Why does the baby's tongue coating become thick and white?

I believe that the birth of a baby in a family will make the whole family happy, because the baby is the hope of the whole family. Therefore, family members will be very cautious when facing babies, because babies are relatively fragile and will show some symptoms if they are not careful. Therefore, some mothers have reported that what is going on with their babies' thick and white tongue coating? In response to this question raised by everyone, I would like to invite my friends to discuss it with me in the following period of time.

--The causes of thick white tongue coating in infants

1. A baby's thick tongue is generally caused by weak spleen and stomach and poor digestion.

2. Generally, babies who mainly feed on milk will have thick tongue coating. Many babies will have very thick tongue coating. Observe your baby's stool. If it is dry, it means that the baby is getting a little hot.

3. If the tongue coating is pale white, it means that there may be a lot of cold in the body, and it is usually accompanied by cold body and limbs, cold hands and feet, etc. At this time, you should pay attention to keeping warm and choose a warm diet.

--What's wrong with baby's thick white tongue coating?

The tongue has a close relationship with the internal organs. When the internal organs are diseased, it can be manifested in the tongue quality, tongue coating, and tongue shape. Now let’s take a look at what the thick white tongue coating on a baby means.

1. If you find white spots on the tongue and lips of your child, it is possible that the child has worms in his stomach;

2. Black tongue coating that is dry and looks like cracks on the bottom of a river, often seen in seriously ill children with long-term high fever;

3. When there is stomach disease caused by indigestion, food accumulation, cough and phlegm, the tongue coating will become thick and greasy;

4. Some allergic diseases may cause a map-like tongue coating or peeling tongue coating;

5. When a child catches a cold, a thick layer of white fur will appear on the tongue in the early stages of the cold. As a cold develops, the tongue coating will turn yellow, indicating that the heat is more obvious;

6. When a child becomes dehydrated due to diarrhea or has a persistent high fever, a dry tongue coating will appear.

The above paragraphs have given us a good answer to the question of why babies have thick and white tongue coating. I sincerely hope that friends who have doubts in this regard can really read the above content, so that they will be more experienced and knowledgeable when dealing with some symptoms that babies have in daily life. This will also allow their children to grow up better and healthier, and make mothers feel more at ease.