Causes of white tongue coating in infants

Many mothers will notice that their children behave differently than usual when taking care of them and feeding them. The white coating on the tongue is a common phenomenon in many children. So, for children with white tongue coating, here I will introduce to you the reasons and what to do. Let me give you a detailed introduction below, let’s take a look together:

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. Children's pulse is affected by many factors, with greater fluctuations and less reliability. Many pediatric diseases are often reflected in the tongue. Since the tongue is not affected by tobacco and alcohol, observing the changes in the child's tongue is more reliable than taking the pulse. There are three aspects to observe changes in the tongue, namely tongue coating, tongue quality and tongue shape.

For the first situation: the white tongue coating is caused by the residue left after the baby drinks milk. There is no need for us to elaborate on this situation. Parents do not need to worry about the white tongue coating caused by this reason. The color of the tongue coating will recover after a month or so. Here, we focus on discussing another cause of white tongue coating.

Due to gastrointestinal discomfort, the baby gets a sore throat, which causes the baby's tongue to turn white. Therefore, once the baby is found to have white tongue coating, parents must pay attention to the following points:

1. White tongue coating on baby's tongue may be caused by milk powder. If your baby is fed with milk powder, you need to check whether there is any problem with the milk powder. Because the baby's gastrointestinal tract is relatively weak, some ingredients in milk powder are difficult to absorb. You can try changing the milk powder.

2. The white coating on the baby's tongue may also be caused by breast milk. Breastfed babies are more likely to get a sore throat. If a mother eats something that causes heatiness during breastfeeding, it may also affect the baby. Therefore, if a breastfed baby has a white tongue coating, it is necessary to check whether there is anything that can cause heat in the mother's diet.

Also pay attention to controlling the amount your baby eats. Sometimes when babies encounter food they like, they often eat it without knowing whether they are hungry or full. This can easily make them overeat, and over time it can cause gastrointestinal digestion disorders. Therefore, parents should control the amount of food their babies eat. They can eat more at noon and must eat less at night. Experienced doctors will warn us: children don’t get sick from hunger, they are just full. If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

The above is an introduction to the relevant content. Parents cannot ignore the situation where young children or infants have white tongue coating. Because there are many reasons why the tongue coating of young children turns white, everyone should pay attention to providing corresponding care according to different reasons. In this way, the child will be in good health and parents can work with peace of mind.