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Thrush on nipples

5 months ago first symptoms: slight itch in right breast and red lines along a couple veins in areola. This was during christmas vacation (travel, different diet, stress). A couple weeks later intense sugar cravings (always battled against overeating, spent much of life a bit overweight or trying not to be) and gave in to these for about a week. Baby's anal area red so desisted with so much sugar and this improved. About a month and half after first symptom felt itching during breastfeeding and it clicked that something was amiss. After researching and noticing red, crepy looking patches of skin on left breast and red lines on right I found I had thrush. Only sign in baby was a yeasty diaper rash and raised red skin on upper leg that was soothed by slippery elm/goldenseal dusting powder and me cutting all sugar. I tried all sorts of things: GSE wash(harsh on baby's sensitive skin/cheeks), vinegar wash, topical/internal black walnut tincture, internal echinacea and usnea tincture. I have become more susceptible to colds/flu. Feel overwhelmed(especially by health of family), on/off depression(dealt with throughout life), sensitive to criticism, occasional fearful dreams or courageous dreams, crave butter/meat. Chronic upper back/neck pain helped by vigorous exercise, worse with weather change. Tried gentian violet for three weeks; worked well at first and now seemed to lose potency and itching is worse. As of yesterday: trying nipple wash w/ vinegar/goldenseal/GSE, coating of bl.walnut tincture. INternal bl.walnut, calendula, echinacea tinctures(no more gentian violet now that i hear about mercury). Now diet is sugar free, almost wheat and carb free, eliminating liquid milk(raw) and relying on homemade yogurt.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
 
  mamahope on 2008-04-15
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