hi ladies,

i wanted to give my 2 cents worth. please excuse the lack of capitals, i am doing this on a mobile phone!

i have this horrid infliction at present and have tried almost everything... i caught it from my better half, you do not have to be intimate, simply washing clothes together can do it. diabetics are more susceptabe (i am a diabetic). info for uncircumcised guys... be really careful with the creams... i swole up about 3 times normal size, not in a good way. this problem is excrutiating for uncut men. having had probs with canesten and bactroban my doctor suggested nistatin the only one of this i could get was nilstat vaginal cream which has yielded the best cream so far with no severe swelling and took from sore and inflammed to no longer painful but very itchy... i have also tried vinegar baths, and, i don't recommend this one, vinegar straight... yes, it hurt... alot.

i asked my chemist in desparation, and he recommended potassium permanganate (condys crystals) and this is really working well with no discomfort. also anther chemist suggested first washing ur washing machine without clothes in it, 1 cycle with a whole bottle of vinegar as the spores can get in filters etc... then was your clothes with 1-2 cups of vinegar ... this helped in my household.

hope this helps folks,
ross - father of 1 beautiful11mth old girl.
nb.. the chemist recommended a "nice purple colour" and soak the thrush in it, my wife and i use a tomato sauce bottle, i make mine quite a bit stronger with the only side effect being brown discoloration of the skin which is normal(oxidisation)