Comments on: Can Nystatin Oral Medicine For Thrush Cause Diarreah In A New Baby?

By: Miss Sunshine

Miss Sunshine — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:39:43 +0000

Believe your Dr. Babies don’t get really solid poop until their on solids usually. So continue to give meds and make sure your boiling any thing that goes in her mouth. If you breastfed make sure you get your nipples checked for the yeast infection also or you will just give the baby it back. And make sure you clean your breast after feedings.

By: babybugs

babybugs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:39:42 +0000

Yes the medicine can cause diarrhea. For my guy it caused really bad tummy pains and gas. Thrush is a fungal infection caused by an imbalance of the natural bacterias in the mouth or other parts of the body. If the thrush is mild (just a white coating) it probably doesn’t even bother the baby and as long as she is eating well you can stop the medicine. If she has sores though you may have to keep treating until it is gone.
You can also treat with gentian violet if you can find a pharmacy that still carries it. It takes about 6 weeks treatment and turns everything it touched purple and anything the babies drool touches purple and it doesn’t come out in the wash. However that is the tried and true method that has been used for generations.
Most babies outgrow thrush on their own. Please make sure you are sterilizing nipples and bottles and rings and pacifiers on a regular basis. If she is already sucking on her thumb you may want to introduce a pacifier so that you can keep it clean. If she gets a yeast infection on her thumb/hands it will be really hard to treat because she will just keep passing it back and forth. Also if you are breastfeeding or pumping you need to be treated as well. Hubby should also be treated since he may have thrush or jock itch and not know it and could pass it back.
We have decided since my boy only has a mild case we will let him outgrow it. He’s just over 3 months, it usually clears up around 6 months/with the introduction of solid foods. However if it doesn’t then we will consider the medication again.

By: mortgages Spain

mortgages Spain — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:39:42 +0000

If she had the diarrhea BEFORE taking the Nystatin…then it’s obviously NOT causing it. My daughter and son both used Nystatin for thrush (my son….3 times) and never had issues with it.
You can make an appt with a gastroenterologist (a Dr that specializes in GI tract issues)…they can tell you what might be causing the diarrhea.
It could be that she keeps getting reinfected with the gastroenteritis….
And why are you so quick to think that the Dr’s at the hospital AND your pediatrician are wrong? Definitely continue to give your child the Nystatin until she finishes the cycle. Thrush is very painful and won’t go away on it’s own (it’s a yeast infection in her mouth). In the mean time….make an appt with a gastro Dr…or even call your Pediatrician back and see what they think is causing the diarrhea.
Are you nursing? Or formula-feeding? It could very well be a milk sensitivity or even allergy.