line of
work.
Also try to avoid foods that have acid or
salt in them. Soup may have alot of
sodium/salt, so be careful. Avoid tomato
soup. Other cream soups may be alright.
Milk and yogurt would be good as well as
cheeze and icecream.
I would get this taken care of asap. You
could also go to your dentist. Call
ahead and ask if they can treat it before
you make your appiontment. Best of luck
to you.
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cd998776
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Posted: 01-22-06 12:17pm
lilypad
wrote:
also try to avoid foods that
have acid or salt in them. Soup may
have alot of sodium/salt, so be careful.
Avoid tomato soup. Other cream soups
may be alright. Milk and yogurt would
be good as well as cheeze and icecream.
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