Did anyone get oral thrush after their surgery? If so how long did it last? Did it make everything you eat not really taste well?

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I didn't have it diagnosed, but it looked like it to me. Something about no chewing makes it so our teeth/mouth aren't as clean as normal. I brushed like 4 times a day. It's getting better. I'm 24 days out.

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Brush a lot, keep it clean. Some of it is also that your immune system is going to be depressed for a while, because your nutrition isn't what it should be. That'll improve. As for things tasting different, a lot of people report that after the surgery. It didn't happen in my case, but I know it has for many people.

I had it. I called my surgeon and they prescribed a mouth wash. The worse part was how bad the thrush made my breath smell. It was awful! I also invested in a tongue brush/scraper...I found it at Target with the toothbrushes.

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I had it. Doc prescribed clortrimazole lozenges. I had to let one dissolve on my tongue 5 times a day for 7 days.

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I was prescribed a mouth wash. I've been using it for almost two weeks and I still have thrush. It won't seem to go away.

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I had it. I called my surgeon and they prescribed a mouth wash. The worse part was how bad the thrush made my breath smell. It was awful! I also invested in a tongue brush/scraper...I found it at Target with the toothbrushes.

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Ohhh did it work?

I only used the prescribed mouthwash a few times. The tongue brush did most of the work.

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Probiotics will get rid of it. I bought some liquid form and had to mix it with yogurt but I did it for 3 days and it was gone.

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Great I have this as well. I've been given an oral liquid to put on my tongue and some mouthwash

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What does oral thrush look like? Ive had the fuzzy teeth and what was diagnosed as geographic tongue has returned.

I have a hard time scrubbing my tongue due to near vomiting from overactive gag reflex.

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Oral thrush coats your tongue white. I felt like my tongue was a bit swollen and my throat hurt just a little bit. As I said Probiotics cured it right up.

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I had this yellowish stuff on my tongue for about 2 months after surgery. It didn't matter how many times I brushed it I would still get it and finally one day it just went away. It did make my taste buds change tho I cannot drink diet drinks or sugar it makes me sick. The doctor said it was the ketosis.

I did, and it lasted forever!! It was so hard to get rid of.. it lasted about 2 months!

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Edited October 21, 20169 yr by debd80

I don't think I had thrush. I think that during the first 2 weeks post-op, when I was on liquids only, I got gross "furry tongue" from being in heavy ketosis and not chewing anything. It was DISGUSTING. I got a tongue scraper and went to town 2-3 times a day, which helped immensely.

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