Tongue Thrush

I have oral thrush; should i take out my tongue piercing?

I've had my tongue pierced for 2 weeks now. After the first week it was fine, but then i changed the bar to a really short crap one, so now i think i have oral thrush. My piercer changed my bar back for me, but now i really want to take it out because i havent eaten in days and even drinking water stings my tongue. Should i take it out? And also, i've tried taking off the balls but its impossible for me to do it. Ive tried every way i can think of.

Public Comments

1. thats disgusting. of course you should take it ot.. unless you like the rabid dog look...
2. I would definately take it out. It's not worth getting a bad infection over and having more complications. Plus, you really need to eat! The mouth has a lot of bacteria. I would gargle with listerine or hydrogen peroxide. I hope it feels better soon. Good luck with that.
3. I think you should go to the doctor.
4. oral thrush...................errrrrrr
5. Naw. Just gargle with some warm water and red pepper. It will be ok.