Effective Natural Remedies for Thrush: Safe & Easy Solutions

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Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Fabio (Brazil) on 05/21/2024
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Hello guys, I'm studying white coated tongue and thrush for years and years, by watching my own body and doing all sorts of tests.

Milk of Magnesia works for white coated tongue and thrush, but you gotta do it correctly.

But let me explain how it works. It creates an alcaline environment that makes the good bacteria to thrive, so It's a process that takes TIME to work, because the goal is to grow good bacteria in the mouth, and not to kill the bad guys.

Let me tell you what doesn't work, which is almost more important to what works. If you gargle with salt + hydrogen peroxide + baking soda and gargle with that solution for 3 hours straight, you will have a clear pink tongue for some days because you killed all the pathogens, but this is very bad for your mouth, because the white tongue will come back 2 times worse. This is not the goal.

Growing good bacteria in the mouth the key for solving this issue. And in order to grow good bacteria in your bouth, you need an alcaline environment that will promote the growth of good bacteria over time.

If your mouth is acid by drinking coffee, this will give you bad breath, and a perfect environment for thrush and white coated tongue to develop in your mouth. But many people are addicted to drinking coffee. So after drinking coffee, you must brush your teeth and swish milk of magnesia to restore your ideal ph in your mouth.

You won't simply use Milk of Magnesia one single time and hope it will fix your issue, because it won't. It takes time for the good bacteria to thrive in the alcaline environment. It's a process that little by little the good bacteria will eventually grow and overcome the bad bacteria and fungus.

One of the secrets is to swish Milk of Magnesia before bed, because mouth will be more alcaline the entire night, and this is key for good bacteria to thrive.

I only swish milk of magnesia for 1 minute. Don't over do it by swishing for 1 hour straight, because you don't want to KILL the good guys too.. You only want them to thrive! It's totally different concept.

Also, please don't forget to floss and brush your teeth after every meal, because sugar and foods will be on top of your tongue for many hours, and the bad guys will thrive eating those foods on top of your tongue. That is why you also need a copper tongue scrapper, which is really easy to find in the internet. It needs to be made from copper, because copper doesn't allow the development of bacteria. So if you buy a plastic scrapper you will make things worse, because bad bacteria will develop on the plastic, and you will be inserting bad bacteria in your tongue when you scrape it... So it needs to be made from COPPER.

So summarizing:

1) Swish Milk of Magnesia upon waking up and after drinking coffee.
2) Brush your teeth and floss after every meal.
3) Scrape your tongue with copper scrapper after every meal.
4) Swish Milk of Magnesia after every meal.
5) Swish Milk of Magnesia before bed.

The idea is to keep your mouth slightly alcaline the entire day, with no food for bad guys to thrive.


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Acole130 (San Antonio, Texas) on 01/24/2024
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Maggie, for thrush or yeast in the mouth. I use Milk of magnesia. I brush regularly with it. I know it seems weird but it really works. I brush my teeth without toothpaste first. I use a small amout of milk of magnesia the taste can be a bit bland unless you get a flavored one. I've used both. Then I rinse and brush with toothpaste. so you will definitely feel a difference! This being said. I'm going to use this regularly orally to help a yeast infection along with acidophilus and yougurt. I will also drink this amazing tea my 19 year old makes. I'm not sure what's in it but it has yougurt so it tastes good and is good for ya.


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Kixxritxz (Mo) on 06/04/2022
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It works.


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Kixxritxz (Mo) on 06/04/2022
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I am so excited! About this milk of magnesia a friend told me to try it and It will get rid oral thrush she wasn't lying my thrush was so bad It was making me sick but this milk of magnesia does the job


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Jharry (Avon Park, Fl) on 05/14/2014
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I had a stubborn case of thrush. I tried peroxide, genetian violet and when that didn't work I went to the doctor and was put on Fluconazole for 10 days and after I was out of the prescription I still had it or at least I think I did. My tongue was still white but I didnt have any other symptoms. I tried scraping the tongue and everything and still white. Started looking for other remedies and came across this page so I tried milk of magnesia and let me tell you that it worked almost instantly. my tongue is back to normal. WOW


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Deb (Laurel, Maryland) on 07/02/2013
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I have to say that I am amazed. I have had oral thrush for weeks and even with the Nystatin prescribed by my dentist, it wasn't getting any better - in fact getting worse. I read this post (I am at the beach and I was so ticked off that I was having trouble eating anything) and decided to try the Milk of Magnesia. OMG - it really works!!! It has taken 2-3 days of doing it for 3 min about 4-5 times a day but it is almost gone!!!! Thanks!


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Barbara (So. Florida, Usa) on 05/29/2013
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I developed horrible oral thrush after 5 weeks on antibiotics for a chronic Staph aureus sinus infection of 34 years. I've had so many antibiotics over the years for this infection that my systemic Candida was now on overload. My heart rate was escalating and I felt like the thrush was taking over and I would probably die if it wasn't eliminated. The immediate source seemed to be Candida in my sinuses which was flowing down the back of my throat.

I was given Nystatin Oral Suspension in the ER but it has a ton of sugar and made me gag. I decided it was irrational to treat Candida with sugar so I had to look for something else. I would have called my doctor for an Rx of plain Nystatin powder to use as a mouthwash, but it was Memorial weekend.

Desperate, I read the testimonies on EC and decided to try Milk of Magnesia. I started with 2 tablespoons undiluted MoM and swished it in my mouth for a few minutes. I was amazed and overjoyed when the fungus began peeling off right away. I did this for two days but increased the time and diluted the MoM a bit. By evening of the 2nd day there was no more white mold bonded to my tongue or gums.

However, the night of the 1st day I realized I needed to attack the immediate source or the thrush would return. So I took the syringe that came with the Nystatin suspension, partially filled it with diluted MoM and shot it up my sinues. Then tilted my head backward and forward and upside down so it would move around. It did burn but was not unbearable. I then went to bed and the next morning felt much better. I did the same thing on night #2 and day #3 felt even better.

I realize I now need to destroy the Candida in my sinuses or I'll have another outbreak of thrush. Has anyone been able to totally eliminate Candida in the sinuses with MoM? If so, what is the procedure? I am also starting in earnest an anti-Candida program for my whole system which will take several months, but it's the only way to deal the problem.

Thanks so much for your testimonies and for this website. They have been an enormous blessing!


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Row (Brooklyn, Ny) on 01/03/2012
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After coming down with thrush from treatment for pnuemonia, my Dr prescribed Nystatin. 8 Days later, it was still holding on and getting worse. I took the advice here and gargled with Milk of Magnesia... Full strength, no diluting for about 3 minutes... The effect was instant. It pulled all the yeast from my tongue, gums and even lips with the first treatment and instantly my mouth was soothed. I've done 3 treatments and brushed with baking soda and I feel so much better.


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Ella (Rocky Mtns, Ut, Usa) on 09/20/2011
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I'd been using Gentian Violet for mouth thrush and having little success. As soon as I swished around the MOM it immediately abated the swelling and the skin patches started falling off. Thank you so much for posting this!


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by pro8688 (Vincentown, NJ) on 01/27/2009
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After a heart attack in 2007, I came home from hospital and quickly developed a very painful oral thrush. Eventually I discovered the value of magnesium in heart disease. That led me to search for other benefits magnesium might cure. I found this Milk of Magnesia remedy for thrush on Earth Clinic. I used about a tablespoon of Milk of Magnesia mixed with the same amount of water so I can swish, gargle and spit.

It was nearly instant relief of the oral pain... and the thrush itself was gone in about a day. God bless the folks at Earth Clinic.


Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Shannon (Titusville, FL) on 11/12/2007
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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!!!



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