Can taking antibiotics cause oral thrush or a sore tongue?

Can taking antibiotics cause oral thrush or a sore tongue?

1. Introduction and Direct Answer Yes, taking antibiotics is a highly documented and frequent medical cause of both oral thrush and a resulting sore tongue. Antibiotics are designed to eliminate pathogenic bacteria, but they also indiscriminately destroy the beneficial bacteria that naturally reside in the mouth. This sudden ecological imbalance allows opportunistic fungal organisms, specifically … Read more