Why is my baby's tongue yellow?

The tongue can reflect a person's health status, so we can often judge whether a person is in a healthy state by judging the condition of the tongue. A normal child's tongue should be soft, move freely, be light red in color, and have a thin coating of moderate dryness and wetness on the surface of the tongue. Once the disease occurs, the tongue will show some abnormal symptoms. So what is the reason for the yellow tongue in children?

1. Children have weak gastrointestinal function and are particularly prone to food stagnation, which turns into heat. The stomach is reflected in the center of the tongue, and the tongue coating is thick and yellow.

2. It is caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach or gastrointestinal stagnation, which is seen in infection, fever or digestive dysfunction, and is often accompanied by symptoms such as dry mouth, irritability, and dry stools. The diet should choose foods that clear heat and dampness, such as white radish, tomato, loofah, lotus root powder, mung bean or coix seed porridge, and fruits such as hawthorn and pear can be chosen.

3. It is mostly caused by gastrointestinal damp-heat or yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and is seen in parasitic diseases or chronic wasting diseases. You can choose foods such as lily soup, pear, watermelon, etc. that have the effects of nourishing yin and reducing fire, promoting fluid production and relieving cough. Avoid eating spicy and warm foods such as lamb, garlic, onion, etc.

4. A baby's yellow tongue is often caused by spleen deficiency, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and indigestion.

5. It may be that the mother did not clean the baby's mouth properly. That is tongue coating. If you clean the baby's mouth in the morning, you can use light salt water or pickled cabbage leaves to gently rub the upper part of the baby's mouth, gums, and tongue. After cleaning, rub some Jingfeng Powder in the baby's mouth as if you want to clean the mouth. Let the baby drink water after eating, which is also to clean the mouth. Clean it once before going to bed. My baby also had it for a while. Now I use pickled cabbage leaves to wash it for a few days. It won't happen. You can try it!

The above are the common causes of yellow tongue in children. Therefore, if parents find that their children have such symptoms, then the child is likely to have a certain disease. Therefore, it is recommended that parents should adjust their children’s diet in time and should immediately go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations.