What causes chapped lips in children?

When people are young, their immune function is the weakest, so young children get sick most frequently. Children nowadays are raised in a very delicate manner by their parents. Sometimes an unbalanced diet can cause children to suffer from chapped lips and constipation. At the same time, children do not have good hygiene habits. Some children like to use their tongues to touch the corners of their mouths, which can easily cause inflammation of the lips and ulcers. This is not only a bad habit of children, but some adults also have this situation.

What causes chapped lips?

1. The diet is too refined. Eating less or no whole grains will lead to insufficient riboflavin. Modern people have better living conditions and eat processed food, which not only looks better but also tastes better. In fact, an overly refined diet can cause great harm to the body, especially prone to causing angular cheilitis and constipation.

2. Frequent licking of the corners of the mouth or drooling, infection, fever, etc. are also causes of mouth heat.

3. It is caused by dry climate and cracked skin. Especially for some friends who don’t like to drink water, it is more likely to cause angular cheilitis due to lack of moisture in the skin at the corners of the mouth.

4. Zinc deficiency. Zinc is an indispensable substance for the human body. Clinically, it is believed that when the body is zinc deficient, it will cause chapped mouth corners. In particular, angular cheilitis in children is directly related to zinc deficiency.

What to do if your lips are rotten

1. First of all, you should eat more foods rich in B vitamins and raw sugar, especially more soy products, fresh green leafy vegetables, etc., drink more water, and don't lick the corners of your mouth with your tongue, etc.

2. If you already have chapped mouth, in addition to taking vitamin B orally, you can also mix borax and honey into a paste and apply it to the corners of your mouth, or use ice pentaery powder.

3. If the sore corners of the mouth are caused by a lack of riboflavin, you can apply some anti-infection drugs on the corners of the mouth, take vitamin B2, vitamin C, or wash the corners of the mouth with light salt water on a daily basis, which can all help to form a scab. After the wound is dry, apply vitamin B powder directly on the corners of your mouth. If you apply it several times a day, it will normally heal in a few days.

4. If angular cheilitis is caused by fungus, topical medication is required.