I feel empathy for you. I have had thrush once, and it was painful.
I do not seem to have problems with Advair, and I do rinse carefully.
Best wishes.

I have been using Advair for years. Thrush is a problem with Advair.
Although I rinsed and gargled with salt water each time I used the Advair, I would still develop thrush.
I finally had to resort to taking Fluconazole, 100mg. 4 days a week. This seems to control it for me.
If I stop taking the Fluconazole the problem returns.
Thrush is a minor problem verses not being able to breath though.
For a quick thrush cure I've heard that the prescription mouthwash Nystatin is better, although I have no personal experience with it.

Yes, i use advair and spiriva....didnt have a serious thrush problem till a few months ago...i rinse, gargle, take probiotics, and i still have probs with it. Nystatin does work, so does marys magic potion....however, i use them regularily too latley.

I use Advair and Spiriva also and I have thrush. It really doesn't bother me too much except for the fact that my voice cracks. My pumonologist said I might have to give up Advair if it doesn't go away. I have been using nystatin for 2 weeks now and it is a little better but not gone. Does anybody know how long it takes for the medication to work? Is thrush really that dangerous. Also, what is marys magic potion?

the pharmacist makes the marys magic potion at the pharmacy..not sure whats in it, but it does work. For the longest time i didnt have probs with thrush, now the last few months,. its almost constant...i think over time our bodies adjust and build an immunity to some meds...i wonder if thats why the nystatin doesnt work as well for me as it used to....i feel your pain though....Normally, it only takes a couple days to feel comfort woth the nystatin....my docs wont take me off the advair...my doc said maybe i was using mouth wash too much and killing the good bacteria also so there was nothing to fight it off, he said sometimes we can over do it but its annoying still the same. Im still tryig to figure out how my lung function went from 65% to 56% in one year without smoking....wondering if it could be the cold weather? Not sure but im exercising more now at least.

Back when I was working, we had lots of problems with resistant Thrush.. apparently about 45% of candida is resistant to Nystatin. So it can be a turkey shoot if it works or not for you.
You also need to remember to replace any thing that comes in contact with your mouth or soak/ wipe down in a good half and half white vinegar solution daily. ( Tooth brushes, dentures, mouth pieces from nebs.. even replace your lipstick or chapstick if you used it during thrush) I keep a spray bottle of the vinegar solution in the bathroom and spry down my tooth brush and mouth pieces after ever use to reduce the risk of recurrence.. works for me!
If you've done all that and the rinses after using your inhalers and the thrush continues other things you can do on your own is reduce refined sugars and processed flours, take probiotics or even check with your local pharmacy for a product called gentian violet.
This stuff is a blue liquid you very lightly apply to your tongue using a moistened q-tip. Be careful! It stains anything it touches blue/ purple for life- except your tongue or skin which wears off in a day or so but makes for a very interesting smile! It also has a high alcohol content and you really don't want to use a bunch or swallow a bunch of it as it can burn the esophagus in high doses. It shouldn't be used for more than a few days in a row.
I know some folks don't like the stuff ( and it tastes like a wet sock) but it still is used very often in hospitals for thrush.
Lastly as some have mentioned, your Dr. can also RX for some fluconizole/ Difluian if the Nystatin doesn't work and you don't want to try the other stuff.

I had other problems with Advair in addition to the thrush, which I got a couple of times. The Advair actually made me have exacerbations more frequently than without it. I have on average four a year without the Advair. I also lost my voice with it. My voice is still not 100% after being off of it since December before last.

On a side note, there are plenty of people who benefit from the Advair, so I don't want to discourage anyone. The thrush was awful, the doctor prescribed the magic mouthwash and it took care of it within a couple of days. To my understanding the magic mouthwash has lidocaine, some kind of oral antibiotic, cherry benadryl and cherry Maalox.

I have used Advair in the past, but it didn't help me at all; although it didn't set off "Thrush" in me either that I know of. I did have a bad reaction to "Theophylline", which is what Theo-Dur is. I developed a horible red rash over a large area of my body. The doctor said it couldn't cause that, but I say it did .. and after not taking it anymore the rash went away. I'm on Aluberol & Qvar inhalants now, wash after each use with warm salt water and occassionally also rinse with 1 part peroxide to 3 parts water (just small amount). I read somewhere that the peroxide gargled like that might help.Also if you take some "pro-biotic" supplements daily it will help keep down chances of thrush and other yeast infections.