What should I do if my baby has a heavy tongue coating?

Many babies have the problem of thick tongue coating, and mothers often don’t know what to do. In fact, the thick tongue coating is related to the baby’s diet and lifestyle habits to a certain extent. Another situation is that there is a problem with the baby’s endocrine system. There are actually many situations in which the baby has a thick tongue coating. Today we will briefly introduce two common symptoms to help mothers observe the baby’s physical condition more closely.

Symptom 1

Thick yellowish-white tongue coating

If there is a thick layer of yellow-white dirt on the baby's tongue, the tongue coating is thick and sticky and not easy to scrape off, and there is a sour and smelly smell in the mouth, this situation is probably caused by overeating, or eating too much greasy food, and poor spleen and stomach digestion function. People call it food accumulation.

If your baby experiences the above symptoms, it is likely that he has eaten too much or is too full, causing digestive dysfunction. At this time, it should be noted that when the baby has this kind of tongue coating, the diet should be relatively light. If your baby has food accumulation, you can take some digestive medicines or foods such as hawthorn according to the specific situation. You can also boil 15g of chicken gizzard lining and 30g of hawthorn in water and take it, one dose per day. If the baby has dry stools and obvious abdominal distension, you can boil 6g of radish seeds, 6g of cassia seeds, and 10g of trichosanthes kirilowii in water and drink it, which can also help with digestion and relieve constipation.

Symptom three

Pale tongue geographic tongue

Sometimes, when mothers look at their baby's tongue, they will find that the baby's tongue is like a map: the tongue is pale white, the tongue coating has one or more peelings, and the edges of the peelings are high and protruding like a frame, shaped like a map. Your baby may even experience discomfort or mild pain on his tongue when eating hot foods.

The appearance of geographic tongue in babies is mostly due to digestive dysfunction, or the baby has been ill for a long time, which has damaged both the Qi and Yin in the body. Babies with geographic tongue tend to be picky eaters, have a partial diet, love cold drinks, have unstable sleep, kick off the quilt, and toss and turn when they sleep. Smaller babies are prone to crying, hot flashes and sweating, have a sallow and dull complexion, are weak and thin, are afraid of cold, and have hot palms. Li Jian suggested that babies should eat more fresh fruits and green or red vegetables at this time, and be careful to avoid fried, smoked, grilled, greasy and spicy foods. You can use appropriate amounts of yam, white lentils, and red dates, and cook them together with coix seed and millet into porridge for your baby to eat. The effect will be better if it is eaten together with animal liver. If your baby has a pale complexion, fatigue, dry mouth, and dry stool, it is mostly due to damage to both the Qi and Yin. You can use appropriate amounts of lily, lotus seeds, wolfberry, and raw astragalus to make soup and drink it, which will improve the geographic tongue.

If mothers find that their baby has a thick tongue coating, they must first find out the cause and not rush to seek medical treatment, as this will only add burden to the baby's delicate body. After today's symptom analysis, mothers can prescribe the right medicine according to the baby's condition when the baby has a thick tongue coating.