OK . . . . wise mnetters . . . . advice needed . . . . . if I . . . . . .

[JonesTheSteam]

. . . . have thrush do I have to go to see the GP or can I get over the counter remedies for it?

Have never had it before but am 99.9 per cent sure that I do now .

What can I take? Am not pregnant or breastfeeding, if that helps.

TIA.

yes you can get canestan from any chemist

Thanks, sl - is that a cream? Isn't there some sort of tablet you can take as well?

Get the tablet Diflucan. So much better and clears it up from inside. Although would still get some cream to alleviate symptoms asap.
Drink lots of water and don't wear g strings!

This is from someone who has suffered for over 8 years but has had 6 months of not having (fingers crossed).

Canestan duo, it's a tablet and a pessary/cream.

on your behalf, oouuucchhh, it's not a pleasant thing to have!!

You can get a kit with the cream and a pessary/applicator.

Good luck

canestan do a cream and a tablet. or you can get a combination pack of tablet plus cream

Thanks BH - is Diflucan available over the counter?

(Sorry about my ignorance - and sorry to hear about your 8 years of suffering!!!)

Thanks for the sympathy guys - having never had it before, I now realise I've probably been unsympathetic to friends before!!!

How long does the stuff take to work?

And also I have a smear test booked Tuesday morning - do you think I should try and defer it?

Thanks again.

Jones - Phone and ask about smear.

Yes you can buy tablet over counter but I think it's about £12.

I never minded paying as always felt so awful when having it. I think you can get a prescription but hard now due to easter.

Also if you can get something like actimel. I have stopped having my bouts of thrush since drinking it!

They can test you for thrush when they do the smear. If you do have thrush, it can make the result unclear so they would have to repeat the smear.

LOL - after reading the NHS direct website, following my suspicions, I headed straight to the fridge for one of those probiotic Muller yoghurt things (like Actimel)!!!

If no probiotics in, how about applying a crunch corner?

Water, Water & Water and drink lots of it & ... Canesten is a great relief too!!!!

you can buy canestedn but it is about £10- £15 depending on what combo you go for.
If you still have an NHS exemption card you're sorted.
:)

All these suggestions good but also buy some live yoghurt, put it in the fridge so it's nice and cool, and apply to the affected parts...

and make sure you warn everyone else not to eat out of that pot!

No exemption card here - DS is 2.6!!!

Ah! - have just been to the GP for the same thing - he prescribed Canestan which is darn site cheaper than buying it over the counter!

Edam - as they say down here, ych-a-fi (or ewwwwwwwwwwwww!)

If you don't mind me asking, Jools Too - what did the doctor do - did he actually examine you, or did he just write a script?

No, he had a look, but tbh that sort of thing doesn't concern me. I've had children soooooo.

I'd rather have peace of mind

Still bothers me, I'm afraid - I know it shouldn't, though .

Had to psych myself up to book my smear test (although my last one was fine, the one before came back with abnormal results, so having to have 3 in 18 months).

Now it looks like I'll have to postpone it!!!!

he took a swab too

you need to know for certain that it is thrush so you need to be examined - it takes about a minute!

See the doctor if you haven't had it before as you need to be certain it isn#t anything else