Could it be oral thrush??

[PhoenixMommaToTwo]

I'm trying to self-diagnose, help me out! I don't have health insurance at the moment and I think I might have oral thrush, but not sure. Is there anyone else who's had it? My mouth is sore and has been for a couple of weeks. Like you feel after you eat really salty or acidic food? But kinda worse and my throat is uber sore. I haven't noticed any white patches, but I'll have to look again. If it is thrush, how do I treat it??

[nycmom18]

i've never had it, but heres some ideas that will only help and you could  try:

-rinse your mouth with warm water and a 1-2 drops of tea tree oil 3 times a day

-dont eat sugar or foods that turn into sugar(processed, alcohol etc)

-alkalize your body with greens and other alkalizing foods

-take high quality probiotic supplement, and a lot of it.  (i get natures sunshine and as maintenance i take 2 a day, i would up it to 10 capsules a day to treat)

i cant thimk of much else at this time, but hopefully this is a start

[lindberg99]

I had it after antibiotics once. I was sick and barely eating anything, just drinking gatorade and my oral hygiene was not the best because I could barely drag myself off the couch. So i had a lot of sugar in my mouth. My tongue just felt coated and gross and had white patches on it. I would try to brush them off and my tongue would start to bleed. It only lasted 2 or 3 days though, as soon as I was off antibiotics and brushing my teeth better, it went away.

I think it is relatively uncommon unless you are immune suppressed or have extenuating circumstances like mine of antibiotics + sugary drinks + no teeth brushing. If you don't see white patches, I'm pretty sure you don't have it. They were very obvious.

[PhoenixMommaToTwo]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I'm not sure what it is. Like I said, I don't have any white patches, so I dunno. Thanks for the advice though. I'll get it figured out.

[acupuncturemomma]

Maybe it's a virus? I had a really sore mouth and tongue once, and it turned out to be a virus related to hand, foot, & mouth. Though it did not last for weeks.

Hope you're feeling better soon!