Jakarta: Thrush is an inflammation that occurs in the oral cavity, which is characterized by redness, swelling, or sores that can be accompanied by bleeding. Children and babies can also get thrush.
“First aid for children and babies if they experience minor thrush, the first thing to do is to maintain hydration if there are no medicines that can be used,” dr. Herwanto, Sp. From Mitra Keluarga Kalideres Hospital, Jakarta, in the media education “Recognize Infant and Child Thrush” on Thursday, 15 October 2020.
According to dr. Herwanto, when children experience thrush, they tend to eat and drink less. “The reduced amount of drinking can cause dehydration. First is to overcome it first by drinking a lot to maintain hydration, then if you feel pain, safe pain relievers can be used, ”said dr. Herwanto.
“For children who are old enough, mouthwash can be given for the mouth ulcer. For children who are still babies or too small, it is better if they are given topical medicine because if they are given mouthwash there is a concern that they can even be swallowed, ”suggested dr. Herwanto.
And most importantly according to dr. Herwanto is to always maintain the cleanliness of the mouth where the canker sores are contained, so that there is no infection in the area with the canker sores.
“Try also so that the wound does not get bigger. And if you want to feed the child, as much as possible the shape is adjusted. If usually they can eat anything, children with thrush can be given food that has a soft texture, “he said.
“Can be given liquid food such as milk or soup such as soup. After that, it can be resolved immediately because if adults experience thrush, they can certainly be patient, but if children experience it, it must be difficult to be patient, “said dr. Herwanto.
You can overcome it in natural ways such as gargling with salt water. “Gargling with salt water can indeed overcome. Salt water does have antiseptic properties and if there is no home remedy it can be used, ”said dr. Herwanto.
“However, you shouldn’t do this regularly because salt can dry out your mouth. Besides that, it also hurts, if the child is still small, maybe he doesn’t want to. If they don’t want to, they can use regular medication, ”concluded dr. Herwanto.
(YDH)
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