White spots on tongue

When babies are young, they are easily invaded by viruses and develop diseases because of their incomplete development. Therefore, mothers are very careful about the changes in their babies' bodies and will be very nervous if they find the slightest difference. Sometimes mothers find white spots and granular bumps on the tip of their baby’s tongue, but they don’t know what causes this symptom. Here we will introduce to mothers the causes of these symptoms.

Generally speaking, if a baby has white spots on his tongue, the first thing to consider is glossitis. White spots on the tongue may be tongue inflammation caused by getting angry.

1. Suggestions:

1) You can try antibiotics and heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs, and be careful not to eat spicy and irritating foods.

2) If the condition is serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a face-to-face consultation to determine the cause of the child's illness and prescribe the right medicine.

2. What is the reason for white spots on the baby's tongue: thrush

Another common cause of white spots on a baby's tongue is thrush.

1. Specific analysis:

1) Sometimes white flakes resembling milk curds appear on the mucous membranes on both sides of the baby's mouth or on the tongue, and they are not easy to remove.

2) This is an infectious disease of the oral mucosa caused by a fungus (Candida albicans), medically known as thrush.

3) Thrush is more common in newborns, children with chronic diarrhea, malnutrition, or children who use antibiotics or corticosteroids for a long time, as well as those with unhygienic nipples and eating utensils, which allow fungi to invade the oral mucosa.

4) These children generally have poor body resistance. If oral care is not done properly, Candida albicans can easily invade and multiply in large numbers.

2. Suggestions:

1) Local medication: Thrush is relatively easy to treat. You can grind nystatin into powder and mix it with cod liver oil drops. Apply it on the wound once every 4 hours. The effect is significant. The therapeutic effect of applying 1% gentian violet is also good, but because it will stain the area around the lips after use, affecting observation and contaminating clothes, it is rarely used clinically.

2) Systemic medication: Children with severe symptoms can also take some antifungal drugs orally, such as nystatin or clotrimazole, for comprehensive treatment.

Food hygiene: Keep tableware and food clean. Bottles, nipples, bowls and spoons should be used by one person only. Wash them with alkaline water and boil them to sterilize after use. Breastfeeding mothers should wash their hands and clean their nipples before each feeding.

There are small white spots on the baby's tongue, and the tongue coating is white and thick, which may be caused by getting a fever.

1. Specific symptoms:

1) Generally, a pale tongue is accompanied by an unpleasant odor in the mouth, and in severe cases, there is also bad breath.

2) The tongue is a manifestation of the gas in the stomach. People without any disease have a thin tongue coating.

3) White tongue coating is common in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body.

4) Because patients with pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis and asthma have dampness or phlegm accumulation in the body, the tongue becomes thick and white.

2. Suggestions:

If your tongue is white for a long time, it is recommended to see a dentist. Of course, other situations in which the tongue turns white cannot be ruled out.

4. What is the reason for white spots on the baby's tongue: chronic inflammatory infection

1. Specific manifestations:

1) The tongue coating of patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, etc. is slightly thicker than normal, or is a thin, white and greasy coating.

2) White tongue coating may also appear in patients with mild illness, initial symptoms or recovery period of illness, such as upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, early pneumonia, etc.

5. What is the cause of white spots on the baby's tongue: Treatment of thrush

1. Medication

1) Topical medication

Thrush is relatively easy to treat. You can grind nystatin into powder and mix it with cod liver oil drops. Apply it on the wound once every 4 hours. The effect is significant. Thrush is relatively easy to treat with local medication. You can grind nystatin into powder and mix it with cod liver oil drops. Apply it on the wound once every 4 hours, and the effect is significant.

2) Systemic medication

Babies with severe symptoms can also take some antifungal drugs orally, such as nystatin or clotrimazole, for comprehensive treatment.

Dip some nystatin solution (every 10 ml of cold boiled water contains 200,000 units of nystatin) with cotton wool and apply it to the affected area of ​​the mouth, or apply 1% gentian violet to the mouth; or wash the mouth with 2-3% sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) solution; or apply some ice borate powder or borax glycerin. The above medicines can be applied 3-4 times a day.

After feeding, drop 1% gentian violet solution under the tongue of the newborn and let the tongue move to apply it to the entire mouth. Generally, drip 2-3 times a day, and supplement with vitamin B complex and vitamin C, twice a day, one tablet each time, crush them into powder, dissolve in water and feed.

3) Mother’s diet

Breastfeeding mothers should eat a light diet and avoid spicy food, alcohol and irritating foods. Do not feed too much at one time. Those with constipation can be fed vegetable soup. Children's bottles, nipples and tableware should be cleaned and disinfected regularly.

2. Massage therapy

1) Clear Tianhe water 300 times and relax the six internal organs 300 times.

2) Clear the Liver Meridian 300 times, clear the Heart Meridian 300 times, and rub Xiaotianxin 50 times.

3) The child lies prone, and the parents dip a little sesame oil in their palms, and use the hypothenar eminence to push and rub the back and waist up and down along both sides of the spine until the child feels warm.

4) Clear the stomach meridian 50 times, rub Banmen 50 times, and then push from the horizontal line to Banmen 20 times.

5) Press and rub the Dazhui point for 1 minute.