Why does a 1-year-old baby have white tongue coating?

Recently, a mother reported that she found that her one-year-old baby had a white tongue coating and she was very worried whether it was caused by the baby's unhealthy body. Some mothers thought that it was caused by getting angry just like adults, so they gave the child some anti-inflammatory medicine. In fact, the spleen and stomach of a baby around one year old are very fragile, so it is not recommended to use medication casually. Try to pay attention to the baby's usual diet and oral hygiene habits.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the tongue directly or indirectly connects to the essence of many internal organs through the meridians to make them flexible, so the pathological changes of the internal organs can often be reflected in the tongue. Observing the tongue quality and tongue coating is one of the main methods of diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine.

If parents can regularly observe changes in their children's tongue coating and adjust their diet in time, they can prevent problems before they occur. The tongue of a normal child should be soft, move freely, be light red in color, and have a thin coating of moderate dryness and wetness on the surface. Once you become ill, the tongue quality and tongue coating will change accordingly. When the following changes occur, you should adjust your diet in time and carefully observe whether you are ill and whether you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

⑴ Pale tongue with thin white coating

Most of them are cold symptoms, which are seen in the early stage of a cold. You can choose a warm diet, such as red dates and glutinous rice porridge, etc. Soft food and soup are preferred. Side dishes include light and warm beef soup, mutton soup, egg drop soup, carrots, onions, brown sugar, etc., and use vinegar and ginger as seasonings. Fruits you can eat include apples, tangerines, etc. Eat less cold foods, such as cold vegetables, cucumbers, winter melons, mung bean sprouts, crabs, snails, duck eggs, etc. Avoid cold drinks.

⑵ The tongue coating is white and greasy, or thick and greasy

Most of them are caused by cold and dampness, so you should choose foods that warm the stomach and spleen, dispel cold and dampness, the types are the same as above. Eat less sweet, greasy and greasy foods, otherwise it will cause bloating and loss of appetite.

New parents should pay attention to observe some subtle changes in various aspects of their baby's body and understand clearly that babies around one year old should start to add various complementary foods to balance all aspects of nutrition. After adding complementary foods, they must pay attention to keeping the baby's belly warm to prevent cold. Once the baby's body is found to be particularly abnormal, medical attention should be sought immediately.