| Mouth yeast infection is a condition commonly known | | | | Today, we know much more about mouth yeast |
| as "Thrush". It is a fairly rare infection, so much so, | | | | infection because Thrush is often a condition taking |
| that only in the past 10-15 years has it been clearly | | | | advantage of weakened immune systems in AIDS |
| defined medically. Two decades ago, the cause of | | | | patients. But don't be alarmed - a person with Thrush |
| mouth yeast infection was unknown. Physicians | | | | is NOT necessarily an AIDS patient! A weakened |
| merely treated the overt symptoms of Thrush | | | | immune system, present in AIDS, is also present in |
| without really knowing what caused it. | | | | many other conditions such as lupus and fibromyalgia. |
| Thrush is a painful, uncomfortable condition. It is also | | | | There are four clinical stages of mouth yeast |
| very unsightly, causing embarrassment to the | | | | infections. These are Moniliasis or Thrush, |
| sufferer. The symptoms of this mouth yeast | | | | Erythematous, Chronic Hyperplastic and Angular |
| infection are easily recognized as creamy-white, | | | | Cheilitis. So far, we have discussed Thrush - the |
| curd-like patches on the tongue, inside the lips and on | | | | creamy white curd-like coating on the mouth's |
| the inside walls of the mouth. Thrush lesions can | | | | surface. When this surface is wiped off, it leaves a |
| range in size from a fingernail to a half-dollar. The | | | | red tissue beneath. Erythematous occurs when the |
| lesions can also extend down into the throat where | | | | red patch peels away and is mostly found on the |
| they be unseen, but are certainly felt by the sufferer. | | | | palate as well as tongue. When the extra tissue |
| Infants can be particularly susceptible to mouth yeast | | | | cannot easily be wiped off and appears to be |
| infection. | | | | somewhat discolored due to staining caused by food |
| Before the cause of mouth yeast infection was | | | | or tobacco, we come to Chronic Hyperplastic. At the |
| known, physicians often tried to simply scrape the | | | | Angular Cheilitis stage, there will appear red cracks at |
| white patches of fungus from the affected areas of | | | | the corners of the person's mouth and is very often |
| the mouth. This left the patient with red, raw, and | | | | covered by a pseudo membrane. |
| bleeding lesions that were horribly painful. This type | | | | Cure the Cause, Don't Cover the Symptoms |
| of Thrush, if left untreated, can spread and cause | | | | If you do not treat a mouth yeast infection properly |
| damage to other body organs. This mouth yeast | | | | it may very dangerous. Some pharmacies offer |
| infection is therefore much more dangerous than | | | | over-the-counter oral drugs which they promise will |
| vaginal candida fungal infections. | | | | bring a end to your mouth yeast infections but in |
| Today, medical research has specifically identified the | | | | reality can make the infection worse or only appear |
| causes of Thrush. The main cause of a mouth yeast | | | | to go away. Although some products may |
| infection is extensive medicinal use of antibiotics and | | | | temporarily cover the symptoms, most oral pills do |
| steroids. | | | | not destroy the infection at it's source. |