Didn't take long

our ped gi told us that ANY illness can make the reflux worse. i would guess that since he has a cough, that it is probably the most likely culprit for the increase in the reflux. thrush, however, can be a real buggar to get rid of if it is not treated properly. sylvia had oral thrush and i had thrush on my breasts. i could not get them treated at the same time for one reason after another. finally, her oral thrush seemed to be gone, but she was refusing food, chewing food and then spitting it out, and also making a funny noise in her throat. i asked the family doc if she could have thrush and itnot be obvious. he told me no. i asked the ped gi the same question, and he said, “yes, it could be in her esophaguse.” he decided to go ahead and treat her on that assumption and skip doing a scope—especially since i still had it on my breast, it seemed like a no-brainer. he also told me to quit nursing. sylvia started to eat, sleep and gain weight and she quit spitting out her food and she quitmaking the funny noise in her throat. the next time sylvia was given antibiotics, we just went ahead and gavae her diflucan when the antibiotics were done.

if your doc has given you nystatin for thrush, you may have trouble getting rid of the thrush. diflucan is a far better medication for thrush.

one of my older twins also had esophageal thrush—-with no apparent thrush in her mouth—-this one was scoped and we could see the white lesions all over her esophagus.

kevieb2007-08-28 23:08:15

Uggg…how discouraging. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it was the thrush causing his problems with reflux. Liza had thrush once as an infant. She was not a refluxer and she was the easiest most placid baby on earth but when she had flush she was miserable. Her doctor agress with Christine….nystatin is not the best option….Diflucan is much better. It worked very well for Liza. I hope you got Diflucan for him, and I hope he’s feeling better soon. I’d try the food trials again after the thrush is gone.

Oh Jill. I’m so sorry! I hope the thrush clears up quickly. I know that http://www.kellymom has several recommendations on how to clear up thrush in an infant. Also, try using a probiotic. It will help get the yeast under control again. Putting the powder right onto his tongue would work!