Thrush n sores on mouth

[crossroadsec]

They gave me Nystatin to mix w mylanta n liquid benedry. Equal parts 1 TB. Stir, swish, spit. It's painful. I have these nasty sores on the corners of my mouth. Real attractive... I'm taking B complex to see if it'll help. I look like the Joker from Batman. Haha! Karen:)

[BigDaddy_59]

Hey Hector,
You ever go to the Musée Mécanique down on the wharf?
My favorite exhibit is the "Opium Den" with the dragon and the skeleton in the closet.
Ah, the good ol' days...

[crossroadsec]

You boys got a little wild last night.... I'm LMBO. xoxo Karen :)
Oh and the home made miracle mouth is working. We go w/ the home grown where I come from.

[indy531]

I have dx w/thrush this past week-tongue was white and terrifying ooking, throat feltlike it was lined in barbed wire, taste terrible, tongue cracked/swollen. Given rx pink pills to take, but they take 1 week. ugh! soup, biotene, no spicy foods help

[mauilady]

When I got thrush from TX, my doctor gave me some big, white pills to suck on.  They cleared it right up, but unfortunately I can't remember what they were called.

[spectda]

I gargles with white rice vinegar and water. I read that white vinegar and water would be helpful to sooth the sores and I only had the rice vinegar in the house at the time, I was really surprised how well it worked. Bill recommended vagasil (no kidding). It is still in the drawer as I never could bring myself to apply it to my mouth sores,
-Dave

[HectorSF]

To EC & Bill:

I'm waiting for California to reopen the opium den's again.
It could really help our state's budget woes.

The great thing about opium is, with that treatment, I won't even care that I have hepatitis C, ESLD and liver cancer. A transplant? Who needs a tranplant? Just another hit of opium please. That stuff is amazing. Much better than all those billion dollar blockbuster drugs the drug manufacturers advertize on TV. Viagra got nothin' on opium! No sex? Who cares???

The Advantage of having opium den's in every city in California:

1. While it is true that you will still all the problems you had before (plus an expensive new addiction) but you could care less.

2. It's a celebration of historic California culture.

Maybe the GOP will propose opium den's nationwide as their new solution for our healthcare crisis? I figure it's not any worse the the BS "solutions" they are pedaling now.

I think I need some lactulose now. I'm on a HE bender...whoa...
H

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Haha! You Californians can get an Rx for anything! (:O
Karen

[Bill1954]

Then again I suppose one could substitute cocaine for the lidocaine, but of course that comes with it’s own set of issues... :o)

--Bill

[can-do-man]

have mouth sores from receiving chemotherapy. I've heard that something called "magic mouthwash" might help. What is it?

Answer
from Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D.
"Magic mouthwash" is the term given to a solution prepared by pharmacists and used to treat mouth sores (oral mucositis). Oral mucositis can be extremely painful and can result in an inability to eat, speak or swallow. Magic mouthwash may be used to treat mouth sores that result from some forms of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

There are many versions of magic mouthwash. Your doctor will likely write a prescription listing the ingredients and the amount of each. Magic mouthwash usually contains at least three of these basic ingredients:

An antibiotic to kill bacteria around the sore
An antihistamine or local anesthetic to reduce pain and discomfort
An antifungal to reduce fungal growth
A corticosteroid to treat inflammation
An antacid to enhance coating of the other ingredients inside the mouth
Most formulations of magic mouthwash are intended to be used every four to six hours, and to be held in your mouth for one to two minutes before being either spit out or swallowed. It's recommended that you don't eat or drink for 30 minutes after using magic mouthwash so that the medicine has time to produce an effect.

It's unclear how effective magic mouthwash is in treating oral mucositis. That's because of the lack of standardization in the formulations of mouthwash, and poorly designed studies done to gather data. If you have mouth sores that cause you pain and discomfort, talk with your doctor.

Side effects of magic mouthwash may include problems with taste, a burning or tingling sensation in the mouth, drowsiness, constipation, diarrhea, and nausea.

[Bill1954]

The lidocaine is the stuff you probably can’t access without a prescription and it numbs quickly, Karen. If the homemade stuff doesn’t give relief, reconsider the other. It doesn’t last long, only ten minutes or so, but might make enough difference to let you enjoy a meal now and then.

Enjoy your snack, Ms Joker :o)

--Bill

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Thanks Bill.  She mentioned it, but I told her I'd mix my own. Save $$. She also told me to eat some sodium at bedtime. Mine is low - hence the leg cramps. Too much water maybe. I'm having a lovely bed time snack. :)

[Bill1954]

Karen, ask them to Rx ‘Magic Mouthwash’ and see if that helps. It’s compounded by the local pharmacy and can contain various proportions of Maalox, benadryl, lidocaine and Nystatin. It’s a swish ‘n swallow that is used several times a day and numbs on contact so at least you might be able to eat meals without too much pain.

It’s often prescribed to cancer chemo patients; most doctors are at least vaguely familiar with it.

Good luck-

--Bill