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How Can Dry Mouth And Oral Thrush Be Treated?
Hi. I have had a dry mouth with coated tongue for about a week. Had a yeast infection (oral about a month ago and used nystatin) . now have also red pustules (looks like acne, but I am sixty and female) erupting on my face. Is this another yeast infection or something else?
Sat, 21 Apr 2018
Hello,
Dry mouth or Xerostomia can cause oral yeast infection leading to a thick white coating on tongue. It commonly resolves with antifungal medicines but the underlying cause that is dry mouth also needs to be managed.
You should first of all take care of dry mouth and for this you should chew sugar free chewing gums, suck lemon drops and drink plenty of water. Oral lubricants like Oralgel can help in maintaining lubrication. Use specialised mouthwash like Biotene.
For fungal infection, you can gargle with Nystatin mouthwash, suck Clotrimazole lozenges and if the infection still persist, you can take oral antifungal medicine like Fluconazole.
For red spots on face, it can be due to clogged pores, allergy, bacterial infection etcetera. So get it clinically checked by a Dermatologist once and treatment can be done according to the cause. For now, apply Clindamycin ointment over it, do cool compresses and apply only aloevera gel on face.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
Dry mouth or Xerostomia can cause oral yeast infection leading to a thick white coating on tongue. It commonly resolves with antifungal medicines but the underlying cause that is dry mouth also needs to be managed.
You should first of all take care of dry mouth and for this you should chew sugar free chewing gums, suck lemon drops and drink plenty of water. Oral lubricants like Oralgel can help in maintaining lubrication. Use specialised mouthwash like Biotene.
For fungal infection, you can gargle with Nystatin mouthwash, suck Clotrimazole lozenges and if the infection still persist, you can take oral antifungal medicine like Fluconazole.
For red spots on face, it can be due to clogged pores, allergy, bacterial infection etcetera. So get it clinically checked by a Dermatologist once and treatment can be done according to the cause. For now, apply Clindamycin ointment over it, do cool compresses and apply only aloevera gel on face.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Hello,
As per your query, your infant have symptoms of dry mouth and oral thrush which seems to be due to fungal infection which remains persistent and leading to formation of thick white layer in oral cavity and its surfaces. It could be due to dehydration, stress, poor oral hygiene and immunocompromised state of body.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit oral pathologist once if symptoms keep on persisting and start treatment after prescription. Go for biopsy of lesions if symptoms keep on persisting. Maintain complete oral prophylaxis. Take Probiotics like Yogurt in diet and Amphotericin B and maintain complete oral hygiene. Avoid sharp, hot and spicy foods. You should swish with nystatin suspensions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
As per your query, your infant have symptoms of dry mouth and oral thrush which seems to be due to fungal infection which remains persistent and leading to formation of thick white layer in oral cavity and its surfaces. It could be due to dehydration, stress, poor oral hygiene and immunocompromised state of body.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit oral pathologist once if symptoms keep on persisting and start treatment after prescription. Go for biopsy of lesions if symptoms keep on persisting. Maintain complete oral prophylaxis. Take Probiotics like Yogurt in diet and Amphotericin B and maintain complete oral hygiene. Avoid sharp, hot and spicy foods. You should swish with nystatin suspensions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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