What is the reason for the baby's yellow tongue?

Babies have weak constitutions and their immune systems are not yet fully developed, so they are very likely to get sick. For mothers, the last thing they want to see is their baby getting sick. Some babies will have yellow tongue coating. What is the reason for this? In fact, there are many reasons for a yellow tongue, and mothers must learn to observe carefully. Let’s take a look at what’s going on when your baby’s tongue turns yellow.

1. The thickness of the moss is determined by whether the bottom is visible or not. If the tongue body can be seen through the coating, it is called thin coating; otherwise it is called thick coating. Yellow indicates heat in the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the tongue coating is caused by the stomach qi and food qi rising to the tongue.

2. Thick tongue coating and bad breath usually indicate some minor stomach problems. If you don’t feel any other discomfort at the moment, you can start by adjusting your diet and daily life. Maintain a regular life, be in a good mood, eat easily digestible food, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less fatty and fried food, and it is best not to drink alcohol or smoke.

3. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow, you need to see if it is greasy. The "greasy" mentioned in Chinese medicine is like the feeling of "oil". If so, it means that there is dampness and heat in the body, which needs to be eliminated and cleared.

4. If the tongue coating is simply thick and yellow, the yellow color indicates that there is heat in the body. It is recommended to eat light and cool food at night and not drink alcohol. You can recover quickly by yourself because the tongue coating is sometimes related to the weather. In summer, heat and dampness prevail, and the tongue coating is easy to be thick. If there is no special discomfort, you can consciously eat some things that can eliminate phlegm and clear heat in your daily life, such as: coix seed, lotus seed, water chestnut, poria, tangerine peel, etc., which all have certain therapeutic effects.

5. In addition to looking at the tongue coating, it is recommended to look at the quality of your tongue and compare it with your lips. If it is reddish, it means heat, if it is pale, it means spleen deficiency, and if it is dark, it may be blood stasis.

Through the above introduction, do you understand why your baby’s tongue is yellow? In fact, there are many reasons. Sometimes, the tongue is particularly prone to yellowing due to getting angry or indigestion. Mothers should give their babies more fruits that can reduce internal heat and eat easily digestible foods. At the same time, they should also pay attention to the baby's condition. If there are any abnormal symptoms, they should go to the hospital for examination in time.