Saturday, May 16, 2009

Yeast Infection Mouth Treatment - Options to Stop the Ouch! By Galadriel Anderson

Thrust which is a yeast infection in the mouth can be extremely painful and impact your day to day living. Though more common in babies during the first few months of life; a mouth yeast infection can also happen as an adult due to excessive antibiotic use, the presence of excessive glucose in the mouth (common with diabetes) or a severely weakened or damaged immune system stemming from chemotherapy, AIDS, etc.

A yeast infection in the mouth is reasonably easy to detect because of the symptoms, however having one means that something is going on in your system that needs to be examined and treated by a healthcare professional.

Some of the symptoms of Thrust or an oral yeast infection include:

- Pain involving the tongue, sides and roof of the mouth
- Sore throat
- White patches inside the mouth or on the inner lips

Luckily a yeast infection mouth treatment is something that can be taken care of easily in the comfort of home using everyday items that you likely already have in your kitchen.

For an adult suffering from a yeast infection in the mouth, you can use yogurt-make sure that the label states "live cultures" or "live bacteria". (This is the "good bacteria" that kills yeast) Hold a tablespoon of it in your mouth for five minutes. Do this 4 times a day. It helps to both heal and soothe.

Another proven and easy yeast infection mouth treatment option is garlic. For an adult, you simply crush a fresh clove of garlic and swallow. Do this 3 or 4 times a day. If it is a baby who has Thrush, then it is the nursing mother should consume the fresh, crushed garlic cloves 4 times a day so that the benefits of the garlic make their way into the baby via the breast milk.

There are few suggestions for the actual prevention because mouth yeast infections are caused by things which we have little control over. Keeping yourself as strong and healthy as possible will help you to deal with them more effectively and may make them less severe. Eating a diet low in yeast and high in nutrients and vitamin C will help to keep you strong. Keeping active whenever possible will help to keep you healthy and lower stress which can also be a culprit. Incorporating live culture yogurt and/or acidophilus supplements into your life will also be extremely helpful in your fight against yeast infection and when they do happen, it's nice to know that a yeast infection mouth treatment lies as close as your kitchen!

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