Canesten

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Bought some OTC Canesten for thrush today
It's my second pregnancy and last time when I had thrush dr prescribed it so thought nothing of it
Then as I was paying pharmacy assistant said your not pg or bf so which I said ...yes (I have a massive couldn't be anything else bump!)
She asked if if consulted dr so just said yes, and then carried on
But I cannot wait till tomorrow to check
Are dr still prescribing and will I be ok-it's the topical cream not peasant one
my bits ahem lips are on fire
Would be grateful for current advice, nhs website a bit ambivalent
Thanks

My youngest is 2 so I have no idea if the advice is still correct but when I was pregnant - the cream is ok. No to pessaries or tablet remedies.

Yep it's fine.. As is the pessary.. But not the oral tablet :)

I remember how bloody hard work the pharmacists were when I had thrush!! I had to get it on prescription over the phone instead via 111.

I used it in pregnancy. They don't recommend the pessary tbh but I know people who've used it without the applicator on GP advice.

I just got a prescription thurs off Dr...for pessary and cream. Only advice was to use finger to insert pessary rather than applicator (pharmacist spoke extra loud when giving this advice )

Thanks all- seems one thing advice hasn't changed over then lol
And don't get me started on pharmacists with strong projections...