Christine, > Subject: Thrush and Ventolin > > Has any of you have any information about Ventolin being responsible for > causing thrush? I have a mother (2.5 months baby) who is using Ventolin > 6 or more time a day. She has thrush. She is otherwise very healthy. We > would like to pinpoint how she keeps getting thrush without getting ride > of it once and for all. We would like to rule out Ventolin has being > the culprit. This is a subject I do know about (from personal experience). Ventolin par se does not cause thrush as far as I know (I have never read of this side-effect), but I know many asthmatics for whom thrush (particularly oral thrush) is a major problem. This is probably because our immune systems are shot :-( Becloforte and other inhaled steroids can cause oral thrush, and systemic steroids (prednisone) can definitely cause thrush. Btw, I am concerned about your description of this woman as "very healthy". IMHO, she is not healthy and her asthma sounds dangerously unstable - if you need Ventolin more than once or twice a day, everyday, you should be on a preventer inhaler at the very least (according to the National Asthma Campaign in Britain). I know this is not part of your remit, but I would strongly encourage her to go to her doctor and *tell* him how much Ventolin she is using and get preventative treatment (Becotide, Becloforte, or even oral steroids). It is possible the thrush is a symptom of her body being genrally run down - that kind of Ventolin use suggests she may be sleeping poorly, her oxygenation to her body is possibly poor and she may not be in a good state. Ventolin (inhaled) is one of the most innocuous drugs for asthma, IMHO - it is not that taking so much Ventolin is in itself harmful, but the need for it suggests an unstable condition. I am sorry this is off-topic, but I am concerned as a fellow asthmatic :-( -- Anna (mummy to Emma, born 17th Jan 1995 and Alice, born 11th Sept 1996) Web Page: http://www.ratbag.demon.co.uk/anna