What is Thrush - Thrush Symptoms, Information, Causes, Prevention and Treatment

What is Thrush?

Check out your tongue.

Do you know what is thrush?

How does your tongue look?

A healthy tongue looks alot like the one in the picture. It looks fine and feels fine.

A tongue with thrush occurs when Candida and other fungi overgrow.

What is Thrush?

An oral yeast infection is known as thrush, oral Candida, oropharyngeal Candidiasis, oral thrush, oral Candidiasis, or thrush Candida.

Yeast is commonly present in areas of moisture such as the mouth.

An infection happens when yeast overgrowth occurs due to an imbalance of beneficial bacteria.

Did you know that in some countries, vaginal problems like a vaginal yeast infection is also known as thrush?

Causes of Thrush

Yeast is everywhere. Even if you are very clean and careful, you or your child may still get an oral yeast infection.

What are the Thrush Symptoms

Thrush can form on the tongue, palate, gums or elsewhere inside the mouth. A white tongue that can't be wiped clean is often the most basic symptom, but there are other symptoms too.

Home Remedies for Oral Candida and Thrush Treatments

You have many options for treatments.

Knowing what is thrush helps parents since it is such a common condition for babies.

Fortunately, thrush symptoms are usually mild and clear up with treatment. Knowing what thrush is, what the symptoms are and how to treat it is so easy. Just stick that tongue out and get started!

Have you experienced thrush? Why don't you share how it went. You can submit your own story or read other visitor's experiences. Let your story help others.

Or, maybe you have tried a remedy for thrush that you liked? Why don't you share how it went. You can submit your own treatment story or read other visitor's treatment tales. Let your story help others.

References:
Crook, William, M.D. The Yeast Connection Handbook. Tennessee: Woman's Health Connection, Inc., 2000.

Martin, Jeanne Marie, and Zoltan P. Rona, M.D. Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook. Rev. 2nd Ed. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.

http://pediatrics.about.com

What is Thrush by Lisa Geary B. Ed., M.A.
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