Question:
Has anybody gotten thrush after having this surgery?
I am three weeks post-op and have lost about 25 lbs. Today I noticed that I have oral thrush. Has anybody else gotten thrush after having this surgery? — Paula G. (posted on July 17, 2000)
July 17, 2000
I did! I've met one other who did. I was about 5 months post-op. My PCP
at the time seemed to think it was nutritional imbalance. THAT won't be
happening again!
— vitalady
July 17, 2000
Before having this surgery I did alot of crazy things to lose weight ,one
of which was just not eat for days and days. What you think is thrush may
not be at all. When we cut back or stop eating ,everything in our body
"ckeans itself" our mouth coats white and has a REAL bad smell
because it's cleaning the buds that we have coated and killed meal after
meal. Some will even take a smell on from our body cleaning it's pores. No
brushing,scraping or mouthwash or baths (for the body) will stop this . It
will help <smile> When it's finshed "cleaning" you will
find food like never before ,which is why so many find some foods they've
loved forever to not be good anymore and other food they never liked to be
loved. It may be thrush , but it may be just a cleaning long overdue. Hope
I've helped ,God bless.
— sarah2cu
July 17, 2000
I had thrush two weeks after surgery. It was such a bad case that it
didn't disappear until I got a second type of antibiotic to kill it. If
you think you have it, contact your doctor to get a prescription to help
get rid of it. I didn't contact my doctor right away and tried to use
antiseptic to help it (as I read in a medical book). The antiseptic only
made it worse and I decided that I should consult the doctor. By having
it, I had trouble getting the liquids in that I needed because of the sour
taste in my mouth and my weightloss was not as good as it could have been
if it was cleared up right away. Take care.
— blank first name B.
July 17, 2000
YES YES YES~~~right after surgery, i could only sleep on my back (of
course) so my mouth wolud get really dry. One night, I woke up and wiped
my tongue with something because it was so dry, and the ENTIRE surface of
my tongue came off with the cloth, so for a while, I had a very smooth and
raw tongue...very gross. I also developed a yeast infection and a yest
infection in all the folds of my skin...this was very awful to go thru just
a few days post op...YUCK!!!
— tipdawg1
July 17, 2000
Yes! I thought I was some kind of a freak , my doctor drew blood and said
diabetics were more susceptible to it. I wasn't a diabetic( I thought) and
the tests confirmed I am. I had to swish and swallow Nystatin oral
suspension to clear it up. I also got a little dehydrated because
everything felt and tasted nasty in my mouth.I am glad to see I am not
alone.
— Heather T.
July 17, 2000
I got some sort of bumps in the upper lip area of the inside of my mouth
right after surgery. I was given an oral cream medicine, which tasted
aweful, while at the hospital. It seemed to go away in about a week. I
thought I was weird for getting this!!!!! Guess not, thank God. LOL
— Sandra A.
January 16, 2001
Yes I have it now, and it is making my recouperation miserable. I am 7
days post and was released from hospital 5 days post, wouldn't you know on
the 6th day I developed thrush. I am using Nyastin swish and swallow and
man it taste awful, just not the kind of thing a new pouch can take.
— Kim F.
January 17, 2001
Dear im,
All of us have (candida, not breadmaking)yeast all over our bodies and
inside our digestive tracts normally. It is the competition of other
resident common bacteria that keep them in check. When we go on
antibiotics,these competitors are killed off along with the bad"
bacteria,and the yeast organisms have a field day. The result is a raw,
red, sore throat and mouth, with a thick white coat on top, which can leave
bleeding when it is rubbed off. If overgrowth occurs in he digestive tract,
the result can be diarrhea, and if in the vagina, the classic burning,
itchy, white dicharge. Nystatin works for oral/digestive
thrush/yeast/candida (all the same). However, it lasts longer and seems to
work better if the "vaginal troche" (lozenge) is used to dissolve
in the mouth, rather than swish and swallow the liquid. Lotrimin cream is
for the vaginal infection (one of several choices). For a resistant
infection, an anifungal pill exists called Diflucan. To aid in prevention
and relief, try eating yogurt with live cultures in it (the label will brag
if there in there) every day. Leave it in you mouth a while before
swallowing if you have oral thush, and don't rinse you mouth afterwards for
a while. Buttermilk or kefir from a healthfood store, and acidophilus milk
help, too. They all work by restoring some of the good bacteria. (And you
can douche with the unflavored kind--it works.) Hope this helps! Jesse
— Jesse M.
June 5, 2002
I am two weeks post-op and i to have developed thrush. Very disgusting!!! I
am going to see my doctor Friday.
— yuisa C.
June 5, 2002
Yes, I did. I was released on a Fri, it developed on Sat and had to wait
until Mon to get meds. Oh, it was so bad that I actually enjoyed the
Nystatin. Anything to make me feel normal- the Nystatin worked immediately
and sdid not affect my stomach. Whats funny- is at first I thought it was
the Crystal Light I was drinking, then I found out otherwise. I still
cannot drink certain Crystal Lights to this day!
— Karen R.
June 5, 2002
Two more cents... I would too, leave the yogurt (with live cultures) in my
mouth as it DID make it feel better. It got me through until the medicine
came.
— Karen R.
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