What is a yeast infection in the mouth?
This is a condition called Thrush or in the vernacular, Trench Mouth. Thrush is quite uncommon; only in the past 10-15 years was it clearly defined medically. Two decades ago, for the sort of yeast infection in the mouth derived from an unknown cause; doctors simply treated the overt symptoms of Thrush without actually understanding what caused it. Symptoms of yeast infection of the mouth Thrush is a uncomfortable, painful condition. It is also extremely unsightly, causing humiliation to the victim. The symptoms of this yeast infection of the mouth are easily recognized as creamy-white, curd-like patches on the tongue, inside the lips and on the inside walls of the mouth. Thrush lesions can range in size from a fingernail to a half-dollar. The lesions can also expand down into the throat where they be hidden, but are surely felt by the sufferer. Causes of yeast infection of the mouth Prior to the cause of this yeast infection of the mouth was known, physicians usually tried to scrape t
