Mouth Yeast Infections

As most people know when you get a mouth yeast infection it has its own name Thrush. It is not a hugely common problem and for that reason was only really defined medically recently. Twenty years ago the causes of it were unknown and only the visible symptoms were ever treated. For example a doctor would scrape at the white patches leaving the sufferer with a bleeding raw mouth. Due to this a permanent solution was not discovered for mouth yeast infections.

Mouth yeast infections are particularly unpleasant and painful. Thrush is obvious by the white areas on the tongue that look like curd. They can also be found on the sides of the mouth and vary in size from two to three centimeters. Thrush affects the throat too as the white patches can go down it though the patient may not realize it. Those particularly susceptible are babies and toddlers from poor cleaning of bottles.
It is important to treat Thrush as it can actually spread through the body and damage organs like the intestines. So it may be less common but it is far more dangerous than vaginal yeast infections.

Now we know the main causes of the infection which is steroids and antibiotics as these have a direct impact on weakening the immune system. This is why HIV and AIDs patients are common sufferers and this is also true for fibromyalgia and lupus patients.

There are four parts or stages to Thrush which are Moniliasis, Erythematous, Chronic Hyperplastic and Angular Cheilitis. Moniliasis is the known Thrush symptoms. The milky white areas on the mouth that when scraped have bleeding and raw lesions beneath.

Erythematous is when the red patches are scraped off on the palate and tongue.
Chronic Hyperplastic happens when scraping doesn’t work on the edges and their color is affected by food, drink and tobacco.

Angular Cheilitis affects the mouth with cracks that have a thin membrane over them.
Over the counter treatments look like they are working as they treat the visible symptoms but can sometimes make it worse. Though you may get temporary relief from the pain it will return because the root problem has not been dealt with.