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Thrush Resources
... more than you ever wanted to
know about thrush
Compiled by Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC
The Basics | Thrush
Treatments | Looking for More? | Mothers'
Stories | Research
The Basics ...thorough articles that may
be the only information you'll need
Could
We Have Thrush? by Becky Flora, IBCLC
Information
Sheet and Care Plan for Yeast (Candida) by Anne Smith, IBCLC.
There are also pictures here of thrush in a baby's mouth and a yeast
diaper rash.
Thrush FAQ
from LLLI
Could I have thrush?
(includes pictures) by Janet Talmadge, IBCLC
Thrush
and Breastfeeding from The Breastfeeding Network Trust (Scotland)
Pat Gima's
Yeast Treatment Plan, by Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Q&A:
Preventing Thrush @ 
Diaper
Rash (includes picture of yeast rash)
Thrush Treatments
Candida Protocol
by Jack Newman, MD
Using Gentian Violet
by Jack Newman, MD
Preventing
and Removing Gentian Violet Stains and More
tips on minimizing gentian violet stains
Identifying
and Treating Thrush by Cheryl Taylor White. This article has
detailed information on treating thrush with Grapefruit Seed Extract.
Note that vitamin E oil (mentioned at the end of the article) is
not recommended for use on nipples because too much vitamin E can
be toxic to baby.
Fluconazole (DiflucanT)
by Jack Newman, MD
Diflucan
good treatment for nipple/breast yeast in nursing mothers by
Becky Flora, IBCLC
Natural
remedies for thrush from BabyCenter
Oil of Oregano for thrush?
@
Thrush
Remedies by Kimberly McGee, from the Natural Mothering website
Acidophilus
Dosage
The other articles on the page also discuss various
thrush treatments. If you're looking for alternative treatments,
don't miss Chris
Hafner-Eaton's article from Mothering, as she includes
an extensive discussion of natural remedies.
Looking for More?
Thrush
Questions answered by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC
The Link between
Infants' Oral Thrush and Nipple/Breast Pain in Lactating Women
by Kay Hoover, M Ed, IBCLC
Thrush: Candida
Infections During Lactation (When a yeast infection of the nipples
and/or breasts is not resolving...) by Kay Hoover, M Ed, IBCLC
Yeast
Infections and the Breastfeeding Family: Helping mothers find relief
for symptoms and treatment for the infection preserves the breastfeeding
relationship by Karen Zeretzke, IBCLC, from Leaven, Vol.
34 No. 5, October-November 1998, pp. 91-96.
Mothers' Stories
Thrush
articles from New Beginnings from the LLLI website
Yeast Invasion
by Audra Krystell Kish, from Compleat Mother magazine
Research
Dinsmoor MJ, Viloria R, Lief L, Elder S. Use
of intrapartum antibiotics and the incidence of postnatal maternal
and neonatal yeast infections. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;106(1):19-22.
Page last modified:
05/19/2006
