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Posted on June 23, 2010 in Dental Problems, General Remedies
While discussing on ‘home remedies for thrush’ you must have an idea of ‘thrush’ in the very initial phase. Thrush is an infection caused by a fungus called ‘Candida albicans’. The disease is seen among people who are not at all careful of the oral hygiene and among babies that are breast fed. Among most of the common people who have to live amid stress and strains thrush infection looms large.
The thrush infection is not deadly but extremely painful. There are a handful of remedies for thrush that can offer you immediate relief. Home remedies are somewhat sufficient to bring an end to thrush infestation. The only thing you have to brood over before going all out for a thrush infection is that remedies are galore but they act on the victims after their own style. There is no specific remedy that can be called the universal remedy.
If you have the urge to visit a physician all he / she is to advise is to take care of the oral hygiene and gurgle with some sort of medicated lotion. It may be advised too to take vitamin capsules on a daily basis. But the hazards are there too. Thrush may not be cured and you have to suffer the nagging pain round the clock.
You have to keep it in mind that when the good bacteria of your body are few in number and lose the strength to fight the yeast or thrushes accumulate power and invade in a rapid pace. In this way Candida gets the better of the good bacteria and reign supreme. There is no power to combat it until and unless you use the anti fungal.
As a result of recurrences again and again the victims today seek home remedies so that the root cause can be removed for good. It is a global trend today.
The first home remedy for thrush you may use to combat thrush is unrefined coconut oil. If it is the case of your baby you may use the oil directly on the nipples of your breast and in oral cavity of the baby to prevent relapses. Pure coconut oil is safe and never poses any problem to the baby. There is an acid in the oil that is called the caprylic acid. This acid is very potent to fight thrush invasions.
Tea tree oil is another remedy to fight thrush. You have to take a few drops of it admixed with olive oil or coconut oil. Now apply it gently over the affected part. For babies it may pose problem as its smell is not pleasant at all.
Now there comes Oregano oil which is effective too like the tea tree oil.
Now it is the turn of the clove oil that is regarded as the best anti fungal. It should be diluted with coconut oil and then to be applied.
Apple cider vinegar is also an effective home remedies for thrush. This remedy is potent and prevents the relapses. The yeast can’t thrive in the area that is smeared with apple cider oil.
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