What to do if your child's tongue is white

In our country's traditional Chinese medicine, there is a method of diagnosing diseases by observing the tongue, because in traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the tongue can reflect the health symptoms of the body, and this is also based on certain facts. For example, a healthy baby's tongue is generally smooth and pink, but some babies have a thick and white tongue coating, which is a symptom of the baby getting a sore throat. For the health of your baby, let me tell you the causes and treatments of white tongue coating in your baby!

1. Causes and treatments of pale tongue

A thin white tongue coating is mostly a symptom of cold, which is seen in the early stages of a cold. You can choose a warm diet, such as red dates and glutinous rice porridge, and soft food and soup are preferred. Side dishes include light and warm beef soup, mutton soup, egg drop soup, carrots, onions, brown sugar, etc., and use vinegar and ginger as seasonings.

2 Causes and treatments of greasy white tongue coating

Or white, thick and greasy: mostly caused by cold and dampness, you should choose foods that warm the stomach and spleen, dispel cold and dampness, the types are the same as above. Eat less sweet, greasy and greasy foods, otherwise it will cause bloating and loss of appetite.

3. Notes

You should pay attention to keeping warm and choose foods with a warm nature, such as hot red date porridge, ginger soup, or some light and warm beef soup, mutton soup, carrots, onions, etc.

4 Factors that cause children's tongue coating to become thick and white

There are many factors that cause children's tongue coating to become thick and white. For example, getting a fever is also an important cause of the thick and white tongue coating. Therefore, we should avoid children getting angry in daily life. You can give your children more foods that clear heat and detoxify, such as white radish, lotus root, mung bean, hawthorn and other foods. Let your children eat more vegetables and fruits, and be sure to replenish enough water.

A white coating on the tongue is not necessarily a sign of disease. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, if the tongue coating appears thick or white, and there are no other discomfort symptoms in the body, it is generally considered to be a manifestation of "getting angry". This condition often leads to an unpleasant odor in the mouth or even bad breath. Therefore, it is recommended that you use a toothbrush to gently brush your tongue coating when brushing your teeth, and it is best to eat light food. In addition, if this situation persists for a long time, you should go to the oral department of the hospital, because white tongue coating may also be a symptom of gastrointestinal disease.

White tongue coating: generally occurs in superficial symptoms and cold syndrome. If the tongue coating is thin, white and moist, it is mostly a symptom of wind-cold on the surface; if it is thin, white and dry with slightly red tip, it is a symptom of wind-heat on the surface; if the tongue coating is white and moist, it is a symptom of internal cold or cold-dampness; if the tongue coating is thick, white and greasy, it is a symptom of dampness or food stagnation; if the tongue coating is thick, white and dry like powder, it is caused by external foul evil spirits and internal excess heat and toxicity, and is often seen in plague diseases.

Too white tongue coating: It is mostly a cold symptom, thin and slippery tongue coating is mostly due to exogenous wind-cold, thick, white and slippery tongue coating is mostly due to cold-dampness or cold phlegm. If you have a weak spleen and stomach, you can take some Zhishi Daozhi Pills.