Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Thrush (oral candidiasis) is an infection of the mouth by a yeast. white or creamy spots that you will find on your tongue, on your cheeks, on the roof of your mouth or on the throat. Thrush may affect anyone- infants and old age. However when untreated, then it can hurt, it can cause eating difficulty and all around your throat.
Dr. Chadha examines your tongue, cheeks, roof of your mouth, and throat with the examination of any normal white/creamy spots, and redness/tenderness. He questions your medical history, medical drugs and risk factors.
A swab deepening of the infected is swabbed and forwarded to the lab to identify Candida overgrowth and eliminate other infections.
In case of persistent or severe ones, he can resort to less invasive endoscopy that will allow him to peep deeper into the esophagus and in the event of an eventuality, he can obtain biopsy samples.
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Months or weeks-and it may even get worse when it is untreated.
Thrush is either transmitted via the yeast that is exchanged during birth or it occurs due to breast feeding.
Any of the following: immature immunity, the use of antibiotics, or scraping of the bottles and pacifiers with yeast.
Apply antifungal gel after the instructions of Dr. Chadha (after feeds).
It is not very contagious and may be passed during a baby and mother.
Wipe your mouth and teeth with some antibiotics or inhalers, clean your teeth and reduce your consumption of sweet food.
Arrange a visit appointment in case of pain, in case you feel some difficulty in swallowing, or particularly because you are infected very often.
It can also spread to the throat, esophagus or other body organs among patients who are weak immunologically.
Those that are less severe might be corrected using saltwater rinses or probiotic yogurt but still it would be better when left to the professional.
