At 08:57 PM 7/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Personally I think there is less danger of untoward effects (other than the
>colorful skin) if gentian violet is used :-)  BTW - diflucan and nystatin
>are antifungals, not abx.  But I think they build resistance just like abx.
>so you don't want to use them casually or inappropriately.

A client called today to say that her baby's and her yeast problem is
resolved.  She was mad though, because she spent $75 on diflucan for the
two of them, and the thing that finally resolved the problem was a $5
bottle of gentian violet and an ounce of APNO.

I also have had a number of mothers who say that Nystatin causes their
babies painful gas, while not doing anything to resolve the yeast
overgrowth.  I wonder if the fact that it isn't effective against yeast and
that it is loaded with sugar, just makes it a "yeast feast."

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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