Children's tongue coating is white and bad breath

Children's white tongue coating and bad breath are usually caused by symptoms of spleen deficiency. We should adjust the child's diet and let the baby eat more lotus root and Atractylodes macrocephala to regulate the spleen and stomach. Then we should know which disease the color change of the tongue is related to, so that we can distinguish the disease from the color of the tongue and treat the condition in time. In addition, we can use the correct treatment method for changes in the color of the tongue coating.

Baby tongue coating

1. White coating: A thin, white and moist tongue coating is normal. At the same time, a thick, white and dry tongue coating may indicate phlegm or dampness in the body or spleen deficiency, and stomach heat may lead to indigestion symptoms.

2. Yellow tongue coating: Yellow tongue coating indicates internal heat syndrome. A thin, yellow and dry tongue coating indicates internal heat, while a thick and greasy yellow tongue coating indicates phlegm heat, food accumulation or damp heat.

3. Gray tongue coating: indicates fever or yin deficiency and excessive fire.

4. Black tongue coating: Black tongue coating is mostly transformed from yellow tongue coating or gray tongue coating, indicating that the condition is extremely serious. The tongue coating is black and dry, which indicates excessive heart fire, yang deficiency and extreme yin cold.

Observe the tongue coating to see the disease

If the tongue coating becomes thicker, it means that the condition is getting worse, and it will be accompanied by symptoms such as indigestion, upper abdominal distension, nausea, and loss of appetite. A greasy tongue coating may be due to phlegm or food accumulation in the body. In addition, the tongue coating becomes thick and greasy, which may also be due to frequent consumption of soft food and liquid food after illness, which reduces the mechanical friction of the tongue, or due to fever, dehydration, and reduced saliva secretion, which affects the self-cleaning function of the tongue and causes accumulation of exudates on the tongue surface. Therefore, once the tongue coating becomes thick and greasy, or becomes black and has a smell, you should first go to the hospital for examination. Do not scrape it off by yourself, which will affect the doctor's diagnosis.

How do we deal with it in life

1. In order to maintain oral hygiene, we can use some simple methods to clean the tongue, including gently brushing the tongue with a special soft-bristle brush. If you can't buy a special soft brush, you can use a toothbrush, but be sure not to use too much force. You can also rinse your mouth with salt water and mouthwash, or use an oral irrigator to rinse the back of your tongue.

2. If your baby has a thick tongue coating and bad breath all year round, it usually means there is a minor problem with the stomach. If there is no other discomfort, you can start by adjusting the diet and daily life. Maintain a regular life, be in a good mood, eat easily digestible food, and after a period of conditioning, abnormal tongue coating and bad breath can heal themselves. When the baby has not defecate for several days, has bad breath, thick tongue coating, red tip of the tongue, yellow urine, and dry stools, you can take Chinese medicine such as rhubarb, coptis, scutellaria, gardenia, etc. to clear away heat and purge fire. Eat more vegetables, fruits and light food, and eat less fatty and fried food.

Thick white tongue coating causes bad breath in babies. It is important to pay attention to it, treat it early, and get rid of the trouble of bad breath as soon as possible. This will not affect the baby's future appearance.