Oral Thrush- Just Keep Your Mouth Shut and Smile- Here Is The Cure

Oral thrush is caused when the bacteria that live in your mouth get out of balance. It is a fungal infection growing in the mucous areas of the mouth and it can be very painful and make eating difficult. In this article we will look at who is affected, how oral thrush is treated and are there any cures.

Who is affected?

This infection commonly occurs in infants and the elderly and is often a temporary condition in young children, but can indicate a disorder of the autoimmune system in adults.

Oral thrush, also known as oral yeast infection or oral candiasis, looks like thick white or yellow lacy patches on top of a red base on the tongue, palate or elsewhere inside the mouth giving you bad breath. If you have white looking patches in your mouth and the corners of your mouth are cracked and chapped, then this is another possible sign that you may have a yeast overgrowth.

Oral thrush in infants, is usually first noticed as something that looks like milk in the mouth that will not go away. You should also be aware that it can be transmitted through baby bottles, pacifiers or toys, so make sure that you sterilize everything that your baby may put in his or her mouth thoroughly and frequently. Children and infants with thrush should be monitored for fluid intake and watched for signs of dehydration.

Oral Hygiene

Oral yeast infections can also occur around the dentures in your mouth. So if you wear dentures be sure to clean them thoroughly because yeast can and does grow on them and will spread by contact to your lips and then to other parts of your mouth.

It can also be transmitted through toothbrushes so you should never share your toothbrush with anyone.

Women should be very careful about taking proper care of their dental health especially while they go through different phases of their life such as puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause.

Other Causes

It’s possible for you to be made vulnerable to this infection by such things as medication you may have been taking recently, for example have you been prescribed a course of antibiotics , mineral or vitamin deficiencies, food allergies, mouth irritation, and so on. Oral thrush can also occur frequently in anyone who suffers from a severe disease such as HIV or diabetes.

Is Diet Important

If your diet is high in sugars and carbohydrates then this may also be responsible for you having a yeast infection, likewise the consumption of alcohol also can also have the same effect. Diet has a very important role in many bodily activities including keeping the right level of the immune status and in preventing overgrowth of yeast so following a healthy diet is very important.

Conclusion and Cure

Yeast infection in its early stages is fairly easy to diagnose and treat and it can strike anyone at anytime. This is a fungus that lives within the gastrointestinal tract, mouth and throat and is a result of the natural flora becoming imbalanced so that yeast organisms gain an upper ground and begin to spread uncontrollably.

Oral Thrush requires a prescription medication usually Nystatin, which is swabbed inside the mouth. Another prescription medicine is Fluconazole which is an alternative to Nystatin or Miconazole gel (daktarin oral gel).

These are all oral antifungal medicines or oral suspensions that are taken and held in the mouth before swallowing as this allows the antifungal agent to act against the infection.

An alternative treatment that does not require a prescription is Gentian Violet. This does work and it is one of the older treatments but you must remember that it is a bit messy to use and it will turn your baby’s lips purple for a short time. It may also get on to your clothing, so for this reason it’s sometimes not as popular as other treatments.

You really need to treat the root cause of your oral thrush if you want to be completely cured. To do that you will need a little more information and help which you will find by having a look all the free information at the website shown in my resource box which is attached to this article.