16 Month Old Girl Has Thrush?

Gentian Violet worked for my baby when he had it. It's messy, but it worked for him, and it's natural (dye from the gentian violet plant). I got it at New Seasons, but Walgreens will special order it for you. Just dip a Q-tip in the liquid, and let your baby suck on it for a couple of seconds. Do this morning and night until the yeast is gone.

Also, acidophilus will help rebalance the bacteria in your baby. You can get it in liquid form or in capsules, but be sure it's the refrigerated kind. Otherwise, it might not really be alive, which is what you want.

I wonder if something in your baby's diet is causing the imbalance of yeast. Dairy, maybe? I know I get yeast when I'm having too much dairy.

Good luck!

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Yeah, they can get it at that age. I know they used to paint the inside of my daughter's mouth with "gentian violet." I saw it at the store recently. It turns their mouth a deep purple color, but gets rid of the thrush. Blessings to you and yours! :)

First of all an antibiotic, if it is a virus, isn't going to do anything, they only work on bacteria, and if it is thrush it is likely to make it worse given that thrush is yeast. Have you used gentian violet in her mouth? Personally I would take her to see someone other than a doctor who would tell you "it may be thrush or could be a virus so here are some antibiotics". Google thrush and see the most effective ways to get rid of it.

An antibiotic? They didn't take cultures to determine yeast levels? Or coat her mouth? That is so weird! My daughter had it and my doctor said any again can get it. Even adults can though it is rare by then. I would start boiling all the things she uses regularly such as bottles and sippies or pacifiers if you use those. In my case it was so bad I tossed all her bottle nipples and bought new ones.

The purple coating stuff works really well - I just don't know what it called - but it stains like crazy. I made my daughter wear bibs and some of her brothers hand me downs.

If it's thrush, antibiotics will make it worse (they are the reason I got thrush in the first place when I was nursing my little girl).

Use a solution of vinegar and water (1 part vinegar, five parts water), and swab the inside of her mouth with it. Doesn't taste great, but it helps a lot. I'd try feeding her a little yogurt every day, too. Better yogurt would have less sugar, for that can feed a yeast, but yogurt will build up enzymes in the stomach and mouth to help battle it.

If you're still nursing, the vinegar solution helps with nursing, too.

The doctor gave you an ANTIBIOTIC???? What was he thinking? If it is virus, the antibiotic won't do a thing. If it is thrush, the antibiotic will just make it worse--just like it would do to you if you had a yeast infection and had to take an antibiotic. I know from experience.

Oh, ditto on the yogurt. Get the plain yogurt and add something like a mashed banana and vanilla to it (to stay away from the sugar). My daughter loves plain yogurt plain, though I sometimes doctor it up for her (and always for me!). You can get her the whole milk yogurt since she's young (Dannon brand sells it by the quart and it's cheaper that way too). Mix it with her cereals, too.

I would get a second opinion. The treatment for thrush isn't going to hurt her (my daughter had thrush from 1 week to about 5 weeks--I kept running out of medicine before it was cleared up or it wouldn't have been that long, plus she gave it to me so we kept sharing it until I got myself treated). If it's a virus, then they need to decide if it's a bad one or one that will just run it's course and go away.

I would suggest that if you want natural cures AND a second opinion, you could try a naturopathic doctor. I know of a good one in the Gresham area if you live nearby. PM me for her name and location. She does pediatrics; I'm planning on having her be my pediatrician for my children, and also my midwife if all works out with insurance (and maybe even if it doesn't and I have to pay!)

Hope this helps. But whatever you do, don't use the antibiotic!!!

I've never personally known someone with a child this age getting thrush. But my son had it and I got some Gentian Violet. His mouth was purple for a day, but it got rid of it.

My mother had thrush just last year. She had to gargle with some special stuff and they treated her with this purple stuff. It took a long time for her to get over it. Antibiotics are what caused it in the first place. I believe that thrush is a form of yeast infection.
Good luck!

I'll keep this short since others have already said what I would have. . .

The Gentian Violet advice is good(they do make it clear now so that you don't stain everything purple). Also you will want to go to a SuperSupplements-type store and get some powdered acidophilus. Have your daughter take it by mouth, or put it on her food (such as applesauce or yogurt). This will help get some beneficial bacteria into her digestive system and knock out the yeast overgrowth. I'll restate the no sugar no processed wheat flour that someone else mentioned. Too much yeast in her body!

My son at 15 months got it.. he was put on nistanton (SP?) and it didn't work he kept getting it over and over.. I then used genshin violet and he was better... after a whole month of the other stuff I was relived to finally get something that worked!!! I is messy but works!!!