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Thrush (infants and children)
Thrush (infants and children)
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 42-year old female asked:
Will rubbing a pee-soaked diaper on an infant's face and/or tongue cure him of thrush and baby acne?
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A member asked:
How do I know if my baby has thrush?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can baby's get thrush from expressed milk?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a baby die from thrush?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can I do for a baby with thrush?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is it normal for a baby to get thrush more than once?
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A female asked:
I think my baby might have oral thrush, how can I be sure?
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A 46-year old asked:
What can be done for a baby that won't eat and has thrush?
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A 19-year old female asked:
If a baby has oral thrush bad should we wait to have a DNA test why or why not?
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A 18-year old female asked:
If i had thrush as a premature baby what does that mean? what is thrush? and how do i know if i still have it or if it came back?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have oral thrush and my baby does not have oral thrush; can I still give her my breastmilk; will it transfer through my breastmilk to her?
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A 30-year old female asked:
How long does thrush take to run course without meds if mild case. baby 5 mths. disappears with meds but comes back 2 days off meds. no inhalers?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can a baby with thrush cause me problems while breastfeeding?
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A member asked:
How do u know if myself or baby has thrush from breastfeeding?
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A 47-year old asked:
My baby is teething and rubbing his tongue a lot could this be thrush?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is my pumped milk no good to give my baby after I pumped with thrush ..I froze it so I will be giving it later ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
If my baby had oral thrush at the time of a buccal swab paternity test. Could it produce a false negative result?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My 3 week old and I have resistant thrush. He's normal weight. Trying to get treated but Is it possible for baby to get invasive candida from thrush?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can a thrush yeast infection hurt my baby if not treated?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can virginal thrush harm my unborn baby, I'm less than 3 months pregnant?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does it ever happen that a dog licking a 6 week old babies face causes oral thrush in the baby.?
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A 23-year old female asked:
My 6wk old baby ia beginning2get thrush! what did I do to cause this!? Am i a bad mom? How can I stop it from gettin worse b4 she goes2the drs?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Baby with puffed cheek diagnosed with thrush. Baby eats fine. Head and lymph nodes are fine. Dimple on it. Can thrush can cause a cheek to puff?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What is your opinion thoughts on mild thrush in a 5 month old baby and requested treatment. Has had the oral meds. Keeps returning not bad but there?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is my baby's thrush causing my nipples to be sore?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it alright to take antibiotics for mastitis if my baby has thrush?
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A member asked:
Do the white spots in my babys mouth mean he has thrush?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What can I use on a 10 month old baby with thrush on the mouth?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi, My 4weeks old baby has white patches inside his mouth I suspect oral thrush, can I self medicate? If yes how?
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A 22-year old asked:
My baby is taking nystatin for thrush. Is there anything else I can give him to help him heal and not be in pain?
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