How to Cope Thrush in Children

What causes thrush in children? How do I fix this?
Thrush is not only experienced by adults only. This problem can also be suffered by children as young as infants or toddlers.

How to cope thrush in children

Anything that can make your baby or toddler exposed to thrush? Thrush can indeed strike the child, even though the baby is six months. In infants and toddlers, thrush often attack the lips, tongue, inner cheeks and throat.

Affected infants have symptoms of thrush:
- Increased body temperature, can be up to 40 degrees Celsius.
- Cranky, did not want to feed and secrete more saliva.
- Smelling mouth.
While in young children, the symptoms are:
- Temperature increases, but not too high.
-. Decreased appetite.

The cause of thrush in children:

stomatitis Apthosa
Thrush is caused by a trauma, such as being bitten or scratched by toothbrush abrasion or injury. If the immune system is not good, then the germs in and wound became infected. Usually arises inflammation, pain or tenderness.

Oral Thrush / Moniliasis
Caused by the fungus Candida albican are usually found and lodged in the tongue. In normal circumstances, the fungus is present in the mouth. However, when the resistance decreases and taking antibiotics, then yeast Candica albican will easily grow beyond normal.

Herpetic stomatitis
Caused by herpes simplex virus and are located at the back of the throat. Thrush in the throat occur if the virus is endemic and low body resistance.

How to overcome the problem of thrush in children

- Keeping the child's mouth and teeth.
- Provides a mouthwash to children who can gargle.
- If caused by fungi, have antifungal drugs from the doctor.
- Provide food and drinks that contain lots of vitamin C and B to accelerate healing.
- If the child does not want to eat, give soft food and liquid and not too hot so as not to add insult to injury.
- Give your child a drink through a glass, not the bottle to avoid friction or trauma.