Wayne, Thanks for the info about Scandia Shake I will try to get that. When I say that Ensure has unnecessary things, I meant because it is processed it has too much sugar and whatever else is needed for the processing. I wish I could come up with a equally nutritious drink using protein powder etc, but I am overwhelmed.
For whatever reason, my husband has not been able to put on weight with 3000 calories and is now losing because the thrush is causing him to spit out mucus after each sip. He tries to swallow it all but I am sure he is losing some.
As far as the thrush he has had 28 days of difulican and it has not gone away. The ENT did not want him to take it again and he is using nystatin again. I went to the nutritional healing book and they say to use acidophilus and oil of oregano to fight the thrush.
The RO, MO and the ENT , and a gasto doctor have all seen this thrush anc no one has done anything different. After the gastro tests next week if the thrush is in his esphogus, then the ENT said he would have to put him on something stronger then difulican. Up until this time he has not had Thrush so I believe that the antibiotics was the cause.
The new ENT dr. just gave hime a prescription for a suction machine which hopefully will help. No one ever wanted to give us that either. He is being treated at Memorial Sloan so I wouldn't know where to go as they are one of the best.
Thanks Eileen