Re: Open sores on lips - thrush?

[Guest guest]

Consider oral anti-viral medications such as Valtrex to knock it out but

continue with the OTC cold sore remedy. I am a nurse by the way.

rasheedaas <rasheedaas@...> wrote: I've been dealing with thrush

in my mouth for 5 weeks, presently am

rinsing with liquid Nystatin and taking diflucan. Finally it is

improving, I am definitely going to continue what I'm taking until

every last bit of thrush is gone.

Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners. When I

open my mouth to floss (i've got early gum disease - imperative that

I floss) the sores open and bleed.

I've tried about 8 different topical remedies.[ vitamin E,

homeopathic cold sore remedy, drug store cold sore remedies]. NOthing

has helped.

My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

Anybody have any luck with these?

A friend of mine who is really into holistic healing thinks the lip

sores are part of the thrush.

Any thoughts on this?

Has anybody had this and what has worked for you?

thanks,

ellen

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[Guest guest]

The lip sores may be thrush but they may be Herpes Simplex, pretty much fever

blisters & that does coincide w/Lyme, stress, virus, etc. My daughter just got

it on her lips for the first time (maybe stress or a virus in her case), anyway

I asked the Pharmacist & she said Carmex ($1.39) works pretty well, there is a

lot of other stuff but pricey. I happened to have Zovirax (an Rx since I used to

get it on my nose!) so she used a little Zovirax + Carmex. & it helped a lot.

Those things take time but it did clear it up in a decent amount of time.

If it could be Herpes Simplex, it is very careful so be careful not to share

anything, hand towel, etc. I even occasionally run all the toothbrushes through

the dishwasher, which I did this time too! I hope that helps, good luck!

Jeannie

rasheedaas <rasheedaas@...> wrote:

I've been dealing with thrush in my mouth for 5 weeks, presently am

rinsing with liquid Nystatin and taking diflucan. Finally it is

improving, I am definitely going to continue what I'm taking until

every last bit of thrush is gone.

Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners. When I

open my mouth to floss (i've got early gum disease - imperative that

I floss) the sores open and bleed.

I've tried about 8 different topical remedies.[ vitamin E,

homeopathic cold sore remedy, drug store cold sore remedies]. NOthing

has helped.

My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

Anybody have any luck with these?

A friend of mine who is really into holistic healing thinks the lip

sores are part of the thrush.

Any thoughts on this?

Has anybody had this and what has worked for you?

thanks,

ellen

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[Guest guest]

> Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners.

make sure you keep the skin and scabs soft, chapstick or similar.

> My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

> ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

> Anybody have any luck with these?

if nothing else, they are petroleum jelly based so will act like

chapstick, though not as well.

HTH

[Guest guest]

be sure and brush your entire mouth really good before the

nystatin..........that helps me.

connie,

[ ] Open sores on lips - thrush?

> I've been dealing with thrush in my mouth for 5 weeks, presently am

> rinsing with liquid Nystatin and taking diflucan. Finally it is

> improving, I am definitely going to continue what I'm taking until

> every last bit of thrush is gone.

>

> Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners. When I

> open my mouth to floss (i've got early gum disease - imperative that

> I floss) the sores open and bleed.

> I've tried about 8 different topical remedies.[ vitamin E,

> homeopathic cold sore remedy, drug store cold sore remedies]. NOthing

> has helped.

>

> My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

> ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

> Anybody have any luck with these?

>

> A friend of mine who is really into holistic healing thinks the lip

> sores are part of the thrush.

> Any thoughts on this?

> Has anybody had this and what has worked for you?

>

> thanks,

> ellen

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Support group for Washington state residents:

> WA-Lyme/

>

>

[Guest guest]

I use camphophenique gel.works great.just keep putting it on and a " canker "

sore will not open up.......then use neomycin to help heal it. I have used

it for 40 years. it is form of hepes simplex and when our immune systems

are down the mouth sores start.

connie, michigan

Re: [ ] Open sores on lips - thrush?

> The lip sores may be thrush but they may be Herpes Simplex, pretty much

> fever blisters & that does coincide w/Lyme, stress, virus, etc. My

> daughter just got it on her lips for the first time (maybe stress or a

> virus in her case), anyway I asked the Pharmacist & she said Carmex

> ($1.39) works pretty well, there is a lot of other stuff but pricey. I

> happened to have Zovirax (an Rx since I used to get it on my nose!) so she

> used a little Zovirax + Carmex. & it helped a lot. Those things take time

> but it did clear it up in a decent amount of time.

>

> If it could be Herpes Simplex, it is very careful so be careful not to

> share anything, hand towel, etc. I even occasionally run all the

> toothbrushes through the dishwasher, which I did this time too! I hope

> that helps, good luck!

>

> Jeannie

>

> rasheedaas <rasheedaas@...> wrote:

> I've been dealing with thrush in my mouth for 5 weeks, presently

> am

> rinsing with liquid Nystatin and taking diflucan. Finally it is

> improving, I am definitely going to continue what I'm taking until

> every last bit of thrush is gone.

>

> Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners. When I

> open my mouth to floss (i've got early gum disease - imperative that

> I floss) the sores open and bleed.

> I've tried about 8 different topical remedies.[ vitamin E,

> homeopathic cold sore remedy, drug store cold sore remedies]. NOthing

> has helped.

>

> My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

> ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

> Anybody have any luck with these?

>

> A friend of mine who is really into holistic healing thinks the lip

> sores are part of the thrush.

> Any thoughts on this?

> Has anybody had this and what has worked for you?

>

> thanks,

> ellen

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

If you want to see photos of thrush go to www.google.com

<http://www.google.com/> then click on images tab, then put in keyword

thrush mouth

also can do a 2nd search on keywords

candida mouth

.. It has some different appearances to the way it looks and photos can be

helpful.

Sorry you are suffering.

[Guest guest]

HTH,

I have found aloe vera, applying it frequently, is very helpful.

Esp. if I clean with an astringent before applying. A little massage

with aloe vera on a fingertip speeds it along.

Cheryll

Now I've got sores on my lips, particularly in the corners.

make sure you keep the skin and scabs soft, chapstick or similar.

My MD recommended lotrimin, his nurse rec. neosporin or bacitracin

ointment. I haven't tried these yet.

Anybody have any luck with these?

if nothing else, they are petroleum jelly based so will act like

chapstick, though not as well.

HTH

[Guest guest]

Have you tried rinsing your mouth with 3% H202 in water?

At 03:43 PM 8/8/2006, you wrote:

>be sure and brush your entire mouth really good before the

>nystatin..........that helps me.

>

>connie,

>