Pat,
>All of the  inhaled oral steroids advise rinsing the mouth after use to try
>and head off oral thrush.

Yes, and every asthmatic with oral thrush that I know of, took this
advice :-^ They also advise using a spacer with an MDI, to dilute the
drug and ensure most of it gets into your lungs (studies show that 80%
of patients are physically incapable of using the MDI "correctly" and
swallow most of the drug).

> As they become more commonly used for asthma in
>various ages we will see more thrush, and just in time for meds not to be
>working very well  on thrush!  "Fixing" one problem is causing others.

I take your point, except asthma can be fatal and I've yet to hear of a
patient dying or oral thrush :-)

>Seems to  be one of the ways medicine lurches "forward."

I've had success with tea-tree essential oil in the past. I wonder if
anyone's considered gargling with tea-tree
--
Anna H.
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