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Fennel
Posted by Donna (Janesville, WI) on 06/27/2008
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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.
Oil Pulling
Posted by Paul (Miami, Florida) on 12/18/2007
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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.
Calendula Tea
Posted by Mayari (Candler, NC) on 12/05/2007
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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.
Gentian Violet
Posted by Debbie (Cambridge, Canada) on 06/07/2007
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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.
Tea Tree Oil
Posted by Laurel (Lake Forest, California) on 01/22/2009
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My lactation consultant recommended using Tea Tree Oil in the dishwasher to kill the thrush bacteria from all the bottles and other items the bacteria may have been growing. It is fully pesticide free and though the smell is quite strong I think it really helped. I even like the smell now. I always think "clean" when I smell it. We used this in conjunction with GENTIAN VIOLET and my son's thrush went away within a week.
Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Ilva r. (South webster ohio) on 08/17/2024
What if u don't have a copper wire
Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Janiek (Coraopolis USA) on 09/09/2024
Hello:
I found your page for mouth thrush and recommendations for using milk of magnesia. I tried it twice today, and it certainly seems to help!
However, I have one question. The instructions to rinse your mouth out with the milk of magnesia after you wake up, drink coffee, after you eat and before bed. What I'm wondering is this. After you rinse with the MoM, do you then rinse your mouth out with water or is that defeating the purpose?
Thank you so much!!
Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Cptn. Anon (Home Sweet Home) on 09/11/2024
It likely doesn't matter. MOM contains bleach which is probably the effective ingredient. Once the bacteria are dead there is no need for the bleach to linger. MOM is considered suitable for internal use.
If bad breath is due to eating garlic the MOM may be ineffective. You might just use less garlic to prevent the bad breath. Onion and mustard seeds are similar in health effect to garlic without the strong odor.
Raw Sauerkraut
Posted by Rebel (Usa) on 08/19/2014
That is great Danny. I made some a week ago and it should be ready tomorrow. I hope it turns out right. I took some raw green cabbage, sea salt, and a probiotic pill and sealed them into a air tight BPH free container. Ground cabbage up, put a layer and then covered with sea salt and repeated. Took about 2 maybe 3 cups of cabbage with probiotic and some water made it into liquid with the ( nutria bullet )poured over the top, smashed down with spoon ( wooded ) and fill the rest up with rolled up cabbage leaves and sealed.
There are lots of recipes on the net, but it is time consuming. I have also been making some kefir coconut water. Only I am able to get it to ferment and turn bubbly, but my kefir grains are not turning into the cauliflower looking grains when it is finished. It looks and has the texture of yogurt. I could only find milk kefir at the store. But at least the water does ferment and is like wine almost.
I just started doing all of this, I am trying to get rid of possible candida or morgellons on my arms, I think the two could be related, because every time I have a breakout on my arms I also get athletes feet between my toes. These two things always come together and leave together.
Raw Sauerkraut
Posted by Danny (Seattle, WA) on 08/29/2014
That's amazing. I didn't make my own sauerkraut - just bought it at a health food store. Hope it works for you. Best of luck!!
Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Sophie (Hawley, Pa) on 09/28/2014
I tried milk of Magnesia and my mouth became so tart that I had a hard time breathing. Did you have any reaction to milk?
Milk of Magnesia
Posted by Pat (NC) on 05/13/2021
How much milk of magnesia did you take? And how often? Thanks!
Oil Pulling with Coconut Oil
Posted by Ava (Los Angeles, California) on 12/04/2013
Taking coconut oil by spoon greatly helped my oral thrush, but oil pulling in general, especially oil pulling with coconut oil, made it infinitely worse! Be careful!
Probiotics
Posted by Erin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) on 04/29/2012
★★★★☆WORKED TEMPORARILY
After taking antibiotics I had a stubborn white coating on my tongue. I followed the advise of someone else who had posted on earthclinic and cut open a probiotic. I put less than half of the contents in a spoon of water and swished and spit the mixture out. By the next morning, the white coating was just about gone! However, as soon as I stopped, the coating came back.
In about five days I will be taking a prescribed oral yeast medication (for after the antibiotics) and am taking a probiotic twice daily and eating a cup of plain, organic greek yogurt (with the bacteria listed in the ingredients) a day. Hopefully, this will permanently eliminate the problem. Since I have been taking probiotics, I have noticed that my gums rarely bleed after brushing/flossing anymore.
I may try oil pulling with sunflower oil here after the antibiotics and yeast medication, but I do not buy the whole "detox" or "herx effect" claims after doing much research. I would use it simply for teeth whitening and to eliminate bacteria in the mouth. If you are suspicious of "big pharma" medication, then you should also be suspicious of detoxes and cleanses (they are all profit industries). Personally, if anything makes me feel like crap, then I am going to stop doing it. Listen to your body above all. (with antibiotic symptoms, I eat very well, take probiotics, and drink lots of water, and I barely have symptoms, therefore feeling like crap is more a result of an unhealthy lifestyle when my body has less of an ability to deal with unhealthy food/habits than it would off of the antibiotics).
Probiotics
Posted by Juliemartha (Orlando, Fl) on 01/14/2014
Just wanted to mention that certain fungal and yeast organisms are KNOWN to grow hyphae/bloom under extreme stress in an all out effort to survive adverse pH or other sudden change. May depend how deeply seated the condition has become. Any initial worsenening of symptoms should be evaluated with that in mind. Coconut oil will KILL the organism AND promote speedy recovery of healthy mucous membranes.
Gentian Violet
Posted by Diane (Lake City, Ar) on 05/08/2011
★★★★★
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.
Gentian Violet
Posted by Julie (Virginia Beach, Virginia) on 05/31/2011
from wikipedia-
Precautions
One study in mice demonstrated dose-related carcinogenic potential at several different organ sites.
[25][26] The Food and Drug Administration in the US has determined that gentian violet has not been shown by adequate scientific data to be safe for use in animal feed. Use of gentian violet in animal feed causes the feed to be adulterated and is a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in the US. On June 28, 2007, the US food and Drug Administration issued an "import alert" on farm raised seafood from China because unapproved antimicrobials, including gentian violet, had been consistently found in the products. The FDA report states:
"Like MG [malachite green], CV [crystal violet] is readily absorbed into fish tissue from water exposure and is reduced metabolically by fish to the leuco moiety, leucocrystal violet (LCV). Several studies by the National Toxicology Program reported that the carcinogenic and mutagenic effects of crystal violet in rodents. It has also been linked to increased risk of human bladder cancer. The leuco form induces renal, hepatic and lung tumor in mice. "[27]
Gentian violet's common side effect is the staining of skin and cloth, but it can easily be washed off skin with a solution of bleach and water. However, if used on ulcerations or open wounds it can cause tattooing. It is generally considered safe for use on children and breastfeeding mothers. It has even been applied to the mouth and lips of premature infants, and has a long history of safe use. La Leche League recommends gentian violet for thrush on the nipple. [28] However, in large quantities, gentian violet may lead to ulceration of a baby's mouth and throat and is linked with mouth cancer. [29] Gentian violet has also been linked to cancer in the digestive tract of other animals. [30]
Oil Pulling
Posted by Sorrokine (Vs, Ny, Usa) on 11/23/2010
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This is wonderful! I just tried the sesame oil OP and I already feel my sinuses opening. I Suffer from severe mold poisoning, and have gone the route of natural herbs to treat it with success. I am also suffering from a body candida infection from mold poisoning as well. This helped the thrush portion of the sickness I couldn't quite tame. I am being cured of the mold poisoning with great herbs and supplements. Learned the hard way that Doctors can't treat me for since they'll loose their license. Thank you Earth Clinic for your amazing group of people and their knowledge. I will post when I see more results.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Marilyn (Oswego, Il) on 10/31/2009
★☆☆☆☆
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?
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Melissa (Summit Point, West Virginia) on 01/23/2011
★☆☆☆☆
I had Thrush last year and the vinegar made it worse, very painful thing to deal with. I could only eat ice cream and yogurt.... Applesauce , it really burned my tongue and cheeks and gums.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Ladyliza (Los Angeles) on 09/25/2014 32 posts
Never, ever drink vinegar straight! It will burn your esophagus and may cause a lot of damage, not to mention it will take the protective layer right off your teeth. Always dilute it with water. You might even need a 50/50 portion.
Yogurt
Posted by Debbie (Dublin, Ireland) on 01/26/2010
hi i was just wondering for vaginal thrush what do you do with the yoghurt?
Yogurt
Posted by Palesadot (Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa) on 10/28/2010
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The suggested remedy worked for me!!! Almost immediately! I applied it last night and it stung a bit, but when I applied it this morning, I felt nothing! I don't have the uncontrollable need to scratch the outer area of my vagina!!! Peeing has never been so hassle-free!!! Thanks a mil!!
Shea Butter
Posted by Joanna (London, UK) on 05/11/2009
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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.
Shea Butter
Posted by Martina9eld (Burnaby, Bc/canada) on 11/08/2012
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Yes! Shea Butter instantly took the burning away from my tongue and gums.
Gentian Violet
Posted by Dawn (Portland, OR) on 09/15/2008
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My pediatritian recommended trying Gentian Violet when my nursing 6 month old had thrush that would not go away with Nystatin. I just put a little on a q-tip, swabbed his mouth and it quickly went away. It should be noted that his lips turned purple and his drool discolored anything he put into his mouth. This was a small price to pay to cure his thrush and relieve my pain.
Fennel
Posted by Pearl (Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada) on 11/07/2009
How much is a 'serving' of water to mix with the Fennel?
Fennel
Posted by Cindy (Illinois, Usa) on 05/19/2015 525 posts
I think she means a 12 cup coffee maker - so, like making coffee except you use 1/2 cup fennel powder instead of the coffee.
Oil Pulling
Posted by Lara (Philadelphia, Pa) on 11/12/2010
What is the best oil to use for treating thrush??
Oil Pulling
Posted by Huepuchica (Houston, Tx) on 01/29/2011
I read on e-how that oil pulling with coconut oil is recommended for 20 minutes and then spitting it out, but no rinse. Forgot how long, maybe week. FYI, oil pulling is swishing oil in your mouth for 5 or more minutes and then spitting it out.
Oil Pulling
Posted by Ava (Boston, Ma) on 11/25/2013
★☆☆☆☆
Oil Pulling CAUSED me to get thrush - totally dried out my mouth! Be very careful! Maybe start pulling only like 5 mins at a time to see of it works for you.
Urine
Posted by Laraine (Glenside, PA) on 09/24/2008
Since urine is acidic (urea), vinegar would probably work just as well. I heard that vinegar works.
Urine
Posted by Jesse (San Luis Obispo, California) on 12/01/2008
I agree that urine can be safely used as a remedy. It is sterile but not necessarily non-toxic (bleach is sterile). In the diving world, it is often used to remove sea urchin spines.
Urine
Posted by Emma (Melbourne, VIC Australia) on 01/14/2009
I know there's some stigma over using this-but quite a lot of skin creams contain urea-one of the major components of urine. I can tell you that getting a small amount of fresh urine on a cotton wool ball and applying it to styes, works a treat-your stye will be gone in a few hours-may need a couple of applications though.
Urine
Posted by Aria (Port Huron, Mi) on 10/14/2010
I just stumbled upon this thread regarding urine being used in several pharmaceuticals. I went to a dermatologist a few months ago for some bumps on my shoulders and they gave me some samples of urea foam. I started laughing and made a rhetorical comment asking the nurse, "why don't I just go home and rub urine all over my shoulders?". She didn't find it funny and responded with defiance. I think something along the lines of it not being the same thing. Maybe not the same thing but all of the ingredients are there, eh? Just another example of ignorance in the field of medicine. Oh, and the foam did not work. Turns out it's not what they thought it was so I canceled my follow-up visit and treated it with suggestions from you guys. Worked like a charm!
Urine
Posted by Michael (Easley, S.C.) on 03/31/2022
I agree with Robert. Your own urine can heal.
Tea Tree Oil
Posted by Sarah (Chicago, IL) on 10/09/2006
★★★★★
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.
