Can thrush baby vomit

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Many babies will suffer from thrush when they are young. We all know that thrush is mainly caused by fungal infection due to not paying attention to children's oral hygiene. Now let's talk about thrush baby can vomit.

Can thrush baby vomit

First, the oral mucosa appeared milky white, slightly high plaque membrane, no inflammatory reaction around, like milk lumps. Painless, after wiping off the plaque membrane, we can see the red wound without bleeding below. The size of plaque membrane varies, and it can appear on the tongue, cheek, palate or lip mucosa. The white plaques are not easy to be wiped off with cotton swab or wet gauze.

Second: when the infection is mild, leukoplakia is not easy to find, and there is no obvious pain, or only painful expression when eating. In severe cases, the baby will be restless due to pain, poor appetite, crying, lactation difficulties, sometimes accompanied by mild fever. If the damaged mucosa is not treated in time, it can continue to expand. In severe cases, it can spread to the esophagus and bronchus, causing candidal esophagitis or pulmonary candidiasis, resulting in dyspnea and dysphagia. In a few cases, it can be complicated with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, affecting lifelong immune function.

Third: even secondary to other bacterial infections, resulting in sepsis. The baby will refuse to feed due to pain, resulting in reduced food intake and slow weight growth. If thrush spreads to the back of the mouth, it may "affect" the esophagus. Once it is involved, the baby will feel uncomfortable swallowing things, and even refuse to drink water because of fear of pain, which may lead to dehydration.

matters needing attention

Thrush does bring a lot of adverse reactions to the baby, some babies will appear the phenomenon of vomiting, and poor appetite, and then make it difficult for mothers to breastfeed. Over time may affect the absorption of children's nutrition.