ORAL THRUSH!

       ORAL CANDIDIASIS/ ORAL THRUSH 

HI ALL,

So this time my blog would  highlight on the TOPIC : ORAL CANDIDIASIS/ORAL THRUSH.

ORAL CANDIDIASIS/ORAL THRUSH IS CAUSED BY   UNCONTROLLED MULTIPLICATION OF THE YEAST/FUNGUS(CANDIDA ALBICANS) WHICH IS AN OPPURTUNISTIC INFECTION.

I WANT YOU ALL TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE FUNGAL INFECTION AFFECTING THE ORAL HEALTH THEREBY PUTTING IMPACT ON THE OVERALL SYSTEMIC HEALTH.

SO LET'S BEGIN...

 

 

WHAT IT MEANS FIRST:

Fungus causing infection is CANDIDA ALBICANS (NORMAL ORAL FLORA NATIVE TO THE MOUTH, HARMLESS RESIDING AND COLONIZES IN THE MOUTH(IN THE  INFANTS/TODDLERS AND FEEDING(NURSING) MOTHERS BUT ALSO CAN DESCEND TO THE OESOPHAGUS(FOOD PIPE).

AND IN CASE OF SEVERITY- CAN SPREAD TO OTHER VITAL ORGANS.

SITE WHERE IT PROLIFERATES:

DEVELOPS ON THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE (soft lining) OF THE MOUTH.

APPEARANCE:

EXPRESSION OF THE LESION AS CREAMY OR WHITE COLORED PATCHES/COATING INSIDE THE MOUTH.

SPREAD:

ORAL CANDIDIASIS IS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE(CAN SPREAD).-BREAST FEEDING MOTHERS AND INFANTS CAN SPREAD ORAL THRUSH BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY.

 

PREVALENCE:- MAINLY IN INFANTS,NURSING MOTHERS AND OLD AGE PEOPLE (WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ABUNDANCE SUGAR IN THE DIET).

This infection occurs in young ,very old and sick people where immunity is compromised.

In that case,the Fungus multiplies uncontrollably as the condition inside the mouth if changes due to any physiological condition.

 

FACTORS AGGRAVATING ORAL FUNGAL INFECTION:-

 

FACTORS THAT CAUSE CHANGE IN THE NATIVE FLORA/PREDISPOSITION:-

 

INFANCY/OLD AGE(VERY COMMON).

OBESITY

PREGNANCY AND LACTATING MOTHERS(FEEDING).

SYSTEMIC DISORDERS LIKE DIABETES, RESPIRATORY DISORDER (-ASTHMA).

DRY MOUTH(XEROSTOMIA).

ILL- FITTING DENTURES /COMPROMISED REGULAR CLEANING(DENTURE WEARERS).

HIGH -STRESS LIFESTYLE. 

INJURY TO THE MOUTH(SPORT INJURIES).

DISEASE LIKE HIV/AIDS(IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE),LEUKEMIA(BLOOD CANCER) ETC.

NUTRITIONAL DEFFICIENCY.(VITAMIN B DEFFICIENCY).

ANAEMIA(DROP IN HEAMOGLOBIN). 

OVER HOSPITALIZATION (CHRONIC DISEASE OR TERMINALLY- ILL PATIENTS).

OVER-USE OF ANTIBIOTICS, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS, PSCHYCOTROPIC DRUGS ETC.

SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT(CARCINOMAS-CHEMOTHERAPY).

ADDICTIVE HABITS LIKE SMOKING,ALCOHOL INTAKE ETC.

INHALING AEROSOL STEROIDS OWING TO ACUTE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY (LUNG INFECTION.

 

CLINICAL EXPRESSION:

White discoloration on the tongue,on the roof of the mouth,gums(gingiva),throat (Cotton feeling in the mouth),around the mouth ,throat and cheeks.( light brushing in these areas will lead to bleeding).

Cracked or redness at the corners of the mouth(ANGULAR CHELITIS/STOMATITIS).

Chronic fatigue

Irritation, causing discomfort during swallowing and eating.

Redness and soreness inside and at the corners of the mouth.

Loss of ability to taste.

Cotton feel in the mouth.

Food gets stuck in the throat or mid chest area.

Fever and malaise if the infection goes beyond the oesophagus (food pipe).

Redness,burning and soreness are typical of ORAL THRUSH.

Oral MUCOUS secretions.

Erosion of tooth enamel.

Mood disorders.(Anxiety and Depression).

 

INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN ARE:-

BIOPSY.

THROAT SWAB CULTURE.

ENDOSCOPY.

X-RAYS.

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE SURFACE INVOLVED(ERODED AREAS).

 

TREATMENT OF THE  ORAL  THRUSH:

ANTIFUNGAL MEDICATION.(TOPICAL AND SYSTEMIC) FOR 10 -14 DAYS.BUT VARIES FROM PATIENT TO PATIENT.

AVOID USE OF  THE MOUTHWASHES OR MOUTHSPRAYS.

USE OF SOFT TOOTHBRUSH TO AVOID EROSIONS OF THE LESIONS.(without scraping the bumps ).

REPLACE THE TOOTHBRUSH AFTER THE TREATMENT IS OVER WITH THE CANDIDIASIS.

MEASURES BY WHICH THE INFECTION CAN BE PREVENTED AND CONTROLLED:-

 

MAINTAINANCE OF THE ORAL HYGIENE.

REGULAR DENTAL VISIT FOR ANY CORRECTION OF ISSUE WITH THE PROSTHESIS (DENTURES) AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE ORAL  LESIONS WITH ALL ORAL EXAMINATION. 

LIMITED INTAKE OF SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATES AND YEAST CONTAINING FOODS.

QUIT  HABITS LIKE SMOKING (TOBACCO PRODUCTS) AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

DON'T CHEAT YOUR DIET.INCORPORATE EGGS,MEAT,RAW NUTS,GREEN NON STARCHY VEGETABLES,FISH, HEALTHY FRESH PRESSED GREEN JUICES,UNSWEETENED COCONUT PRODUCTS.(REBUILDING OF THE GUT BY HAVING PROBIOTICS SUPPLEMENTS).

APPROACH TOWARDS THE  COMPLETE TREATMENT DEPENDS UPON THE DUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PATIENT AND THE DOCTOR CONCERNED.

 ORAL THRUSH CAN GET SERIOUS IF EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT BOTH TAKEN CASUALLY.

COMPLICATIONS OF ORAL CANDIDIASIS:

IT CAN WRECK HAVOC ON THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF THE BODY (INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS).

SO KINDLY CONCENTRATE READERS:ON THE INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS:-

 MOOD DISORDERS(MOOD SWINGS,ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ETC.)

HORMONAL IMBALANCE.

SKIN AND NAIL FUNGAL INFECTION.

BRAIN FOGGING.

INTESTINAL DISTRESS.

SINUS INFECTION.

RECURRING VAGINAL(GENITAL) AND URINARY TRACY INFECTION.(UTI)

BONE AND JOINT PAINS(ORTHOPAEDIC).

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION (CANDIDEMIA).

 

NOTE:

 IT CAN BE FATAL IF UNTREATED ON TIME CAN GET DISSEMINATED TO OTHER ORGANS WITH  ITS NASTY SYMPTOMS.

 

PROGNOSIS: 

ORAL CANDIDIASIS:-

The outcome of the oral candidiasis is good with effective and appropriate treatment.

RELAPSE CAN OCCUR IF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ONGOING TREATMENT BY IGNORING THE MAIN PREDISPOSING FACTORS.(NOT MAINTAINING THE ORAL HYGIENE OR INACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN AVOIDING THE FOODS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCACERBATION OF SYMPTOMS BY UNCONTROLLED PROLIFERATION(MULTIPLICATION) OF THE CANDIDA ALBICANS).

SYSYEMIC CANDIDIASIS(INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS):-

DEPENDS UPON THE THE LEVEL OF SPREAD SYSTEMICALLY ,IF CANDIDA (FUNGUS/YEAST)SHOWS UNCONTROLLED BEHAVIOUR OWING TO OVER-USE OF DRUGS,UNDERLYING CHRONIC DISEASES,ORAL MANIFESTATION WITH  FURTHER DETIORATION,UNCONTROLLED EATING(BINGING) BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF EXCESS INTAKE OF SUGARS ETC.

ABOVE MENTIONED,UNCONTROLLED SYSTEMIC ILLNESS CAN LEAD TO PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION AND INCREASED HOSPITAL COST.

LINKS ATTACHED:- https://youtu.be/UWbEsCItewA

https://youtu.be/fNq__F7k9oc

https://youtu.be/Dzby9Sofq-o

https://youtu.be/-ImY_huuxSc

SO ALL MY READERS ,KINDLY BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE FUNGAL INFECTION(YEAST)OF ANY SORT AND ADHERE TO THE STRICT MEDICATION REGIME WHEN REQUIRED AND SAFEGUARD YOURSELF WITH THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES RELIGIOUSLY AT THE SAME TIME.

 

I 'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER BLOG TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE TIME TO TIME WITH A DIFFERENCE AND HOLD YOUR INTEREST SO FAR SO THAT YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS  CRAVING FOR MORE AND MORE AND CURIOSITY LEVELS NEVER GO DOWN....

KINDLY FOLLOW AND COMMENT.

PUT FORWARD YOUR QUERIES IF ANY...

THANKYOU! KEEP SAFE AND TAKE GOOD CARE, ALL OF YOU.