Is Thrush Contagious?"I have oral thrush, and I'm concerned I'll give it to my boyfriend if we kiss. Is that true?" Generally speaking, if a person's immune system is strong, there is a very small chance of contracting oral thrush from kissing. Lip to lip kisses won't pass an oral thrush infection from one mouth to the other. Deeper kissing would create more of an opportunity. To be safe, you can simply abstain from exposing your loved one's body parts to the inside of your mouth when you have oral thrush. Read up on the
Candida Diet Guidelines
and check out the natural home remedies for thrush by clicking the links at the bottom of this page. Oral thrush is easily cured at home with no prescriptions or drug store concoctions. Is Thrush Contagious With Mother & Baby?
A mother can develop thrush in and around the nipples, which can make breastfeeding quite uncomfortable, and even painful. A baby can develop thrush in her mouth, or in the form of a diaper rash. When either mother or baby has a thrush infection, they can pass it from one to the other during breastfeeding. Take care to protect yourself from passing the infection back and forth. Read about some simple and effective home remedies for thrush, for both mother and baby, by
clicking here. If you have twins, or two babies who both bottle feed, it may be possible for one baby to contract the thrush yeast infection from the other by sharing bottles. So be sure to keep their bottles separate, and wash each bottle after use. Home Remedies for Thrush 
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