Thrush Oral Yeast Infections
Oral Yeast Infections, Thrush Of The Mouth
Oral infection with Candida albicans is known as thrush, and is prevalent in babies during the first few months of their lives.
It can also happen in adults, but it is most likely to attack those who already have some other factor that makes them more susceptible to the proliferation of yeast in the mouth and throat.
For example, anyone whose immune system has been weakened by a distinct and separate medical condition like HIV or leukemia would be far more likely to contract thrush than would a healthy, fit individual whose immune system was normal. A similar situation would apply to someone with diabetes, because their saliva contains more than the normal degree of sugar, making the mouth of a diabetic an ideal environment for yeast to thrive.
If you have thrush, you will often feel a pain in the area of your tongue, and also around the roof and sides of your mouth. You may notice white sores in your mouth around your tongue, on the roof of your mouth and on the inside of your lips.
However, the absence of such visible and noticeable sores does not mean that there is no oral Candida albicans infection, because sometimes the infection will be centered at the back of your throat, and it is possible that there will be no visible signs of infection.
You would, however, have a definite ‘sore throat’ and it is likely that you would need to visit your medical attendant to get it treated. Over the counter sore throat remedies are unlikely to make a significant difference.
When you do so, they would be readily able to identify your problem by viewing a scraping from the infected area that has been treated with potassium hydroxide under a microscope. Candida albicans cells are immediately identifiable in this situation.
Causes and solutions
Newborn babies are especially prone to oral yeast infections. Before they are born, babies have no exposure to bacteria or yeast, but this situation changes the second they are born.
From that point on, they are bombarded with both yeast and bacteria in exactly the same way as anyone else. It is common for there to be an overgrowth of yeast until the baby’s body ‘learns’ to get the balance right.
The condition will generally go away of its own accord without any specific treatment. However, if mother is breast feeding the baby, then the presence of colostrum in babies’ milk will help to protect them against the condition because it is a rich source of antibodies. This can be further assisted by the nursing mother eating several cloves of garlic every day, because garlic has antifungal qualities that naturally repel yeast.
In adults, the condition is less common because it depends to a large extent on conditions being more favorable than is normal for the yeast to proliferate. If you do contract thrush, try adding garlic to your diet, and also holding crushed garlic in your mouth for a few minutes several times a day.
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