How do you prevent oral thrush
In bottle fed babies, discard the nipples after bottle-feeding. Mothers can prevent oral thrush by applying topical antifungal medication on their nipples to prevent continuous spread to the baby. You can also be given prophylactic antifungal medications for prevention,
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What are the complications of oral thrush?
Oral thrush infection is contagious and may have complications if not treated immediately. It is important that you treat it at home, as soon you detect the infection. Here are some of the complications of oral thrush:
• Difficulty feeding
• Nutrition deficiency
• Esophagus candidiasis
• Throat thrush symptoms
• Gastrointestinal thrush
• Genital thrush
• Recurrences of oral thrush
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