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Thrush on my tongue

Is it possible that my thrush was caused by antibiotics taken more than two months ago?

I took a course of cefixime in February and then in March a course of ciprofloxacin for 10 days and again cefixime for other 10 days. I got a slightly white tongue about one week after finishing my anibiotics. However, my white tongue got much worse after 4 weeks of finishing the antibiotics and my tongue isn't just white, it is also swollen with scalloped edges and the tip of my tongue is red and it hurts, the tasting buds are the back are also red and swollen.

I was given fluconazol for 4 days and probiotics but they did nothing to it. Now, 2 months and a half later I am still suffering with this problem. I also have had a chronic sore throat during the same time. What could it be?

Also 10 weeks ago I got kissed by a gay man and I am scared of HIV, I tested negative at 6 weeks though with a combo test...

Please help!!
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13494641 tn?1430648116
Still not sure, I drink a lot of beer.....6 or more a day. Im going to try and stop drinking for a few weeks and see what happens. Also when I eat sun flower seeds it seems to get a lot better.
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Thank you for your answer David!

What caused your thrush? Were you taking antibiotics?
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13494641 tn?1430648116
Yes, I've been battling a white tongue for 6 months now. Your tongue sounds just like mine. As for kissing a gay guy, I don't think that's how you get HIV. If you test Neg at 6 weeks, you should have nothing to worry about on that front.
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