So my 22 year old daughter has been complaining of something stuck in the back of her throat/neck. She can "feel" it, but can't see it. After two weeks, I took her to a ENT to have a look.
He numbed her and stuck a "mini camera/light" down her nose. (I wasn't there, just waiting in the reception area). The Dr. saw a white coating and said hmm, looks like one of two things: One, there are pollens in the air, and it looks like it could be yeast. Or, you have acid reflux, and the reflux is washing the throat with infection. My daughter can't remember if he mentioned thrush or candida....she thinks he mentioned candida.
So, he gave her a script for Prilosec!!! and a nystatin rinse. Said that should cure things. Dr. said her throat didn't look too bad, but it was white with what he thought was infection.
So, dear readers, I am at a loss. NO WAY do I want her taking the prilosec. Plus, I asked her about any acid reflux and she stated she didn't have any.
Mind you, my daughter is a competitive latin ballroom dancer, so her physical health is strong, but she has been feeling under the weather, tired and lethargic the last few months. This could be due to work, stress, dance and marriage problems and/or candida. Has anyone here had a diagnosis of candida or yeast infection in the throat? Is nystatin okay for her to use? Why would the ENT give her prilosec? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a stubborn daughter, who would blithely follow this Dr.'s suggestions without question if I didn't step in. Ever since MC, I have been keeping an eagle eye on my two daughters, so I am nervous when anytime they complain of anything out of the ordinary, especially when gut and throat are involved.
Mandy
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I don't understand why so many doctors are diagnosing GERD in patients who haven't even noticed any acid reflux? How could you not notice acid reflux if it were present? Apparently doctors are so "eat up" with the wonders of PPIs that they see GERD everywhere, so that they can prescribe more PPIs.
It sounds to me like Candida, and yes, nystatin is the standard treatment. It's a topical treatment; it isn't absorbed into the bloodstream.
I wonder though, if her lethargy is due to a Candida overgrowth in her entire GI tract. If she's been feeling unusually tired for several months, that would fit the pattern for a Candida overgrowth. Candida can cause a leaky gut, as you are probably aware, so that's not a good situation.
Obtaining a diagnosis of Candida overgrowth is about as difficult as trying to diagnose MC without the aid of biopsies.
PPIs can cause a Candida overgrowth, but I don't offhand see how they can be used to treat a Candida overgrowth.
Tex
It sounds to me like Candida, and yes, nystatin is the standard treatment. It's a topical treatment; it isn't absorbed into the bloodstream.
I wonder though, if her lethargy is due to a Candida overgrowth in her entire GI tract. If she's been feeling unusually tired for several months, that would fit the pattern for a Candida overgrowth. Candida can cause a leaky gut, as you are probably aware, so that's not a good situation.
Obtaining a diagnosis of Candida overgrowth is about as difficult as trying to diagnose MC without the aid of biopsies.
PPIs can cause a Candida overgrowth, but I don't offhand see how they can be used to treat a Candida overgrowth.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Yes, nystatin is an antifungal. It simply won't be absorbed, (since it won't be recognized as a nutrient), so it will simply pass through, sort of like lactulose, or indigestible fiber.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.