Identifying and Treating Thrush

Symptoms of thrush may include:

• Unusually pink or red nipples.
• Cracked or bleeding nipples
• Itching or burning nipples
• A shooting pain deep within the breast
• Pain that continues throughout a nursing session
• White patches inside the baby’s mouth. (the inside of his cheeks is a “thrive” zone and an easy to identify location)
• Yeast infections in other locations (diaper area, vaginal)

Treatment of thrush with GSE

Grapefruit Seed Extract = GSE is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound synthesized from the seeds and pulp of grapefruit. It is an extremely potent and effective broad-spectrum bactericide, fungicide, antiviral and antiparasitic compound. Tests have shown that GSE is dramatically more effective than Colloidal Silver, Iodine, Tea Tree Oil and Clorox bleach against five common microorganisms. In studies performed by Dr. John Mainarich of Bio-Research Laboratories in Redmond, WA, samples of each of the common antimicrobials or sanitizing agents were evaluated for effectiveness against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus faecium and E. coli. The other antimicrobials tested were considerably less effective than the GSE.

Make a mixture of 10 drops of Citricidal Grapefruit Seed Extract to one ounce of water. 

The use of distilled water to make your solution is very important. The chemicals placed in your local tap water to kill bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of the active ingredients in GSE.

Use this solution with an absorbent swab on mom’s nipples and baby’s mouth once every hour during all waking hours. Swab baby’s mouth prior to nursing and mom’s nipples after nursing.  Applying it to baby’s mouth prior to nursing will help them to  avoid the possibility of baby associating the bitter taste with nursing.

If diaper area is affected, put the same strength solution into a spray bottle or swab as above at every diaper change. 

If the infection is particularly rampant or you are having difficulty getting rid of it, mom may need to take acidophilus or GSE capsules to get rid of it systemically. 

GSE solution can also be used in laundry or as a surface cleaner to kill yeast hiding and waiting to multiply again. 

It may be  [is] necessary for Mom to eliminate [at least reduce] sugar from her diet until the yeast infection is gone.

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