Knowing About Candidiasis In Toddlers

By Lamar S. Johnston

Though yeast infection is a common enough condition, many people are unaware of the fact that it can affect toddlers as well. In fact of the discomforts experienced by toddlers have to do with yeast infection including conditions such as oral thrush, diaper or skin rash.

There are several triggers of yeast infection in babies. The use of antibiotics is one of the commonest triggers and is often administered to the children at regular intervals. Since they have weak immune systems, the young ones are prone to many alternative infirmities and therefore, require antibiotics to aid in recovery.

These antibiotics destroy the good bacteria along with the bad once. Once the good bacteria are destroy, the growth of yeast remains unbridled. The result is obviously a yeast infection. Antibiotics can even pass down from the mother to the child if the child is breastfeeding.

there have been known cases where a child has get infected by yeast at time of his birth. The obvious source of yeast infection is the mother of the child.

Another source of yeast infection among the children is food. Kids have a tendency to eat any and all things because at their age, their tastes are just forming and they are not really aware of what is to be eaten and what not. They particularly like sweet products and such products are the best for yeast to grow. It is crucial that you regulate the sugar intake of your child if there is a suspicion of yeast infection.

in order to ensure that your children don't get infected by yeast, it's also mandatory that you ensure proper hygiene. Make sure that your children clean themselves properly each time they come after playing outdoors. Also ensure that they do not wear wet clothes for long time. Yeast flourishes in a humid condition and therefore leaving your kids in wet garments is a bad idea.

Now that it is certain that yeast infection can attack toddlers and children too it's important that you treat the problem with a suitable cure. At times , getting rid the root cause of the main cause of the solution.For example, if your kid is suffering form yeast infection due to a sugar rich diet then dumping sugars from the diet could prove to be an appropriate solution.

You should not use Over The Counter or Homeopathic products to treat yeast infection in child-ren. The reason is simple. The skin of young children is hypersensitive and would react really bad-ly if you apply OTC products with all their vicious chemicals.

It is always better to seek the advice of a doctor or a health expert to treat yeast infection in toddlers. Ask your doctor and he could suggest you the most practical solution to the problem.

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