Oral Thrush - Very scared! - General Health Message Board

shal · 05-16-2004, 12:16 AM

Hello.

Recently I have developed some oral thrush. This is a white coating over my tongue. It's not extremely bad but it is noticable. It's not sore, it doesnt itch, it's more just a white coat which I can see.

About a week ago I bite my tongue and it bleed - Could this have caused the trush?

Also, I suffer from extremely bad anxiety - Could this be related?

To be honest, I'm extremely scared. I had a unprotected sexual encounter about 6 weeks ago. This week I went for an STD/HIV test but won't have results until Friday. I'm scared to death that this thrush could be caused by possible HIV infection.

I asked the doctor and he said it would be high unlikely, even if I had HIV, that it could develop so quickly.

IM SO SCARED RIGHT NOW - Im in a constant state of panic, because all the research I've done on the Internet relates thrush back to HIV, and I dont have diabetes, havent taken antibiotics, dont wear dentures, etc - I should be relatively healthy, except for my anxiety.

Has anyone ever had oral thrush develop before? due to no real reason?

Any info would be so so much appreciated.

I'm only young and I'm so scared right now.

shal.

penybobeny · 05-16-2004, 01:13 AM

Hi ther Shal,
First off.... breath...
If it is oral thrush, it is not a really big thing and easily treated, your anxiety alone could be causing you not to have proper nutrition which could open the door for many little things that would normally have no way to get to you in, stress can often make it easier to catch colds and other small infections because it throws your body chemistry off a bit.
So first things first... breath...
You got a very scary wake up call on the dangers of unprotected sex, but more than likely it is no more than a scare.
First you have to treat the thrush, use the meds that your doctor orders for you, sterilize your toothbrush and as soon as it clears, get a new one.
hugs

peny

shal · 05-16-2004, 01:23 AM

Thanks Penny for your reply.

I'm trying to stay calm and I have a whole week ahead of me before I recieve my results for HIV testing. You can't imagine how scary this is. It makes me want to stop breathing.

I'm going to try and make sure my diet is healthy this week with a lot of fresh foods, etc. Maybe my anxiety and poor diet caused it? - I'm just so scared of having HIV. I want to live a long, happy life

Thanks again for your reply.

shal

microwave · 05-19-2004, 10:01 PM

I have had oral thrush a few times, and it was because of medication I was taking. One was a pill (don't remember which) and the other was because of an inhaled steroid for asthma. I still have to gargle and brush my teeth after using my inhaler so I don't get thrush again.

Mine went away quickly and on it's own.

avron · 05-19-2004, 11:22 PM

Hi shal!
Were you diagnosed by a doctor and told that it was oral thrush?
I've had a similar situation, I have a very mild white coating on the back of my tongue, it started when I took an antibiotic that I was allergic to, it never really disappeared since that time, it did worry me for a while, and because of my constant worry of what this might be, it started to get worse until somehow I have gotten over it.

Anyway, if you smoke, take drugs or even drink too much alcohol, a whitecoating would develop on your tongue, that's what my doctor had told me.

Stress also plays a major role in creating such symptoms, I've never gotten involved into a real risky behavior, however when I started reading about the HIV and it's symptoms online, I started getting every single symptom out there.

Goodluck with your results, I am pretty sure you're negative.