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Is it common to get thrush with hep c?
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  Oh, okay, yes, most of us get thrush while on this Hep C Treatment.
There is a specific mouthwwash used for it, it is specifically for people on Chemotherapy (or Hep C Treatment) and it is called "Magic Mouthwash" and has an antifungal medicine in it.
   If your Doctor hasn't heard of it, then I know there other good Thrush meds
out there, because all my newborns had thrush.
   I had all kinds of mouth problems, while I was on Tx, like a sore cracked tongue, sores inside my cheeks, sometimes it was so painful to eat.
   I gargled about 10 times a day with this natural mouthwash, that had
Tea-tree oil in it, made by the company Desert Essence, and that helped my mouth alot.
    Hey, that's a good sign that you were able to work all week :)
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3093770 tn?1389739126
Sorry to hear that
Heard of some alternatives which could help with the sinus infection, worth trying: Neilmed sinus rinse, i think is a saline and helps a lot with symptoms. I have been also told that colloidal silver spray can help (some will swear that it clear their sinus infection)

http://www.neilmed.com/usa/products.php

As for trush - no sugars , low starch diet otherwise it will just snow ball
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I just started rib. and  peginterfeon last week , I have been dealing with alot of sinus infections with no reason ie polops, deviated septum, so then I've had a burning mouth but when I started the drugs the thrush really took off.  I also got a sinus infection just days before starting my meds and am on antibiotics. I'm hoping I'll be a lot healthier now that I'm killing the hep c.  My side effects are not bad at all, I was able to work all week, even wiht the stinking sinus infection.  Hope it keeps going this good.  
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  It tends to occur in people who have a weakened
immune system, or people who have taken antibiotics.
  You may want to consider treating your Hep C, if it is weakening your immune system.
  It would be a good idea to have some lab work done, to see what your blood looks like
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Thrush"   is a form of fungal growth. One of the  ingredients in "Magicmouthwash (which your doctor can prescribe) is  nystatin which s what is prescribed for thrush

It is not a listed common symptom of HCV,however OLP (oral lichen planus ) is seen in approx. 10% of patients with HCV(below)

Will

http://www.hepcprimer.com/more/lichen.html

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190885 tn?1333025891
i had that for years off and on before tx.....i don't get it at all now post tx
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250701 tn?1320974765
Yes it is very easy to get thrush..ur immune system is very weak
God bless
Patches
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It's common to get thrush while undergoing hepc treatment because of the medications but thrush is generally not listed as condition caused by the hepatitis c virus.
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3093770 tn?1389739126
In my opinion: No, it is not a common symptom
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