Anyone had oral thrush and do I have it?

[popsicicle]

My tongue has been hurting for about one week - at first i thought that I had burned it as that is what it felt like. Then food and rinks started to tase weird - sour or metallicy
Then slightly swollen and rubbing against my side teeth
Now, it feels as though someone has rubbed it with sandpaper and bled when i brushed my teeth this morning - uncomfortable when eating or drinking
also, on the tip, it has small red dots - not really raised but kind of like small fish scales....that sounds foul and doesnt really describe it properly but similar
also have tiny ulcer-like things on the side of my tongue but suspect it had been rubbing against my teeth.
Now my lips are starting to tingle as you get if you eat too many pickled onion or vinegary crisps....know what I mean!?
Three pharmacists have been variably hepful - one said don't worry, another said may by thrush - try this gel
another has given my capsules to numb my tongue
cant get doc appt til xmas eve!!!!
does this sound familair with anyone?
shall i continue with the thursh gel??
have googled but not that helpful
sorry long post!

[popsicicle]

ps - havent got the characteristic white coating....

[Festivefly]

I haven't got a clue anymore sorry popsy. I would ring nhs direct maybe they can tell you something. I'll have a route for you on the internet anyway

[popsicicle]

thanks....
i just found lots of scary things to do with sore tongues linked to all kinds of scary diseases.......

[Festivefly]

I'm still looking, but thought perhaps you should ring nhs direct after this ,at least you would get to speak to a nurse

[Festivefly]

If its not thrush or an allergy, perhaps its in the family of sore throats and is viral. You probably need a course of antibiotics

[Festivefly]

Sorry i'm talking rubbish, i mean if its bacterial

[Festivefly]

Anything here, maybe stomatitus listed here

[popsicicle]

will call nhsdirect i think

[Tinker]

Have you taken any sore throat pastels recently? Boots own caused my tongue to flare up like this!

[popsicicle]

just spoke to nhs direct
spoke to nurse straight away - is this a record?
said it could be - an allergy........thrush or cold sores in the mouth!!?!?!?!?
getting gp appt tomorrow anyway!

[Ca225]

Did you ever find out what this was? You've described exactly what I am going through!! Thank you!!

[CoffeeAndEyeliner]

@ca225 did YOU ever find out? This is me exactly. It’s agony

[whistledowntheway]

@CoffeeAndEyeliner

@ca225 did YOU ever find out? This is me exactly. It’s agony

Did you ever find out? This is me too!

[KitKatKittyKay]

Looks like my username changed but I am CoffeeAndEyeliner
@whistledowntheway i did in fact have oral thrush. I had a phone call with my dr and proscribed medicine without even seeing me- I didn’t think it was oral thrush but the medicine helped very quickly. It was a long time ago and I think it was a liquid I had to swish around my mouth.

I still have no idea what caused it because google said it was mainly in people with diabetes or poor oral hygiene which doesn’t describe me.

hope you can get it sorted soon

[whistledowntheway]

@KitKatKittyKay

Looks like my username changed but I am CoffeeAndEyeliner
@whistledowntheway i did in fact have oral thrush. I had a phone call with my dr and proscribed medicine without even seeing me- I didn’t think it was oral thrush but the medicine helped very quickly. It was a long time ago and I think it was a liquid I had to swish around my mouth.

I still have no idea what caused it because google said it was mainly in people with diabetes or poor oral hygiene which doesn’t describe me.

hope you can get it sorted soon

Thanks for replying! Hopefully I can get it cleared up as it's very painful

[whistledowntheway]

@Ca225

Did you ever find out what this was? You've described exactly what I am going through!! Thank you!!

Did you find out what it was?

[Starrr123]

@KitKatKittyKay did u have the typical white tongue or not ? X

[Starrr123]

@whistledowntheway hi! Did u find out what it was? Mine has been the same :( lips burning and tomgue. X

[KitKatKittyKay]

@Starrr123

@KitKatKittyKay did u have the typical white tongue or not ? X

No! I didn’t which is why I didn’t believe the dr when he said it was thrush.

IIRC I had a weird red raised patch all along the sides of my mouth which was agony. The back of my throat and my tongue were in agony as well but I didn’t notice any changes.
honestly feel for anyone with this as it is excruciating pain.

[Starrr123]

@KitKatKittyKay has it gone now x