Thanks so much for the comment and sharing your experience.

The whiteness on my tongue has basically disappeared after I took the medication. As I mentioned in the post, it actually wasn’t quite as bad as the pictures indicate. My camera has a massive zoom on it, and I really zoomed right into some of the white part. The majority of my tongue was actually normal looking.

Also, several people have suggested that some whiteness is actually normal, so I don’t really know if the medication was even necessary at all, but hey, it was worth a shot to see if it helped the hives. So again, some whiteness is normal, and we all have “thrush” or “Candida” in our bodies and on our tongue. It just becomes an infection when it goes crazy and the tongue becomes excessively white. I didn’t exactly have an infection, I was just able to get some medication and I took it.

I am very sorry to hear about the possible HIV, and I certainly hope that you don’t have it. I would advise you to keep getting tested, and please be responsible with others regarding your sexual activity. One thing I would like to point out is that I DO NOT have HIV for sure. I have been tested for almost everything (and had many CBC’s and blood work done), and no one else has it on the forum that has been tested by doctors (that I am aware of) has HIV either. So don’t get too upset until you actually know for sure, as many times diseases have many symptoms that mirror other diseases. There could be other things causing your symptoms (the hives, thrush, etc). But, you may want to make sure to prevent infection from HIV in any way you can, keep getting tested, and be responsible in case you do have it.

So again, I would recommend you keep getting tested, avoid putting yourself at risk in the future, and try not to worry too much about it until you find out for sure. In the event that you did actually have it, the treatment for it these days is excellent, and getting better. So hopefully you will be able to continue to live a relatively healthy and happy life.

Thanks again for the comment, and I hope everything works out well.

If you have visible severe Candida infection in your mouth, throat, etc., then I would definitely get to the doctor to see if there is another medication you can take besides the ones you have tried. There are a few mouth rinses they can give, and also a couple of other oral anti-candida medications available.

My own personal experience was that I had some whiteness on my tongue, and I suspected my upset stomach could be related to Candida. So I took about 1 week’s supply of Diflucan. It helped remove most of the white on my tongue, but it didn’t really help my digestion.

So then I decided to take probiotics which is what I take now. They can help me digest foods & prevent a stomach ache at times (although sometimes they don’t work very well). I take a brand by philips daily, and I also take a lactose probiotic whenever I eat or drink dairy (made by Digestive Advantage).

If your probiotics aren’t helping, then it is possible that you may want to try some other brands/types under your doctor’s supervision. Also, watch out for dairy because if you have developed lactose intolerance it can cause diarrhea daily. So if you eat butter or dairy on those foods you mentioned, it is possible it could be upsetting your stomach. Another thing to watch out for is food allergies. The foods you mentioned don’t seem to have a high allergy, but you could be intolerant to something in the foods, or even something in the probiotics themselves.

So in conclusion: I am really sorry to hear about your stomach & health issues. If you do have a severe candida infection, I would recommend talking to your doctor about some medications. As far as the probiotics are concerned, you may want to try some different types, or lessen your dose, or even change your diet to see if it helps with your stomach issues.

I hope you get better soon, and God bless!

So I may still get it checked out. But thanks so much for the comment & for sharing your experience. It would be so nice if it were a simple Candida infection that could be treated. Hopefully we can figure this thing out soon.

I had the same concern some time ago, I also have this white stuff on my tongue. I think my tongue looks pretty similar to yours. I also got scared that it was some kind of fungus infection. At my next dentist visit, I asked my dentist about it, and she said my tongue looked perfectly normal and that I certainly didn’t have a fungal infection. I think it’s pretty normal to have this white stuff on the back of the tongue. It’s correct that actual fungal infections can sometimes be seen on the tongue, but in those cases the white stuff is much more widespread and looks much more dramatic than in your case.

Actually, a dermatologist I once consulted concerning my cholinergic urticaria suspected that my symptoms could be related to a fungal infection. She prescribed all kinds of anti-fungal medications (dandruff shampoo, cream, and also some pretty strong pills, which I think kill fungus all over the body quite effectively). It didn’t help my itching-symptoms at all, so I don’t think they are caused by fungus in my case.

My point is just that the pictures you’ve shown doesn’t suggest that anything is wrong with you. But I think you should consult a doctor anyway, just to be sure.

I’m really considering stressing the point of yeast as potential factor for the hives occuring when I visit my dermatologist.

That link reminded me of another symptom that could be Candida related….Stuffy Nose! My nose is always congested!