Does thrush turn red and white? Does it mean it is healed?

Generally speaking, when the color of thrush turns from white to red, it means that thrush is gradually improving and healing, and turning red is also a normal phenomenon. At this time, you should pay more attention to maintaining oral hygiene and tell your children to rinse their mouths with light salt water. Because the children are relatively young, parents must tell their children to drink more water. You can also use baking soda water to wipe the oral mucosa, especially to prevent the recurrence of thrush.

Differential Diagnosis of Oral Thrush

1. Diagnostic criteria for infant thrush:

The cause of thrush caused by fungal infection is relatively simple and does not require other examinations. If the baby's thrush recurs, take a small amount of white mucosa for testing. Finding Candida albicans hyphae and spores is the basis for laboratory diagnosis. Testing can determine the type of yeast so that the doctor can give your baby more accurate medication.

2. Complications of thrush in infants:

Oral thrush can cause pain. If a baby has thrush, his mouth will feel painful and he will refuse to breastfeed, resulting in a decrease in food intake and slow weight gain.

If thrush spreads to the back of the mouth, it may spread to the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Once the esophagus is infected, the baby will feel uncomfortable when swallowing, and may even refuse to drink water for fear of pain, which may cause dehydration.

If left untreated, yeast infections may spread to other parts of the body. Of course, diffuse yeast infections are very rare. If this happens, more effective antifungal treatment is needed.

How to prevent thrush in children

Neonatal thrush can be prevented. Just pay attention to oral care and give the baby a few sips of warm water after each feeding to wash away the milk left in the mouth, so that mold will not grow. In addition, wipe the nipple clean and wash your hands before each feeding. The eating utensils used by newborns should be boiled and sterilized before use.

1. Pregnant women with vaginal mycosis should actively seek treatment to cut off the route of transmission.

2. Wash the tableware used by infants and young children for eating and then steam it for 10-15 minutes.

3. Breastfeeding mothers should clean the areola with warm water before breastfeeding; they should also take a bath, change underwear, cut their nails frequently, and wash their hands every time they hold their baby.

4. Infants’ bedding and toys should be regularly washed and dried; the baby’s toiletries should be kept separate from the parents’ as much as possible and disinfected regularly.

5. Young children should regularly engage in outdoor activities to increase their body's resistance.

6. For infants and young children living in a group in kindergarten, their utensils must be separated and not mixed.

7. Antibiotics should be used under the guidance of a doctor.