I have had thrush in my breasts (presumably ductal) and nipples for over a month now and I just cannot shift it. I have been on medication since it started to no avail. This is what I'm doing:
200mg Fluconazole per day
Daktarin cream (2% miconozole) cream on nipples after every feed
Daktarin oral gel for baby after every daytime feed
Grapefruit seed extract tablets - four a day
Probiotic tablets (super strength)
Changing breast pads after every feed
Washing nipples in vinegar/water solution after every feed
Letting nipples air dry after each feed
Soaking bras, muslins etc in vinegar/water before hot wash
Trying to go braless at home as much as possible
Ventilated breast shells
Sterilising dummies etc by boiling them every day
Tried expressing off the worst affected boob (for a couple of weeks) to give it a rest but made no real difference
Dr did also try me on antibiotics too in case it wasn't thrush but it had no effect (may have made it worse) and the symptoms are wholly consistent with thrush (pink, shiny, sore nipples, burning, itching, stabbing pains deep in breast after feeds etc), no lumps or redness consistent with mastitis.
Any suggestions? Its driving me mad because nothing seems to work.
Thanks!
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Cannot get rid of thrush - help!
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Mooncarrot75 · 24/02/2014 16:18
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