Re: erica --->gentian violet

[Guest guest]

erica,

It s a purplish violet colored *stain* that kills candidiasis

(yeast /thrush) and is generally applied to the mouth, staining it

purple. Its kinda cute, but not for months on end when you cant get a

picure! lol

[Guest guest]

This is an excellent article about using gentian violet to cure

thrush. http://www.bflrc.com/newman/breastfeeding/gentviol.htm

This is an excellent general article about thrush:

http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/thrush.html

Note please that you use GV once or twice a day for no more than

*FOUR* days, or, as some experts recommend, seven days; a second round

of treatment can begin after two days " off " . The reason for this is

that GV can cause skin ulcerations if used excessively, especially in

the baby's mouth. If the GV hasn't cleared up the yeast after two

rounds, you either have GV-resistant yeast (possible), or some other

problem altogether (also possible). Did you really use GV for " months

on end, " Sheila? You got some bad advice somewhere.

I don't know why people make such a big deal out of staining. Baby

wipes take it mostly off skin (like your fingertips), and Oxiclean and

Arm & Hammer Free detergent, used together, seem to completely remove

it from fabrics. Of course, you don't want to try this on something

precious, but I have nothing stained purple from our two rounds of it.

:-) http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/gvstains.html - note that I

am the mom that reported the baby wipes working! LOL

Other things that help get rid of thrush:

- frequent hand-washing with hot, soapy water

- wash your bra every day with hot water

- Refrigerated acidophilus/bifidus capsules for you AND the baby; for

the baby, open the capsule up and drop the powder on the tongue. I

gave Joanne two capsules a day and she seemed to love the way it

tasted; I took four a day the whole time I was nursing.

- do not feed pumped breastmilk to the baby; use that day only

- expose your nipples to the sun for 5-10 minutes a day

- add a cup of vinegar to your clothes in the wash

- boil any breastpump parts used for 20 minutes a day if pumping with thrush

- if you are having sex with your husband, BOTH OF YOU should be

treated for yeast infections. Nothing's worse than getting rid of it

from mom and baby and then having dad recolonize mom so it starts all

over again!!

http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/20.html has info on diflucan.

Luckily, the GV worked for me, I am VERY allergic to diflucan.

Ziobro

Re: erica --->gentian violet

To: ossg-pregnant

erica,

It s a purplish violet colored *stain* that kills candidiasis

(yeast /thrush) and is generally applied to the mouth, staining it

purple. Its kinda cute, but not for months on end when you cant get a

picure! lol