Oral thrush is one of the common diseases in children. It can be treated easily with the supply of
vitamins to the child suffering with oral thrush. In this article their is a brief discussion on the prevention and cure of oral thrush in babies and children.
Prevention and cure for oral thrush in babies and children
- A good hygiene: It is very important as one should make sure that babies have a proper hygiene. Give a proper and regular bath to your baby, clean the mouth, oral cavity, gums and tongue after every feeding. Make sure that your kids follow a good hygiene as it helps to prevention infectious diseases such as oral thrush.
- Sterilization: Breastfeeding women should known that the yeast infections from the babies can be transferred to nipples and breasts, which can cause pain during breastfeeding. Thus, you should sterilize all your baby’s accessories such as nipple, toys, bottle, etc. They can act as transporters for infections caused by yeasts.
- Vitamins supplements: A baby or a kid should be given only those vitamin supplements regularly, prescribed by his/her pediatrician. They should never give any other vitamin supplement without the
prescription of the pediatrician. - Ayurveda believes that the thrush can also be due to indigestion and constipation in babies. So babies are given a very small dose of herb known as ‘Hartaki’. Some of the Ayurvedic scholars suggest cur or butter in little quantity for a baby suffering from oral thrush.
- Glycerine: Applying glycerine on the affected area helps to treat and prevent oral thrush.
- Green leafy vegetables and roughage: In some kids, enough quantity of roughage and green leafy vegetables can relieve oral thrush and constipation as they supply good fibre.
These are a few things one can follow to prevent and oral thrush in babies and children.
