Thrush treatments in pregnancy

Anyone know what is safe to use? Creams?

There's an organic/natural treatment available at organic and health stores that is ok for pg. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called but will check at work tomorrow lol. Natural yogurt applied can be a relief and probiotics have often helped me when I've had thrush in the past.....  I think canestan anti fungal is fine to use externally IYKWIM, it's the applicator thing that you can't use in late pg only. Well that's what a pharmacist told me anyway

Emmecat wrote: There's an organic/natural treatment available at organic and health stores that is ok for pg. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called but will check at work tomorrow lol. Natural yogurt applied can be a relief and probiotics have often helped me when I've had thrush in the past.....

I used to use Kolerex cream which is a natural alternative... you can drink a tea too but I never did... I found it worked better than anything else, its nice and cooling.    Along with the Probiotics too for the internal balance.... I dont know if you can use the Kolerex cream in Pregnancy though.

Nefertiti wrote: It is the 6 day cream you use. Just don't insert the applicator in as high as you would had you not been pregnant. I have had trush 4 times already this pregnancy and have been told the cream is ok....just the pills are not ok to use.

Yep that's what I was told too.....

Kitkat- thank you, that is the stuff I was thinking of..Kolorex

Cool thanks. I always get thrush in early pregnancy! Probably from the BDing beforehand

I got prescribed the pessaries (I think they were 3 day ones) and told to put them in with my finger not the applicator to make sure they didn't go too high.

However I would call healthline and check because I know in the first trimester they are a bit more cautious.

To help with the itching you can wash around the *outside* with a vinegar and warm water solution. That often stops me going nuts.

Also try to eliminate bread and sugars for a few days and eat lots of natural yoghurt (or you can get acidophilus culture in tablet form from your health shop)

Havent read all the posts but last month at my reg midwife appt i did the pee on the stick and she said it looks like i had thrush so she gave me a prescription for some cream.

I cant remember what the cream was called but it was one that you insert with an applicator every night for 6 nights in a row.

That was fine and at my last midwife appt the other week she did the pee stick test and everything seemed to be fine.

the best thing to use 100% is natural yoghurt............... sounds gross but works something wicked....and its better then putting chemicals in your body......they used to centuries ago so it must be good :) and if your hungry you can always have a munch haha

Argh I went to my mw ysterday and it seems I now ironically have a good does of thrush myself!  

She told me to buy the pessary adn insert it with my finger but did I remember to do that? NO! In my fog of pg, I used the applicater and now am really worried I might've done some damage.....do you think a one-off use like that will hurt the baby?

Damn I think I might've inserted it like I normally would had I not been pg  What an idiot. How could I forget I was pg?! Talk about dumb. I might call my mw!!