how did she catch thrush?

[moonlight mom]

what would cause my 1 year old to catch thrush? She has been healthy, eats no sugar and has not taken antibiotics. She takes a probiotic every day. We only eat organic meats/veggies. she still nurses and I consume no dairy, wheat, soy or eggs. I have no symptoms yet. She did get her first vaccine last week - dtap.

[MeepyCat]

Since thrush is an overgrowth of organisms that are present all the time anyway, you may never know. But in your shoes, I'd look at soaps and detergents.

[tanyalynn]

Are you sure it's thrush? I mean--white on the inside of the cheeks, not just the tongue? My kids' tongues will get a thicker or thinner coat of white for various reasons, sometimes they're getting sick, sometimes their digestion is a bit off.

If it _is_ thrush, I'd guess some sort of stress threw her body out of whack. I wonder if eating probiotic foods would do more to help, in terms of the bacteria actually coating the inside of the mouth. We eat kimchee and love it, you can make it at home and it doesn't need to be crazy spicy.

[moonlight mom]

Well, it is definately thrush confirmed by ped last night. I still can't understand how she got it. Bumping in case anyone has advice. I am also wondering whether the probiotic I have been using is useless or if the homeopathic remedies grew some sort of funk in them.
Thanks for advice tanya - I started giving he bubbies saurerkraut juice last night.