Foods With Probiotics
Probiotics are suitable for everyone. They help maintain the balance of bacteria in the digestive system and can be used as a treatment for oral thrush. A study by the University of Maryland Medical Center found that probiotics have been shown to help treat oral thrush in children. The study tested out a treatment where they gave children lozenges with Lactobacillus reuteri bacteria in them, which is naturally found in human babies’ gut before they are born. For some reason, when babies’ hearts contain this bacteria, they’re more likely than adults to resist infections like oral thrush, making this treatment seem promising.
In another study by the same institution, researchers observed that children who had probiotics in their mouths had less inflammation and yeast growth than those who didn’t regularly get probiotics in their diet. The authors theorized that it might be because the children’s bodies learned how to fight off infections thanks to probiotics. Probiotics are also known to boost immune function, which is useful when fighting candida overgrowth like that caused by oral thrush.
