Thrush is an oral infection caused by candida, a type of yeast or fungus. Normally some amount of candida resides in the mouth, skin and digestive tract of normal, healthy human being. Other bacteria or micro-organisms keep the fungus in check. Only when due to certain reasons, an explosive growth of candida occurs, especially in mouth, thrush develops. Thrush commonly strikes babies, toddlers and older adults but actually it can happen to anyone.

Thrush usually develops on tongue and inner cheeks; but roof of mouth, tonsils, gum or back of throat may also be affected sometimes. Thrush looks like patches of cottage cheese. The lesions, in other words, are creamy white and slightly elevated. Often, the infection spreads to food pipe creating difficulty in swallowing, pain, feeling of food getting stuck in throat and fever. The thrush patches on tongue or inner cheek also pain a lot, bleed on getting scraped. The factors triggering thrush may be listed as follows:

1. Weakened immune system
2. Stress - more stress is main cause for this condition
3. Smoking
4. Wearing of ill-fitting dentures.
5. Medications like antibiotics, contraceptive pills, corticosteroids etc.
6. Medical conditions like diabetes, AIDS, cancer, dry mouth etc.
7. Vaginal yeast infection in pregnant mothers.

Home Remedies for Thrush

1. Smear the thrush patches with little yoghurt. Do not swallow it. Let it settle on the thrush for sometime. This is an effective home remedy for thrush.

2. Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda in eight ounces of water. Soak a cotton swab in the solution and apply on thrush. This home remedies for thrush treat this problem of thrush.

3. Mix 1 tablespoon vinegar in a cup of water. Soak a cotton ball in the solution and pat on thrush. Do this twice daily to get rid of thrush.

4. Soak plantain seeds in water overnight. In the morning mash the swollen seeds. It will form a jelly-like substance. Apply this jelly on thrush to get cured.

5. Crush acidophilus tablets and apply the powder on thrush. This is a useful thrush remedy.

6. Wash thrush with calendula tincture daily. This will clear up thrush within few days.

7. Application of mashed wormwood herb on thrush cures the infection.

8. Mix equal parts of clove oil and coconut oil and apply on thrush. This yields rewarding results.

9. Dab thrush pockets with apple cider vinegar. The acidic apple cider vinegar destroys the fungus. You can blend cider vinegar with little warm water, add some salt and use the solution as a curative mouthwash.

10. Mingle equal parts of the tincture of myrrh, Echinacea and licorice. Swish and rinse mouth with the solution. This is highly beneficial in treating thrush.

11. Rinsing mouth with warm saline water daily effectively battles thrush.

12. Mix onion and garlic powders and apply the mixture on thrush pockets. These powders have anti-fungal properties. They will destroy the fungus and the infection will subside in no time.

13. Brush and floss twice daily. This will help to cure thrush fast.

14. Keep changing brush until the infection subsides

15. Soak dentures in cleaning solution overnight. This will check the growth of candida.

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