Thrush Yeast Infection

Oral Yeast Infection or Thrush is a form of yeast infection fungus that occurs in the mouth.

Thrush yeast infection can be painful for babies.

It can even affect their growth and weight gain.

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Yeast is a naturally ocurring fungus is present in all people including babies. However, infant thrush yeast infection can severely affect infants.

The fungus candida can occur in the throat and esophagus. This condition is candida esophagitis or Esophageal Candidiasis. Oral yeast infection can lead to these conditions if not treated properly.

Oral yeast infection can affect babies that are breast feeding or bottle feeding.

When the fungus grows out of control, it causes thrush that affects the inner cheeks, toungue, throat and esophagus.

Symptoms include white spongy sores in the mouth, sore throat and swelling of the throat and esophagus.

Problems with swallowing or painful swallowing can occur.

Those susceptible to Oral Yeast Infection are:

• newborns
• people who wear dentures
• people who use inhaled corticosteroids

Newborn's mouths are at risk of overgrowth of the fungus because it is a warm, moist environment where thrush can grow.

The common side affects are white spongy sores, or a darkened patch on the toungue.

The overgrowth of the candida fungus can occur from unsterilized nipples, or from unhygienic bottles.

The baby is in contact with yeast at the time of birth, through the birth canal. Thrush yeast infection is common but treatable.

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Hormonal changes after birth and within the first two months can trigger an overgrowth of yeast in the mouth.

Antibiotics taken by the mother can cause a trigger of thrush. The antibiotics pass through the milk , where they are passed off to the baby.

Thus, the antibiotics affect the microorganisms in the baby and can weaken immunity to candida or thrush. If you are breastfeeding and your baby has thrush, they can pass it on to you in the form of a painful yeast infection in the nipples, causing swelling and pain.

Symptoms of thrush yeast infection in the babies mouths may include the spongy white sores which may bleed.

White patches on the toungue, pain when breastfeeding or sucking on a pacifier or bottle, or general mouth discomfort.

Babies even when hungry will avoid eating because of the discomfort of thrush yeast infection. Its difficult to watch an infant struggling to nurse, and can be worrying.


Read more about thrush and its effects on page 2 of our article Thrush Symptoms Treatment.

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