What causes thrush?

There are many causes of oral thrush, but the most common one is a bacterial infection. If a baby is infected with bacteria when drinking from a bottle, thrush may occur. Long-term use of antibiotics may also lead to thrush. Mothers should distinguish between thrush and hand, foot and mouth disease.

1. The mother's vagina is infected with fungi, and the baby is infected when it passes through the birth canal and comes into contact with the mother's secretions during birth.

2. Failure to thoroughly sterilize bottles and nipples, and unclean nipples during breastfeeding can all be sources of infection;

3. Contact with food, clothing and toys infected with Candida albicans. In addition, infants and young children begin to grow teeth at 6 to 7 months old.

At this time, the gums may feel slightly swollen and painful, and infants and young children like to bite their fingers and toys, which can easily bring bacteria and fungi into the mouth and cause infection;

4. Living in a group in kindergarten can cause thrush due to cross infection;

5. Long-term use of antibiotics or inappropriate use of hormone treatment can cause an imbalance in the body's flora, allowing fungi to take advantage of the situation and multiply in large numbers, causing thrush.

How to prevent recurrence of thrush:

1. First of all, the milk containers, water cups, small spoons, etc. that the baby often uses should be cleaned and sterilized at high temperature in time after each use, and then dried naturally and stored in a dry place. Ventilated place.

2. The mother's breasts also need to be cleaned regularly and the nipples should be kept dry at all times. The nipples should be rinsed with warm water before each feeding.

3. In short, everything that comes into contact with the baby's mouth should be kept dry and clean. Also, don't let your baby drink leftover milk. This happens to many mothers, especially in the summer. You should never do this.