white yucky stuff on dd tongue...what is it.

[lucykatie]

hi dd 16 months old had whits coating on tongue, it resembles a tongue just after they have eaten a yoghurt, but thicker...

she is not ill, or complaining in any kind of way.
she has just got over a little bit of teething pain, a few days of calpol and tlc soon sorted that out.

she doesnt really say alot at the moment just rammle and hi-ya to everyone and there dog, so cant say if she sounds hoarse with soar throat.

any ideas???

meant to put WHITE...sorry

Thrush? Check with your chemist and they can give you Nystan for it.

It may be thrush , dd had it at a few months old. They prescribe nystan drops to go on the tongue. If breast feeding theres something you can get to go on the nipples , violet something?

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It sounds like thrush. Treatable with drops. It wouls also be worth giving her pro-biotics and cutting down on sugar and yeast for a bit. (Fungal infections thrive on these things).

It can be quite sore so it's worth getting it sorted asap.

HTH.

Are you bf-ing? If so you need to treat your nipples too. Otherwise you'll pass it two and fro.

thought about thrush but would she not be a little off with it....also how does she get thrush.

cant say she has loads of sweet things, plenty of yoghurts though.

could be oral thrush

sorry was busy googling and ebveryone else got in firs!

saw this on a site though:
WHITE thickened coating espec. if greasy /slimy : Congestion. Excessive catarrh/mucus. Try Homeopathic remedy Kali. Bich. 30c once or twice daily for up to 3 weeks.
White FURRING of tongue- when there is less saliva, e.g. in fever, colds, dry mouth syndrome, -gentle brushing will help to clear. FURRING is debris. DEHYDRATION.

She wouldn't be 'off' with thrush. You get it when the balance of bacteria is disturbed in the body. It could be because her immune system was a bit down, or if she's had anti biotics.

lucykatie... yoghurt has loads of sugar in it! unless you're giving her plain natural yoghurt?

tongue thrush picture.

have a look here

she has had a mother of all runny noses for ages....and i mean snot like i have never seen before....SORRY!!!!!

as you can imagine her nose gets in a right mess through the night, could this be a sign of congestion.

yes ske looks exactly like the babys tongue on that picture, and she has been saying no to her dummy over the past few days.

so do i have too see gp or can i go to chemist and get over the counter stuff.

We saw the GP - although I guess you could try asking the pharmacist first.

you'll need to go to your gp to get the stuff to put in her mouth i think.
and you'll get it on prescription, so better than paying for it!

ok thanks guys....again a great help.

LK - it sound like thrush. Sorry, haven't read rest of thread, just your 1st post, do you breastfeed ? If so, you will need to treat your nipples as well due to cross-infection.

There was a thread on this recently and several of us who have suffered from this, provided info. based on research that says DAKTARIN ORAL GEL is a much better and quicker solution to oral thrush. Nystan is usually prescribed by GP's but in my experience and according to research it is not a very good remedy.

You can buy Daktarin oral gel at most large chemists. If you need any further info. please let me know and I will be happy to provide it.

Good luck !

thanks so much for your help, cant possibly get to chemist today but arranged to go first thing.