[header] How to treat thrush [title] Know what causes thrush. [step] Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is caused by an overgrowth of a type of fungus, or yeast, called candida albicans. Candida is a normal part of the body.
[header] How to treat thrush [title] Know what causes thrush. [step] Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is caused by an overgrowth of a type of fungus, or yeast, called candida albicans. Candida is a normal part of the body.
Topical treatments are usually reserved for not-all cases. The fungus goes deep into the body and then dies off. [substeps] Candida albicans is naturally found throughout the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. Candida is also a normal resident of the skin. Also, when ingested in sick adults it causes some harmless changes (like skin tissues drying out, ulcers) that gradually lead to weight loss. People with a lot of candida are symptomatic of thrush. It can produce growth hormones (bv). In this condition, the fungus is not present, but an imbalance of bacteria is added in the same way that fungus does.