Bras, nursing pads and baby's napkins should be soaked in nappy bleach before washing separately, during and for a week after a bout of thrush. It appears that avoiding sugar and refined foods and drinks, dried fruit and white wine may ease or prevent the onset of thrush. These restrictions don't apply to fresh fruits and juices. It may be helpful for the mother to eat some plain natural yoghurt each day. Some natural yoghurts contain lactobacillus acidophilus, which helps restore balance in flora levels in the intestinal tract.
Some women have many bouts of thrush over a long period of time.
Taking oral nystatin sometimes helps in these circumstances. Nystatin tablets are available only on prescription. The use of aqueous gentian violet 0.5 per cent in the treatment of nipple thrush is no longer recommended, as recent studies suggest it is a potential animal carcinogen. It can now only be obtained by prescription. Detergents used to wash the bra.