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Thrash Disease
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having HIV/AIDS, diabetes, or anemia taking antibiotics or oral or inhaled corticosteroids using chemotherapy, radiation, or drugs to treat cancer wearing dentures having illnesses that cause dry mouth smoking being in overall poor health having had an organ transplant
white lesions on your tongue, inner cheeks, gums, palate, and/or tonsils a creamy, white material on the surface of the lesions slight bleeding from the lesions when they are scraped mouth pain at the site of the lesions dry, cracked skin at the corners of your mouth difficulty swallowing if the lesions have spread into your esophagus
In addition, infants may experience difficulty feeding, fussiness, and irritability. Breastfeeding babies with oral thrush can pass the infection to their mothers. The mother and baby can get caught in a cycle in which they infect and re-infect one another. If you are a breastfeeding mother and your breasts become infected with the fungus, you may experience:
intense itching, sensitivity, or pain in your nipples flaking or shiny skin on the areola (the darker circle of skin that surrounds the nipple) severe pain during nursing sharp, piercing pain in your breast
throat culture (a swab is used to take a tissue sample from the back of your throat for laboratory analysis)
endoscopy (a camera on the end of a lighted, flexible tube called an endoscope allows your doctor to examine your esophagus, stomach, and small intestine)
Oral thrush in older children and adults can result from an underlying medical condition that may have weakened the immune system. In these cases, your physician will conduct a complete physical examination, along with lab tests, to identify any underlying conditions.
clotrimazole lozenge (an antifungal medication that you leave in your mouth until it dissolves) nystatin (an antifungal mouthwash that you swish around in your mouth and then swallow) fluconazole or itraconazole (oral antifungal medications used for cases that are resistant to initial treatments or for patients who have HIV/AIDS) amphotericin B (an oral or intravenous drug used to treat patients with very resistant infections or whose infection has spread to other parts of the body)
brushing with a soft toothbrush to avoid scraping the lesions replacing your existing toothbrush regularly until the oral thrush clears up not using mouthwashes or sprays using a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution or saltwater mixture to rinse your mouth maintaining appropriate blood sugar levels if you have diabetes eating unsweetened yogurt with Lactobacillus acidophilus or taking acidophilus capsules to help restore and maintain healthy levels of good bacteria
When a breastfeeding infant has oral thrush, both the mother and infant should be treated to prevent a cycle of reinfection. Treatment in these cases may include:
using an antifungal medication for the baby and an antifungal cream for the mothers breasts rinsing pacifiers, bottle nipples, and all pieces of a breast pump in a half water/half vinegar solution and allowing the items to air dry using nursing pads to prevent the fungus from spreading to your clothes
Practice good oral hygiene by brushing and flossing your teeth daily. This is especially important if you have diabetes or wear dentures. Rinse out your mouth after using a corticosteroid inhaler. Add acidophilus capsules or yogurt with Lactobacillus acidophilus to your diet when you are taking prescribed antibiotics. Promptly treat a vaginal yeast infection, especially if you are pregnant. Avoid foods that are high in sugar and/or yeast, since they could encourage the fungus that causes oral thrush.
Article Sources:
Oral Candidiasis. (2012, Feb. 27). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/Candidiasis/thrush/ Oral thrush. (2011, Aug. 20). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved June 18, 2012, from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/oral-thrush/DS00408 Thrush. (2011, Aug. 24). National Library of Medicine - National Health Institutes. Retrieved June 18, 2012, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000626.htm
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