Dogsandcats
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With no sugar....nystatin powder plain.
I put water in a cup, drank half down, and would have preferred drinking water out of a bus station toilet.
Instructions from pharmacy said 1/2 tsp. What could possibly hide this hideous powder that doesn't have sugar?
Thanks
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sammy
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Powder? You may need to mix it in something like pudding or greek yogurt. That may work well because it is thick enough to carry the medicine and it has flavor to hide the nasty medicine taste.
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- I don't intend to discount Sammy's suggestion. But this is just what comes to my mind.
I'm sorry to say that I think it's best not to add to any foods or liquid other than water so that it can do its very best to be a good medicine for you.
For little kids it may be okay to put into certain foods but - if at all possible - straight, swish in mouth and don't drink anything for at least a few minutes.
Now, if you don't have candida in your mouth, you could rinse quickly after swallowing. But most people who have been prescribed the powder need the solution to coat their mouth, throat, esophagus.
There may be something like a drop of lemon or lime, but you'd need to check to see if that would change anything about this medicine. If it even changes the pH, it could minimize the effectiveness.
If you add any foods, the impact would also be lessened.
But, if you can stand it in your mouth for a few minutes, I'd sure be drinking down a tall glass of water and then some green tea for flavor.
There may be others (or sites) that detail what kinds of things might be able to be used but if they suggest these only to mask the "taste effect" they may not be taking into consideration if that could affect the Rx strength.
I would think you'd surely not want anything with a milk or fat base - could it break through the fats or sugars or would they coat the Rx and make it unavailable to your tissue?
Or would fat help it last longer and work better?
Would sugar negate nystatin - or would it actually "tease out" the yeast so that Nystatin could clobber it? Would the sugar then all be taken up by nystantin - or would any left behind to feed yeast?
Nystatin could be wasted if taken with yogurt as it may have to work hard to kill the active yogurt cultures and then not be strong enough for the yeast in your mouth.
I would ask your LLMD about adding some stevia as that is antifungal and seems rather neutral & clean. I don't think the anti-microbial nature of stevia would fight with that of nystatin but it's a question to consider.
All this is just what comes to my mind or my instinct.
Good luck. -
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Keebler
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You can read here from one of the top experts. Several pages that you can scroll.
It's suggested to even skip the water and just add the powder to your mouth.
No mention of adding anything at all, and the reasons for that seem to be to really be able to reach the tissue of the mouth, throat and esophagus - and then different methods to better get to the colon.
Be sure to keep this in the fridge. -
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sammy
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Good thoughts Keebler.
Maybe you should ask your pharmacist?
If you can't stomach the powder then you might consider asking your doctor to switch you to a different medicine. Or try the Nystatin liquid.
I've used the Nystatin liquid before. It tastes OK. You swish it around in your mouth for a few minutes then swallow. It does have a small amount of sugar in it but I was told that it was not enough to cause a problem. Guess that depends on how sensitive to sugar you may be.
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MichaelTampa
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Back when I used nystatin, I got it from a compounding pharmacy that added stevia for sweetener, but no flavoring. I found it to be one of the more delicious tasting things I have taken as a drug/herbal.
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Dogsandcats
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I have some stevia, maybe I can try that. Thanks Michael.
I know I need this stuff, but don't want to feel sicker taking it.
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Keebler
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- Olive Leaf Extract may get you out of needing nystatin. OLE was a fabulous help for me. You can also open up a capsule in your mouth. It just tastes like a bit of "green" - which it is.
OLE offers nutrients not available from nystatin - and has a variety of properties beside being anti-fungal. --------------
Seagate is the best OLE, in my book. It's from trees near San Diego and processed in a very particular manner.
quote:Originally posted by MichaelTampa: Back when I used nystatin, I got it from a compounding pharmacy that added stevia for sweetener, but no flavoring. I found it to be one of the more delicious tasting things I have taken as a drug/herbal.
Ditto. Liquid nystatin CAN be sugar free. The compounding pharmacy that I used added Stevia, and it really didn't taste too bad.
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sammy
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Same here Dogsandcats.
I generally avoid liquid medicines if at all possible because of bad taste and weird texture. They often make me gag and I have a terrible time forcing myself to take them.
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I got mine compounded at a pharmacy, and they used Splenda.
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Keebler
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- Life+Lyme,
You might want to be aware that there is some concern about Splenda, too.
It may not as bad as aspartame but, still, stevia (from plants) is best. Truvia is not pure stevia, either, it's gone through some processing and has additives.
Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins
- by Mike Adams - 2006
Excerpt:
Mike: What about other popular chemical sweeteners like sucralose in Splenda?
Dr. Blaylock:
There's really not a lot of research in those areas.
They have some basic research, like with Splenda, showing thalamus suppression.
If that holds up in other research, it's a major concern. If you're suppressing the thalamus gland in a child, that's the future of their immune function.
You can increase everything from autoimmunity to producing immune-related diseases, to infections and cancers. The implications of thalamus gland suppression are enormous.
There have been reports of miscarriages associated with Splenda in experimental animals.
The problem is, we don't have a lot of well-conducted studies on Splenda to ferret these things out, and they're not going to do them....
----------------- That article is from 2006. There are more recent items from a search at Google for:
Splenda, Blaylock -
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Dogsandcats
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What about xylitol? Just bought some of that.
I think my various consumptions have caused middle of the night belly despair.
Guess the labels do mean something.
Only so many times you can blame the dog......
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ukcarry
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People seem to be split about xylitol and candida, but several normally trustworthy sources say that it is good to take because it attracts the candida and then kills it.
Similarly, it is supposed to have an anti-biofilm action and especially in the mouth.
Just avoid large amounts of it, as it can cause loose stools [to put it politely].
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I started nystatin tabs yesterday and I too have headache and nauseated tummy. Is it sign that yeast dies or is it just side effect? It would be difficult to live with this.
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Dogsandcats
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Too late UK, I went with all sorts of ideas yesterday....
It just isn't something I will do again...soon, anyway.
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