5 month old with thrush in mouth - yogurt??

[Nini74]

My baby has thrush in his mouth - we have some ointment from the doctor to beat the infection. he's weaning at the moment and one of his favourite foods is petite filous yogurt - i'm just wondering whether this is likely to make the trush better or worse? i know that natural yogurt is advised in some case of thrush, but this isn't natural and i'm worried that it may do more harm?

[woofgang]

It's quite sugary isn't it? That may not help as thrush is a yeast and yeast loves sugar....can you gradually change him to a less sugary one and in the mean time make sure he gets a good drink of plain water after eating it to rinse his mouth.

[Nini74]

Thanks woofgang - i'll just leave him off the yogurt for a little while until the thrush clears up and then gradually re-introduce it when he's better, just in case. I'll try to get him to drink a little water after milk and food as well, although he tends to dislike it! cheers x

[tiggerblue10]

Try Muller Little Stars. It has less ingredients in it than Petit Filous.

[pink-kittens]

Actually, at this age I wouldnt be giving a baby petit filous or little stars. He doesn't need either right now as both have sugar in that can rot his little teeth
Natural yoghurt with fruit puree mixed is a good start to keep added sugar out of a baby's diet - did you know petite filous has over 12g of sugar per 100g in it? Way to high for a baby. It may even cause him to become over active.
This is taken fomr mumsnet:
"Sugar in yoghurts

Sugar laden yogurts marketed at children are a problem for parents - they've got dinky, bright packaging that our children love especially when they show the latest cartoon character. And they are often advertised as being suitable for babies from 4 months. BUT many of them are far from suitable with massive amounts of sugar.

Always look at the label and be aware of where sugar and fructose (another sugar) appear in the ingredients list. Petit Filous for example list sugar as its second ingredient and fructose as the 4th. The ingredients are listed in the order of priority from the largest amount to the smallest. So sugar and fructose are present in quite large quantities.

The good news is that several new yogurts are on the market that are naturally sweetened with fruit so you won't see any sugar included on the ingredients list. Try Little Rachel's yogurt or Mums4 for example. Or for a cheaper option, mix natural greek yogurt with pureed apple or pear"

hth

[Nini74]

thank you pink-kittens! i suppose i was a bit stupid in thinking that as they are aimed towards litte ones, then the would be naturally low in sugar - how stupid of me! i've even got him the sugar-free calpol and then go and do something stupid like this! thanks for bringing that to my attention - i'm sure they were recommended in one of the many weaning guides i've read -i'll be checking them too now! xxx

[pink-kittens]

actually, sugar free is not the way to go either. Sweeteners are rubbish and whilst you;re reading all ab out the lovely yoghurts out there, read up on Aspartame too