Almost all women have heard about thrush, or in other words, vaginal candidiasis. Thirty percent of females have experienced this disease. The disease mainly occurs in pregnant women; a woman’s body undergoes changes at the hormonal level and a decrease in immunity.
Vaginal candidiasis is an infectious disease, most often caused by the Candida fungus. It is also present in the normal flora of the vagina, but under the influence of certain factors it begins to multiply rapidly and weakens the healthy microflora.
The following are the main factors that contribute to the occurrence of thrush in women during pregnancy:
- Hormonal imbalances. The acidity of the vagina changes, and there is a constant abrupt change in hormones.
- Decreased immunity. It is necessary to increase the body's protective functions through various means: sleep, herbal teas, fresh vegetables and fruits.
- Increased adherence to vaginal hygiene. Frequent use of soap products disrupts the natural microflora of the vagina.
- Intestinal dysbiosis and constipation.
- Pregnant women very often eat junk food, chocolates, spicy foods, baked goods, citing their situation. Yeasts grow quickly.
- Avitaminosis.
- Cracks in the walls of the vagina that occur during sexual intercourse.
- Synthetic underwear.
Malnutrition is one of the causes of thrush
It should be noted that if a woman had thrush before pregnancy, it will appear during pregnancy.
Remember, when you become a mother, you must make your health a critical priority. because everything affects a child during breastfeeding, for example, it can negatively affect the baby’s health.
Effect on the fetus
There is an opinion that thrush during pregnancy is not dangerous for the baby in the womb. However, if various complications occur, the fungus is able to penetrate the placenta to the child and develop on his body. In addition, thrush can cause early breaking of water or miscarriage and premature birth.
Most often, a baby can become infected during childbirth when it passes through the birth canal. The lower opening of the cervix dilates and the Candida infection moves from the vagina into the uterus. The consequences of candidiasis may be as follows:
- oxygen starvation, which can lead to abnormal development of the fetus;
- underweight baby.
Mostly, candidiasis in newborns forms in the mouth, and the baby stops eating, it hurts, but sometimes there are deaths. Premature babies are more susceptible to this disease.
It is necessary to prevent candidiasis in a timely manner so as not to think about how it threatens the fetus.
As a result of candidiasis, the child becomes underweight
At any stage of pregnancy, it is necessary to treat actively, under the guidance of a doctor, until final recovery, since this infection is a risk of intrauterine infection.
Symptoms
The symptoms of thrush in pregnant women are no different from those in other women. You need to pay attention to:
- White-yellow discharge with a sour odor.
- Curd-like consistency of vaginal discharge.
- Discomfort during intimate contact.
- Constant itching in the vagina.
- Painful urination (rare).
To determine whether a pregnant woman really has candidiasis, the gynecologist must perform a bacterioscopy, that is, take a smear from the vagina and use it to identify the pathogen.
Prevention
No one is immune from this disease, but it is reasonable to resort to preventive measures, reducing the risk of candidiasis to a minimum:
- Planning to conceive a child is desirable after treatment of candidiasis.
- Visit a gynecologist and undergo all necessary tests.
- Proper nutrition.
- Use protection (condoms) during intimacy, even during pregnancy.
- Do not take antibiotics, as they provoke an exacerbation of thrush.
- Wear cotton underwear.
The safest methods of treatment are suppositories
By following these rules, you can reduce the risk of thrush.
The sexual partner should also undergo treatment for thrush. Candida fungus is transmitted sexually, and during pregnancy such transmission is very unsafe for the baby.
Treatment
During pregnancy, thrush needs to be treated with a special and very careful approach, since aggressive medications are not recommended for women during this period.
For this disease, medications are prescribed, divided into local and systemic.
- Systemic ones must be taken orally, and they enter the bloodstream from the intestines. But the use of this type of drug is contraindicated for pregnant women.
- In this regard, specialists prescribe local antifungal agents. These include vaginal suppositories and tablets, creams, ointments and sprays.
The safest treatments are suppositories. Even antibiotics in the form of suppositories are safe. There are many drugs in the form of suppositories, among them are Nystatin, Pimafucin, Flucostat, Clotrimazole. Pregnant women need to know that the use of Clotrimazole in the first trimester is contraindicated, as it can subsequently cause bleeding. But starting from the middle of the second trimester, it can be used without fear for the unborn child.
In addition to drug treatment, a pregnant woman needs to change her habits: she needs to eat right, and take more care of her personal hygiene. It is likely that proper nutrition and hygiene will help cope with candidiasis without resorting to drug intervention.
Folk remedies for the treatment of thrush
Very often, gynecologists advise resorting to traditional medicine, which includes:
- Washing with water and baking soda.
- Douching with chamomile decoction.
- Washing with a decoction of calendula, chamomile, oregano.
- Sitz baths with a teaspoon of iodine and two tablespoons of soda.
These products must be used under the close supervision of a physician.
A pregnant woman needs to remember that she is responsible for her life and the life of her unborn child, so it is necessary to solve the problem with thrush in the early stages of its occurrence in order to avoid complications that threaten the fetus. A pregnant woman needs to be constantly monitored by a gynecologist to prevent all sorts of dangers associated with childbirth.
It is known that during pregnancy a woman’s immunity and the protective functions of her body decrease. Because of this, the expectant mother’s body becomes vulnerable to diseases of various etymologies: viral, infectious, etc. Sometimes a disease can not only overshadow the life of a pregnant woman, but also affect the course of pregnancy and also pose a threat to the fetus.
Thrush is the colloquial name for a disease caused by the fungus Candida (in Latin - Candida). In medical terminology, this disease is referred to as candidiasis.
Candida fungus is a conditionally pathogenic flora; it is also present in the body of an absolutely healthy woman, without manifesting itself in the form of pathological symptoms until the immune system weakens.
Doctors are still arguing whether thrush can be classified as a sexually transmitted disease. Despite the fact that Candida fungus can be transmitted sexually, it is not a fact that any symptoms of the disease will necessarily appear. If the body's protective functions are strong enough to overcome the disease, then the fungus will be present in the flora in a latent form.
A pregnant woman's immunity weakens, and accordingly, she becomes vulnerable to all kinds of viral and bacterial infections. Vaginal candidiasis or thrush is no exception.
Risk factors for developing thrush in pregnant women are:
- weakening of the body's protective functions;
- possible disruption of the local flora in the vagina;
- somatic diseases;
- hormonal changes during pregnancy and possible disruptions;
- various stressful situations for the body;
- change in climatic conditions;
- long-term use of antibiotics;
- failure to comply with basic rules of personal hygiene;
- wearing tight underwear, as well as underwear made of synthetic fabrics.
Symptoms and diagnosis of the disease in pregnant women
As soon as a conditionally pathogenic flora in the form of candida fungus begins to grow in the vagina of a pregnant woman, the number of “harmful” bacteria begins to significantly exceed the quantitative content of beneficial bacteria, thereby causing the course of the disease with all the accompanying symptoms.
The most common symptoms of thrush in pregnant women are:
- very severe itching of the external genitalia, burning, constant discomfort in the groin area;
- white or milky-whitish abundant curdled vaginal discharge with a sour odor;
- irritation, redness and swelling of the labia;
- painful urination;
- pain, pain in the vagina, intensifying mainly after sex, taking water procedures, as well as in the evening and at night.
The presence of one or another symptom is individual for each woman and depends on how the pregnancy proceeds, whether the work and rest schedule is observed, whether the woman pays enough attention to hygiene, sleep, walking routine, and also how rational and balanced she eats.
As soon as a pregnant woman discovers a clinical manifestation of thrush in the form of pathological symptoms, it is necessary to immediately seek help from the doctor who is seeing her in order to promptly diagnose the disease and take conservative measures to combat it and to further prevent it. Self-medication in this case is excluded, since during pregnancy a woman should think not only about herself, but about how to quickly get rid of thrush in all possible ways. It is worth not forgetting that an incorrectly selected treatment regimen or late diagnosis can affect the course of pregnancy and affect the health of the unborn child.
At the appointment, the doctor will conduct an examination, take a smear to examine the vaginal microflora, as well as a special analysis to identify the candida fungus, the initiator of the development of thrush. This analysis is called PCR diagnostics. Today it is the most accurate in determining the causative agent of a particular disease.
However, when diagnosing, it should be taken into account that thrush can occur against the background of another infection that can be sexually transmitted. The difficulty of treating a pregnant woman in this case will be that the treatment will relieve her of symptoms, but will not eliminate possible relapses. Also, an analysis carried out by PCR will accurately determine whether these are really symptoms of thrush, and not some other disease with similar symptoms.
Complications that can cause thrush in pregnant women
As soon as a pregnant woman notices any manifestations of symptoms of thrush, it is necessary to quickly respond and take action, in consultation with a doctor, in order to exclude the possibility of thrush becoming chronic with regular relapses, as well as to avoid possible complications.
The most commonly diagnosed complications in pregnant women who have had thrush are:
- First of all, you need to be wary of thrush for the reason that the fungus can very quickly spread to neighboring structures of the female body, such as the cervix, urethra, and bladder;
- If the course of thrush occurs against the background of other inflammatory diseases provoked by infections and viruses, then the woman runs the risk of remaining infertile.
If a fungal infection has spread to the cervix, this can cause the development of cervicitis - inflammation of the cervix, the symptoms of which also include purulent, mucous discharge with a characteristic unpleasant odor.
If the infection spreads to the genitourinary system, this can serve as a kind of impetus for the development of urethritis and cystitis - inflammatory diseases.
If thrush appears in a pregnant woman late in pregnancy, it is extremely important to treat it before delivery to prevent vertical transmission of the infection from mother to child.
When transmitting an infection during childbirth, the risk of transmitting conditionally pathogenic flora is too high, since the protective functions of the newborn’s body are too weak. If this does happen, then doctors must promptly take measures to prevent the development of the disease.
As a rule, if a newborn is infected from his mother, thrush will appear in his mouth in the form of a white coating on the throat, gums, and oral cavity.
Treatment of thrush in pregnant women
Treatment of thrush in pregnant women should be approached with extreme caution, since in addition to the need to help the woman, it is very important not to harm her unborn child.
The treatment regimen that a pregnant woman will be prescribed by her gynecologist will depend on the severity of thrush, the nature of its pathological manifestations, the duration of pregnancy, and the course of pregnancy.
There are two treatment methods - radical and conservative. Radical involves medicinal disposal of the infection using antifungal drugs. The conservative method of treatment involves the abandonment of drug antifungal therapy, it focuses on local treatment of the area of infection with more gentle ointments, creams (Clotrimazole, Pimafucin, Candide, Ginofort and others), and also resorts to the help of traditional medicine in the form of baths, douching with herbal decoctions (chamomile , strings), washing with soda solution.
As a rule, if thrush bothers women in the first trimester of pregnancy, the doctor will not allow a radical fight against the fungal infection with antifungal drugs, since the risk of harming the unborn baby is too high. In the first trimester, you are only allowed to wash yourself with a chamomile decoction, an alkaline soda solution, as well as a gentle local treatment of the external genitalia with cream. For example, Pimafucin is a cream with the lowest concentration of active substance, it is absolutely safe for a child.
By the third trimester, the use of nystatin - containing ointments and suppositories is allowed.
Doctors rarely resort to radical drug treatment for thrush in pregnant women, in cases where the benefit for the mother will be many times greater than the risk of harming the baby. And only shortly before birth, the doctor can freely prescribe antifungal drugs without fear for the life and health of the child.
However, treating a pregnant woman alone will not be enough; her sexual partner should also undergo antifungal treatment to eliminate the risk of re-infection. Despite the fact that thrush occurs extremely rarely in men, they can still be carriers of the fungus, as well as other sexually transmitted infections. As a rule, treatment for men is radical and consists of taking systemic drugs such as Fluconazole, Diflucan, Flucostat, Mycomax and others.
In addition to antifungal therapy in a pregnant woman and her partner, it is necessary to restore the microflora of the vagina and intestines. To do this, it is necessary to exclude the factors that served as the impetus for the development of thrush: chronic fatigue, stress, poor personal hygiene, poor diet, excessive sugar consumption, etc. Also, against the background of antifungal therapy, drugs are prescribed that help normalize the microflora - Hilak Forte, Linex, Bifiform, Bifidumbacterin and others.
You should also definitely take vitamin and mineral complexes in order to speed up recovery, restore and prevent relapses of thrush.
Prevention of thrush in pregnant women
Due to the fact that immunity in pregnant women decreases, the risk of developing a fungal, bacterial or viral infection in the body increases. Accordingly, against the background of such a constant risk, it is necessary to adhere to basic preventive measures:
- avoiding excessive consumption of sugar, as well as sweets - buns, sweets, cookies, cakes and other desserts. This is due to the fact that in a sweet environment the fungus feels very comfortable and grows quickly;
- During treatment, try to avoid sexual contact. Firstly, against the background of discomfort, you will not get any pleasure, secondly, due to vaginal dryness, its walls can be injured, as a result of which microcracks form;
- keep your genitals clean;
- Do not wear underwear made from synthetic fabrics or clothes that are too tight.
And remember that it is easier to prevent thrush than to treat its pathological manifestations during pregnancy.
Video - thrush during pregnancy
Thrush is a disease that is fungal in nature and affects the female reproductive system even during such a delicate period as pregnancy.
During an interesting situation, the formation of the fetus is observed at an early stage, and thrush, it would seem, cannot affect its development in any way.
In fact, candidiasis in an expectant mother can harm the baby only during the birth process, which can lead to the penetration of fungal spores into the baby’s body.
To prevent such negative consequences, expectant mothers must begin treatment during the period of diagnosis of the disease. But we’ll find out in more detail how to overcome thrush during pregnancy, when it can be done and when it can’t.
Doctors often hear this question from women: why is thrush dangerous during pregnancy? The answer is simple: vaginal candidiasis is a fungal disease, which, if not treated promptly, can result in serious consequences. But fortunately, withdrawal is not particularly difficult, and the medications are reasonably priced. But how does thrush affect pregnancy?
Let's start with the fact that normally every healthy person (women and men) has not only beneficial bacteria in their body, but also harmful ones. The situation is similar with fungi of the genus Candida, which in the body of every woman settle on the mucous membrane of the genital organs. These pathogenic microbes do not pose a particular danger if a woman’s immunity is strengthened and maintained at the proper level. But the slightest decrease in the protective function leads to a multiple increase in the number of fungi in the body, which begin to actively reproduce and provoke symptoms of the disease. The reason for the decrease in immunity is pregnancy, when hormonal disorders and changes in the body occur. There is a particularly strong decrease in immunity during the first pregnancy.
Candidiasis, like many other diseases, is fraught with a certain hidden danger, which leads to the fact that the birth process becomes more complicated, or ends in death for the child. It is known that women who suffered from thrush during pregnancy and did not strive to cure it, after childbirth they developed another serious disease called uterine erosion. This disease is deadly, and it also contributes to the development of infertility.
But thrush is dangerous not only for the expectant mother. Thrush in early pregnancy carries a risk for the unborn child. If the disease is not treated in a timely manner, then after the baby is born, he may be diagnosed with candidiasis in the oral cavity, as well as on the genitals. Such signs of illness can be diagnosed almost in the second week of the child’s life. Thrush in the early stages is dangerous if a woman gets sick before pregnancy. This can cause damage to vital organs, which will be almost impossible to heal. In addition to infecting the child with fungal infections, thrush can contribute to the following negative results:
- chronic form of oxygen starvation;
- developmental disabilities;
- light weight of the baby after birth;
- infection of the fetus with candidiasis.
The danger of thrush is that if it is not treated in a timely manner, it can develop in a child. Pregnancy for every woman is an individual process, so it is impossible to definitively answer the question of why candidiasis during pregnancy is dangerous. What is harmful to the fetus when mother’s thrush is a lot of different negative consequences. Most of them will be impossible to recover from. Therefore, if an expectant mother strives to get healthy offspring, then she needs to take care of her health today.
The only way to prevent the development of such consequences is to consult a doctor at the first symptoms of the disease. Qualified and inexpensive treatment will protect your life and future offspring. If you find signs of thrush in yourself, be sure to inform your partner about this so that he can also undergo treatment. Having understood the question of whether candidiasis is dangerous during pregnancy, you need to find out how to treat it.
How to treat thrush during early pregnancy
The danger of thrush during pregnancy is due to the fact that during this delicate period therapy is accompanied by difficulties in taking medications. They are due to the fact that any drug can have a negative impact on the development, health and life of the fetus. If, during a sensitive period, symptoms of the disease are diagnosed, then the doctor makes an individual decision on the implementation of therapeutic measures.
For candidiasis, drug treatment is prescribed, which is divided into local and systemic effects. The second involves the oral use of drugs, and the first involves applying the drug directly to the affected vaginal cavity. The advantage of systemic agents is the effectiveness and speed of treatment. Its deficiency during pregnancy is caused by the entry of its constituent components into the blood from the intestines. It reaches the fetus, saturating it with oxygen, and at the same time delivering the negatively affecting components of the drug. This can have serious consequences, so systemic therapy during pregnancy is carried out in extremely rare cases.
More often they resort to local treatment, which can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy, but depending on the drugs used. The main remedies for vaginal candidiasis include special ointments, creams, aerosols, tablets and suppositories for the vagina. The safest are vaginal suppositories, which have only a direct effect on fungal spores and are not absorbed by the body.
How dangerous is thrush during pregnancy for the fetus? A similar question is asked by thousands of expectant mothers who have had this infection in their bodies. Like any infectious disease, thrush, or vaginal candidiasis, poses a certain threat to the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus. The disease is caused by a fungus of the genus Candida, which is constantly present in the female body. But due to certain pathological conditions and factors, it begins to multiply intensively. What is the danger of thrush during pregnancy?
- Causes of the disease and symptoms
Causes of the disease and symptoms
Naturally, a pregnant woman is more concerned about possible risks to the fetus than her own well-being. However, thrush during pregnancy causes certain inconvenience for a woman.
The first trimester of pregnancy is a fertile time for fungal growth. And if a woman has a mild disease during this period, then this will soon change, as the fungus will begin to multiply intensively, leading to oxidation of the habitat. This process is associated with a weakening of the functions of the immune system and a decrease in leukocyte activity.
If at this time the problem is ignored and nothing is done, then before the date of labor, yeast-like fungal bacteria will occupy the entire vaginal surface and begin to infect the external tissues of the genital organs. Thrush during pregnancy, the more it grows, the higher the risks for normal gestation and development of the fetus.
The disease is accompanied by copious curd-like discharge from the vagina, in addition to severe itching. Urination becomes painful, and the urge in pregnant women, as everyone knows, becomes more frequent. The consequences of this condition are lack of sleep, irritability, mood swings, and pain provokes uterine tone.
Vaginal candidiasis often leads to erosion of the mucous surfaces of the organs of the reproductive system, and the defects can cover large areas of the membranes. This pathology does not go away on its own, but only develops, affecting healthy tissue further. The advanced stage of the pathology leads to adhesions in the tissue walls, which significantly reduce muscle elasticity. This explains the answer to the question of whether thrush is dangerous during pregnancy. Yes, it's dangerous. This pathology does not allow the uterus to stretch normally as the size of the fetus increases. Adhesions lead not only to severe pain, but also to the threat of miscarriage.
Complication of pregnancy with thrush
Carrying a child is a complex process, fraught with various kinds of difficulties. Naturally, a fungal infection negatively affects pregnancy and threatens the following conditions:
- spontaneous termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks (miscarriage);
- premature birth;
- the appearance of an inflammatory process in placental tissues;
- excessive leakage of amniotic fluid ahead of time;
- infection of the birth canal.
During the early postpartum period (in the first 2 hours after birth), a woman may develop endometritis, an inflammatory process in the uterus, against the background of vaginal candidiasis.
How does thrush affect fetal development?
How dangerous is thrush during pregnancy for the unborn baby? You should not think that such a common disease, which is not classified as a serious pathology, is harmless and will not affect the development of the fetus. In fact, there are a lot of complications that this bacterium provokes:
- Often thrush leads to oxygen starvation (fetal hypoxia), which causes intrauterine growth retardation and disruption of the formation of the central nervous system. After birth, the baby's adaptation is significantly complicated.
- It is possible that a full-term baby will be born with an abnormally low birth weight.
- There are risks of infecting the unborn baby with candidiasis in the case of an advanced stage of the disease.
- According to statistics, 5-15% of newborn babies are diagnosed with thrush. Infection occurs during labor, when the baby passes through the birth canal.
Can a fetus become infected in the womb?
The concerns of expectant mothers are understandable, but you should not set yourself in a negative mood, but rather seek advice from an experienced obstetrician-gynecologist.
Nature has hedged its bets by making the placenta a reliable protection and barrier against unwanted pathogens. It prevents bacteria from penetrating into the fetal bladder and preventing the unborn baby from coming into contact with the affected tissues of the mother’s body.
If we turn to practical data, the percentage of risk of infection of the fetus with vaginal candidiasis from the mother during pregnancy is low and amounts to only 0.4%.
This is the rarest form of thrush and is extremely severe, affecting large areas of the skin and tissue of internal organs.
During pregnancy, the baby is protected. And before childbirth, the external pharynx opens 12-14 days before labor; Candida fungus can get from the vagina to the fetus. That is why in the last term and during natural childbirth the risks of infection increase sharply.
Most often, signs of candidiasis are found in infants born prematurely. At an advanced stage of infection, even death is possible. We are talking about those situations when a pregnant woman ignores the symptoms of the disease and does not seek qualified help.
Doctors warn pregnant women about such consequences and offer appropriate treatment for the infection. There are ways to get rid of a fungal disease without risk to the unborn baby, which can be done at any stage of gestation. Of course, it will not be possible to completely eliminate these bacteria, because the female body is their natural habitat, but you can control their number by undergoing timely examinations.
Women often experience thrush during pregnancy; How is this disease dangerous for the fetus? This question plagues many women today. After all, vaginal candidiasis tends to develop already in the first stages of pregnancy. There could be many reasons for this.
As a rule, it is easier to prevent any disease than to treat it later. The same applies to thrush. But in order to understand the danger this disease poses to the fetus, how to treat thrush so as not to harm the baby, you need to understand what the main causes and symptoms of this disease are.
Causes of thrush during pregnancy
Fungi of the genus Candida, which cause thrush, live in the body of every woman. But the fact is that if their number does not exceed the norm, they do not cause any harm. As soon as there is an excess of these fungi, thrush develops with all the accompanying symptoms. Every woman, especially pregnant women, should know the causes of thrush in order to prevent the development of this disease in time.
Factors contributing to the development of candidiasis during pregnancy:
- Constant stress and anxiety provoke an exacerbation of all diseases in a woman’s body. Thrush is no exception. After all, the body’s defenses are significantly reduced, so fungi multiply several times more actively, which leads to an imbalance of the vaginal microflora.
- The cause of the development of thrush may be a change in a woman’s taste preferences. After all, it is known that during pregnancy, women begin to actively lean on salty, spicy and canned foods. This creates a favorable environment for the development of bacteria.
- Hormonal changes in the female body are another reason for the development of thrush. During pregnancy, a gradual change in the composition of vaginal secretions occurs. And if the acidity changes in a direction favorable for the growth of the fungus, the first symptoms of candidiasis begin to appear.
- If a woman suffered from hemorrhoids or chronic colitis before pregnancy, then the likelihood of thrush increases several times. And all because of the heavy load on the internal organs, which leads to a gradual change in the microflora.
- Most often, thrush appears in women who are too careful about their genital hygiene. In this case, all microflora, including beneficial ones, are washed out of the vagina. And instead of beneficial bacteria, fungi of the genus Candida multiply. Sometimes this happens due to improperly selected hygiene products or frequent douching.
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Manifestations of thrush
In order to prevent the development of thrush and neutralize the danger to the fetus, it is not enough to know only the causes. It is necessary to understand how this disease manifests itself in order to begin appropriate treatment in a timely manner that will not harm the baby.
- The most important is the change in the amount and nature of vaginal discharge in a pregnant woman. The discharge becomes more abundant, has a white color and emits a faint smell of whey or sour milk. When wearing panty liners, a woman often does not attach any importance to this.
- If no measures are taken immediately, the discharge becomes cheesy, and the smell noticeably intensifies. As a rule, a woman begins to experience discomfort in the intimate area: itching, a feeling of wetness or dryness, inflammation of the external genital organs. Manifestations intensify at night. Sometimes the body temperature may even rise slightly and general health may worsen if the body is weakened.
- If the disease is not treated further, the discharge may become bloody. In this case, characteristic nagging pains in the lower abdomen will appear, similar to those that are often observed in girls during menstruation. In this case, douching will not have the desired long-term effect; treatment with more serious drugs will be required.
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Consequences of thrush during pregnancy
First, let's figure out how fungi of the genus Candida affect the development of the fetus, and then we'll move on to considering the general consequences of thrush for a pregnant woman.
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Why is thrush dangerous for the fetus?
As practice shows, already in the early stages of pregnancy, thrush often increases the tone of the uterus. On the one hand, this is good for the woman, but for the fetus it is a negative phenomenon. Increased tone prevents the beneficial components and oxygen necessary for its development from reaching the fetus.
This, in turn, can affect not only the development of the fetus in the womb, but also disrupt the normal development of the baby’s body in the future. Due to thrush, a child may subsequently develop all sorts of pathologies of internal organs.
The most dangerous phenomenon is the development of candidal sepsis in a woman. If the disease begins to develop so actively, there will be a very high risk of fetal death even before birth. This can happen in two cases: if active treatment is carried out with antibiotics, the excess of which is toxic to the child, or if all organs of the fetus are entwined with candidal mesh, which quickly increases in the absence of proper treatment.
Also, a child can simply become infected with candidiasis in the womb. This does not pose a danger to his life. The disease will make itself felt after childbirth. As a rule, a white coating will be noticeable on the child’s tongue - this is candidal stomatitis. In the future, if left untreated, fungi can infect the baby’s gastrointestinal tract and then leave the body along with feces.
Rarely, but still known in obstetric practice, spontaneous miscarriages due to thrush in a woman. Typically, this affects women whose immunity is very weakened, and they suffer from thrush for quite a long time.
