Hi All,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing with questions on
candidiasis. I am not certain how to successfully manage oral thrush. My son
who is now 2 and half years old has had oral thrush since he was 9 months old.
We would treat it and then each month it would return. It was pretty obvious
when it started with a white on his tongue and white spots in the pockets of his
cheek. Now he appears to only get a transparent white or grey film on his
tongue with no white spots in the pockets of his cheek. Sometimes his voice is
hoarse too. I don't want to leave it untreated but I sometimes question myself
if it is thrush. If I take him to the doctor they say that thrush would be in
the cheeks but I disagree; I think if is really bad it would be. Do any of you
have experience as to what thrush can look like and when to treat it. If some of
you have experienced it yourself maybe you can better explain to me how I can be
sure it is thrush. Any advice on how you all treat it? Is it better to treat
right away because can it get out of contol and effect the esophagus or liver
etc? Does oral thrush hurt or bother the children? Do APECED children typically
grow out of it and when? Is there anyway to support the immune system with diet
or probiotics etc. Has anyone had success with this? Any advice would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks again so much for your help. I appreciate so much that there is a group
I can reach out to.
Warm regards, Susan