Thrush treatment in 1st trimester - don't want to lose another baby....

Hi,

I am tentatively pregnant (10DPO) after trying for so very long after we lost our little one last year... It's been such a hard road!

My GP has had me on Nilstat oral tablets and vaginal cream for recurrent thrush over the past week (we've been thinking this may have been hindering the conception process). However, now I'm (hopefully, so very hopefully) pregnant again, I'm not wanting to risk loosing another baby because of a drug... The thrush is not causing me major discomfort, it's just always there (and in my gut I suppose - hence the tablets)

I'm not a drug person and avoid as many toxins as I can in pregnancy (didn't even take panadol!), especially in the 1st trimester. However, I phoned the Mother Safe hotline (for preg & BF mums) and they said Nilstat was fine - but she also said it was fine to take Diflucan! (which doesn't sit at ALL well with me!), so maybe not the best person to get advice from.

Does anyone have any advice, because I'm feeling a bit confused...?

Hi Melody7.

Good luck, sending you lots of sticky vibes.

Natural yoghurt is supposed to be a good option for thrush, but I'd consider visiting a naturopath to ask for a therapy safe with pregnancy. Alos, check through the recent threads in this forum and also the 'Pregnancy General Discussion' as I've read a really good thread in the past week on this with lots of advice from many wonderful women.

Good luck hon.

I've been told that the tablet form of thrush treatment shouldn't be used if pregnant but the topical creams are fine. I used canesten with the applicators throughout both my pregnancies as I had thrush often. I was told that it was fine as long as I didn't put it too far up. It seemed to work for me. I would stop the tablets if there is a good chance you are pregnant (which is does sound like :) )

My ob recomended the creams and pessary to me and said that once i was past the first tri i could use the tablet (diflucan)

if you are concerned go back to your DR and NP are always great.

I too get Thrush on and off and I have been told to use Canisten Cream but my Chemist told me not to use the applicator - but I think it would be fine as long as you don't put it in there too far ;) Congratulations on your Pregnancy! :D

I would give the natural yoghurt a go. Eating it is good for thrush, but it can also be applied as a cream to the area as well.
I'm sure if you googled it you could find some more info :)
I'd honestly feel much better with that than any pharmacy medication personally. I'm a bit like you in that sence as well.

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YOGHURT, LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS
The external use of plain (no-sugar), live (acidophilus-cultured) YOGHURT is a very good natural cure for yeast infection since it helps to restore the normal vaginal flora. ACIDOPHILUS tablets are also good preventatives for getting a yeast infection, since they support the healthy native bacteria in the vagina. Often they are able to cure lighter yeast infections.
You can use this yeast infection treatment during pregnancy

YOGHURT tampon or pad or vaginal rinse
•Dip a tampon in live, natural yoghurt and insert it into the vagina for 4-5 hours.
•You can also spread some live, natural yoghurt on a sanitary towel and wear it for a few hours.
•It is a bit messy, but very effective to insert into the vagina 2tsp (10ml) live yoghurt with a vaginal syringe for 7 days straight at bedtime. The yoghurt flows out slowly, but a thin layer remains on the vaginal wall. Wear sanitary pads if using this method.

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There was a thread not too long ago, I think in the natural therapies section, about using a clove of garlic to treat thrush. It has worked really well for me, as I am allergic to the creams and they aggregate it :doh: I THINK it would be safe to use during pregnancy, but still check first. Maybe post a new thread here asking and I might catch the eye of others that do it. Like everyone else has said in relation to creams etc, I would just not put it too high up. Remember though, even if it is not that uncomfortable for you, if you are dtd hubby can also get it (usually without the symptoms, but sometimes with) and keep passing it back and forth to you every subsequent time you dtd.

Hope that helps :D

Not sure if I'm allowed to post links lol, but here is an article I found from a quick google search which you might find helpful:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Get-Rid-of-Yeast-Infection-During-Pregnancy---Safe-Natural-Treatment-of-Candida-While-Pregnant&id=1391990

OK this sounds crazy but it really works. Buy a bulb of organic garlic, and each night for 7 nights peel one clove and slit it slightly, then stick it in your vag at night, and remove in the morning. Garlic kills thrush and is completely natural. If you are worried about losing the garlic:o you can thread a string through it, like a teeny tiny tampon. I swear this works.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ve-garlic.html

Yoghurt isnt strong enough.

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https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ve-garlic.html

Yoghurt isnt strong enough.

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:D Thanks Kelly, I always sound a bit like a placenta muching lentil knitter when I talk about garlic as a cure for thrush

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:D Thanks Kelly, I always sound a bit like a placenta muching lentil knitter when I talk about garlic as a cure for thrush

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Bahahaha love it, placenta muching lentil knitter :rofl:

I'll remember that Kelly. I often get thrush in pregnancy. Thanks :)

Hi,

Thanks for all your suggestions and support.

Despite being told that Nilstat is meant to be very mild and apparently not absorbed into the bloodstream (like Diflucan), I'm just not feeling comfortable about using chemicals (partic in the 1st Tri.M).

Therefore, I'm off the drugs and am going to boost myself with more probiotic, (try and) reduce my sugar intake (mostly dried fruit..), take zinc for the sugar cravings and consider the garlic remedy that a few of you have suggested. The vaj thrush really isn't bothering me ATM (apart from being a bit tender when with DH), but I know it's just smouldering there - and will need attention sometime! It's the gut thing that I really need to kill off... I'm dairy intolerant so can't eat any yoghurt....

Has anyone tried drinking ACV to kill thrush in the gut? I've heard varying theories....