Mouth fungus is an infection that occurs in the mucous membranes of the mouth. It includes all the inflammation in the mouth, also called fungal disease, a group of small organisms that multiply and coexist with the cells in the mouth, For white spots on the tongue and in the mouth, often due to lack of vitamin B12, oral fungi cause high temperature, causing pain and dryness in the mouth.
Causes of oral fungi
- Do not clean the mouth, teeth and tongue after eating meals and sweets.
- The presence of stomach infections.
- Immunodeficiency in the person.
- Lack of certain essential vitamins and minerals such as iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency.
- Antibiotics such as cortisone, penicillin.
- Take pills.
- Some diseases: diabetes, AIDS, anemia, cancer, dry mouth.
- Smoking.
- Transferring the disease from mother to infant through breastfeeding.
- Industrial Dentures.
Symptoms of oral fungi
- High temperature in person.
- Difficulty swallowing .
- Adhesion of food in the throat.
- Wrench and dry mouth.
- breathing difficulties .
- Cough and cold.
- Fatigue and inactivity in the body.
- White spots in the mouth and on the tongue.
- Prevention of oral fungi:
- Take care of the cleanliness of the mouth and teeth.
- stop smoking .
- Treatment of fungal disease.
- Taking vitamin B 12.
- Minimize milk consumption, as it works to irritate fungi.
Treatment of oral fungi
- Honey: Because of its many benefits, it works to calm the pain resulting from these fungi.
- Cleaning: The mouth must be cleaned, by brushing teeth and tongue with appropriate paste, and rinsing with water and salt.
- Cinnamon: Works to clean the mouth and tongue in general of fungus.
- Milk: By drinking milk, it works on the treatment of fungi.