Will baby thrush heal on its own? Misconceptions about treating baby thrush

Thrush is a common oral fungus disease in infants. If you don't pay attention, you will get it. My baby accidentally got thrush and it was difficult for him to eat. How can I help him recover quickly?

When babies have thrush, it is usually caused by oral candida infection, which can usually heal itself. Usually, it is caused by the baby's low body resistance. If the baby changes the oral environment, such as drinking water frequently for flushing, or improves the body's resistance, has adequate nutrition, and has good sleep and mental state, it is possible to heal itself.

If you find that your baby is infected with thrush, you must pay attention to the baby's diet. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should also control her diet and avoid eating irritating foods. She should also wash her breasts frequently. After each meal, you can also give the baby a small amount of boiled water. If you find that your baby is infected with thrush, you must pay attention to the baby's diet. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should also control her diet and avoid eating irritating foods. She should also wash her breasts frequently. After each meal, she can also give the baby a small amount of boiled water. If you find that your baby is infected with thrush, she should ...

1. Abuse of antibiotics When babies are suffering from thrush, some mothers often take the initiative to give their children antibiotics to eliminate the infection. Little do people know that antibiotics are not only ineffective for pediatric thrush, but sometimes they will aggravate the condition. This is because under normal circumstances, many microorganisms parasitize in the human mouth, such as common lactic acid bacteria, staphylococci, streptococci, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, etc. They restrict and antagonize each other, and often maintain a symbiotic state, which generally does not affect human health. When antibiotics are used irrationally, some microorganisms will be inhibited or killed, thereby destroying the ecological balance between them. However, antibiotics cannot inhibit and kill Candida albicans. When the number of microorganisms that can produce anti-Candida albicans substances decreases due to the use of antibiotics, Candida albicans will multiply rapidly, thereby aggravating the condition.

2. Do not apply gentian violet. The name of gentian violet is gentian violet and gentian violet. Because it has a good inhibitory effect on Candida albicans, it was often used to treat thrush in the past. However, it was found in clinical use that there are many disadvantages to using gentian violet to treat thrush. The oral mucosa of infants and young children, especially newborns, is thin and tender, the salivary glands are not fully developed, the saliva secretion is less, and the oral mucosa is dry. After applying gentian violet for a long time, the oral mucosa can be made drier and ulcers and gelatin-like lesions can be produced; after applying gentian violet, the oral mucosa is dyed purple and it is not suitable to observe the changes in the condition. Incomplete treatment is prone to recurrence. Instead, using 1% to 2% soda water (sodium bicarbonate solution) to clean the child's mouth before and after each breastfeeding is an effective method for treating thrush. Using this method, children with mild symptoms do not need other drugs, and the lesions can disappear in 2 to 3 days. Some mothers stop taking the medicine immediately when they see that the lesions in the baby's mouth have disappeared, which is easy to relapse. This is because soda water treats thrush mainly by clearing out residual curds or sugars in the mouth that can decompose and produce acid, making the mouth an alkaline environment, thereby preventing the growth and reproduction of Candida albicans, but it cannot directly kill Candida albicans.

Therefore, when using soda water to treat thrush, it is necessary to continue using the medicine for 4 to 5 days after the lesions in the mouth disappear. In addition, for babies with severe conditions, you can follow the doctor's advice to take nystatin or apply nystatin liquid externally. At the same time, parents should also pay attention to their children's oral care and hygiene, such as paying attention to the cleanliness of feeding utensils, and regularly boiling and disinfecting milk bottles and nipples. Wet nurses should pay attention to hygiene and wash their nipples and hands with warm water before each feeding. These can all help prevent the occurrence of thrush.

If a baby has thrush, the baby's mouth will feel painful, and the baby will refuse to breastfeed, resulting in a decrease in appetite and slow weight gain. If thrush spreads to the back of the mouth, it may affect the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Once the esophagus is affected, the baby will feel uncomfortable when swallowing, and may even refuse to drink water because of the pain, which may cause dehydration.