Nipple Thrush - how long does it take to not hurt so much?

[*Beema*]

For the last couple of days feeding has been unbearable () on my RHS, terrible shooting pains, right through to my back, but no lumps or blockages (which I had planty of with DD1) so I have determined that it is Nipple Thrush and just picked up some Daktarin Oral Gel.

How long will it take before it starts to work, should I treat both breasts even though only one is affected at the moment, what else should I do to "speed up" the process of healing, and are there things I should do to prevent it from happening again. I can see why some end up weaning as the pain is horrible

TIA xxoo

[Iona Macca]

i had it with my ds1 when he was 2 weeks old in both nipples. i had him off the boob for about 2 weeks as it was that bad that both were bleeding and just him coming near me made them sore and i couldn't feed him but was able to get him back on with the help of the CHN.

i was also taking inner health plus but in the powder form - think u had to take it twice a day and adjusted my diet - no sugary stuff/yeast. also got yoghurt that had natural acidophilous (spell??)

i do have a sheet somewhere that the CHN gave me with info i can go look for if you require more but i'm pretty sure that was the basic stuff

good luck - it's horrible

[indie24]

I was going to suggest that you treat bub as well if breastfeeding.

[*Beema*]

Thankyou for the replies

Oh IM that must have been horrible , but I can completely understand why you had him off the boob, the pain is horrible and I only have it on one side you must have been beside yourself with both sides

I'll get some inner health plus and have a looka t DD's yogurt and see if it has the natural acidophilous, if not og and get some.

Thanks Indie, I am treating DD2 as well just as a precaution, otheriwse this will become a vicous cycle

[indie24]

We went through it with DD for nearly 3 months. I ended up having to get tablets for it. I was treating both of us but because I am diabetic I had heaps of trouble getting rid of it (thats what the doc told me why it was so persistant)

[Yeddi]

If you have nipple trush, you can be pretty sure that bub will have an imbalance in their gut too, so treating your gut first. Inner health plus (or similar) is good, homemade yogurt is best - yogurt because it makes it through into the lower intestine, homemade because it is higher in the good bacteria and lower in sugar. Sugar is counter-productive to trush treatment as it feeds it. You could even put some of the yogurt on your nipples if you want. Also, a little bit of sun on them (being careful not to get burned of course) will do wonders.