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Inside our mouth, there scrimmages a huge variety of different bacteria, viruses, and fungi which is called oral flora or oral microbiome. Although it is hardly or not at all invisible, it is your body’s first line of defence and also the second largest and most diverse flora after the gut flora.
It’s a truly complex community: with around 770 different species of bacteria, viruses, and fungi living in there. Under normal conditions, they work together and form a protective barrier against pathogens. The mouth is essential for swallowing, digestion and speech, and together with the nasal cavity it also plays a crucial role in respiration.
The throat microbiome is the dual passage for both respiration and digestion. It is a major and highly reliable gatekeeper against respiratory tract infections. Its condition also determines the frequency and severity of diseases such as pharyngitis and tonsilitis.
While the oral microbiome, having a strong and direct impact on overall health and wellbeing, can be involved in various conditions in the mouth, the throat microbiome serves as an indicator of respiratory health and plays an important role in the body’s overall immune defence system. You therefore surely agree that it is worth to support both the oral and throat microbiome.
When we come down with a cold, we often have a sore throat. It is mostly a bacterial or viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. This is by far the most common illness in preschool children.
A cold or sore throat can affect young children up to 6–8 times a year as their immune system is not fully developed, adults in average feel uncomfortable for 2–3 times a year. Unfortunately, such an infection can spread easily within communities or families due to close contact and shared spaces. And, of course, sore throats often don’t come alone: they are accompanied by other symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, sneezing, and sometimes difficulties in swallowing. All this happens because the oral and throat microbiome is not in balance.
As 70% of common colds are caused by viruses, antibiotics are oftentimes inefficient, unnecessary, and can even do harm. However, if the doctor prescribes a course of antibiotics, please follow all instructions
Beside professional advice from your physician, there are some measures to ease your little one’s symptoms in case of sore throat or common cold. Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure. However, there are a few things you can do.
Firstly, please clarify if medical help is required. And, if you have a cold or someone else around you is ill, try to minimise contact as much as possible.
W tym okresie swojego życia dzieci nieustannie doświadczają nowych rzeczy i wyruszają na nowe przygody. Nowe otoczenie, nowi przyjaciele, nowe doświadczenia - każdego dnia dzieci widzą i uczą się czegoś nowego. Podczas przechodzenia przez szkołę ich ciała są nieustannie konfrontowane z nowymi mikrobami.
Dbanie o zęby dzieci wydaje się czasem niemal nadludzkim wyczynem. Popularność dzieci w różnego rodzaju smakołykach, słodyczach i niezbyt powszechna chęć mycia zębów z pewnością nie pomaga w jego spełnieniu.
Czasami, gdy dziecko jest chore, antybiotyki są jedyną opcją. Ale nie są rozwiązaniem uniwersalnym i mogą mieć wpływ na zdrowie układu trawiennego, jeśli nie są przyjmowane świadomie.