Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms 

Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms come on quickly and are hard to ignore. Yeast infections of the throat and mouth, also known popularly as ‘thrush’, are common in babies, very young children, and adults who have compromised immune systems. The most distinguishing of all the Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms are soft white furry patches inside the mouth and throat that do not easily scrape off. When you do try to scrap them off, they may bleed or seep fluid.

How do Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms take hold? Breastfeeding infants often contract thrush from mothers who are struggling with a vaginal Yeast Infection. Thrust is actually passed through the breast milk from mother to baby. Bottle fed babies can also contract thrush, especially when they are put to bed with a bottle on a regular basis so that warm milk can pool in their mouths while they sleep. The warm milk provides a perfect environment for yeast, and thrush is the result.

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People with AIDS and other diseases that compromise the immune system may come down with thrush in the same way they contract any number of other opportunistic infections. The organism that causes thrush, candida albicans, is always present in the human body but rarely causes any problems. An immune deficiency allows candida to grow out of control anywhere in the body, including the mouth and throat.

Finally, people who are incredibly run down and depleted or who have recently undergone a very intense course of antibiotics (such as IV antibiotics) may contract thrush for many of the same reasons noted above. Their immune systems are less than optimal, and ‘good’ bacteria in the body that normally keep candida in check are often killed off my aggressive antibiotics.

The following Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms are common:

White lesions in the mouth. These usually appear first on the tongue and cheeks and may have a furry or cottage cheese-like appearance. They can spread to the roof of the mouth, the throat, the tonsils, and even the gums. The lesions bleed if scraped or scratched, and in very severe cases may even spread to the esophagus, where they can be felt but not easily seen.

Difficulty swallowing or pain in the mouth and throat. Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms making eating and drinking painful or uncomfortable. People with thrust may have the sensation that food is getting ‘stuck’ in their throat or upper chest area.

Fever. If thrush becomes severe enough, oral yeast infection symptoms may include fever. If fever is present, it is especially critical that the oral yeast infection be treated as soon as possible. When yeast infection spreads through the whole body it can become very serious very fast.

Thrush in children is usually not a serious condition. Although thrust should be treated as early as possible, the Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms that accompany it are usually controlled quickly with prescription antifungal medications dispensed in lozenge or mouth wash form.

When a breastfeeding mother and child are passing the infection back and forth between them, the doctor may want to treat both at the same time to make sure Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms do not return.

When thrush is the result of a deleted immune system, building the overall health of the patient back up as much as possible is an important step toward eliminating thrush. Thrush rarely appears in the mouth of a healthy adult, but is often a problem for cancer patients, people dealing with HIV infection, and people with uncontrolled diabetes.

An adult who presents with thrush at a first visit to the doctor will be checked for more serious underlying conditions that may be giving Oral Yeast Infection Symptoms a chance to thrive. Occasionally an adult with no underlying disease but very, very poor health and nutrition (such a drug addict or homeless person) may come down with thrush. Pregnant women and people who smoke or have poorly fitting dentures are also at risk.

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