What should I do if my child has ulcers at the corners of his mouth?

Children’s health is the biggest concern for parents, because children’s bodies are very fragile and can easily be attacked by viruses, causing serious health problems. Children love to put things they are curious about into their mouths, which is an important reason for children to be infected with viruses and bacteria. Ulcers at the corners of a child’s mouth are a typical manifestation. Let’s take a look at what to do if a child has ulcers at the corners of his mouth? I hope everyone can understand it.

Angular cheilitis in children is often caused by the following three diseases: Riboflavin deficiency, which causes angular cheilitis on one side or both sides, but one side is more severe, the corners of the mouth are wet and white, eroded, and it is easy to bleed when the mouth is opened. Ulcers will form over time and will be infected by bacteria.

1. Wash with rice water. If the baby has sore corners of the mouth, we can choose to wipe the sore corners of the baby's mouth with rice soup, and wash it three times a day. Rice soup can relieve inflammation in the corners of the mouth.

2. Wash with light salt water. When a child has sore mouth corners, many parents would feel reluctant if we choose to clean them with light salt water, after all, salt water is quite irritating to the baby's wound. However, light salt water has a certain anti-inflammatory effect. In order to speed up the treatment, we can still apply vitamin B2 to the wound. It is recommended to apply it to the wound after the baby falls asleep.

3. Take vitamins. The reason why children have sore mouth corners is that they lack vitamins in their bodies. Therefore, we recommend supplementing babies with vitamin B2, which can improve the phenomenon of chapped mouth corners in children.

4. Apply cod liver oil. When we are treating the problem of baby's sore mouth corners, we can also choose to apply cod liver oil to the baby's mouth corners, applying it three times a day, which can effectively improve the problem.

5. Use antibiotics. If we find that the baby's mouth ulcers are very serious, we still recommend applying antibiotic ointment to the affected area. After a period of time, scabs will form on the affected area. After a period of time, the scabs will fall off and the problem of sore mouth corners will be solved.