Talk:Oral candidiasis

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[edit] Self-treatment with orange juice?

The article states that 'For adults, mild cases can be first treated by drinking acidic substances, such as orange juice, to make a harsher environment for the yeast and eating yogurt to replenish bacterial count that controls the yeast'. Can this be verified? Various sources on the net specify acid environments being the cause of candidiasis; would fruit juice with it's acid and sugar content not just increase the problem further? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.47.141 (talk) 22:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Drug users?

The article says drug users are at higher risk of oral thrush. This seems vague to me, what kind of drug is it referring to?

It may be a lifestyle thing - IV drug users are not known for having a particularly wholesome diet and often exposed to the elements. Alternatively, it could be that needle-sharing has led to AIDS. But the reference is probably to IV drug use only. JFW | T@lk 21:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I believe it is incorrect (or misleading at least.) I think it should just refer to steroids (often used for asthma medication) and possibly other perscription drugs. I do not believe the condition is common among recreational drug users as the link would suggest. I have had asthma and developed thrush from the medication, and have also researched recreational drug use (purely for informational puposes :-)) and never heard it mentioned so I think I'm well enough informed. I'm changing it to reflect this, if anyone has a problem revert and say something here.

Any hormonal drugs can be a factor in candida, and that is why I mentioned infertility treatment (so many durgs!), but Hormone Replacement Therapy or the Pill can also be included.

[edit] Copyright Violation

I haven't check the rest of the article, but the Symptoms section is a direct copy from http://www.netdoctor.co.uk See http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/oralthrush.htm and compare the symptoms, it's verbatim. --Karuna8 23:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Well spotted - I have rewritten this section. The section on who is at risk also starts with the same items, but additional items are also included in the WP article. The intro also seems to take heavily from the NetDoctor intro, although does not seem to be a direct lift. As a clear source to the structure of this artivle, I've added the Netdoctor as a a reference to the article. I'll upgrade the infobox and there some wackly claims of curing by diet that need citation tagging (or WP:Bolder would be to just delete). David Ruben ^Talk 00:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC)