What to do if your child has geographic tongue

When the tongue feels uncomfortable, it needs to be checked in time. The tongue is prone to many diseases. When treating tongue diseases, you cannot choose treatment methods at will, otherwise it will damage the tongue, which will make you uncomfortable when eating. So what should we do about children's geographic tongue? The following is a detailed introduction to give you some understanding of this type of problem.

What to do if your child has geographic tongue:

When you see the tongue coating peeling off like a map, the peeling pieces are of different sizes, the edges are raised, and the peeling surface is red, which is different from the tongue quality, it is mostly due to spleen and stomach Yin deficiency; if the edges of the peeling surface have no raised edges, the peeling surface is smooth like a mirror, and its color is roughly the same as the color of the tongue quality, it is mostly due to spleen and stomach Qi deficiency. Most children with geographic tongue have spleen and stomach digestive function diseases. Therefore, to treat geographic tongue, it is necessary to combine the treatment of geographic tongue with the treatment and regulation of spleen and stomach digestive function.

When parents see that their child has geographic tongue, they should pay more attention to their child's diet and care. First of all, the appearance of geographic tongue is related to the child’s nutritional status, and sometimes it is caused by a lack of vitamins and trace elements. At this time, you should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and protein-rich foods, such as fish, meat, eggs, beans, etc.

Children with geographic tongue should not eat fried, smoked, or greasy foods, such as oil cakes, fried eggs, pancakes, and grilled lamb skewers; spicy foods, such as chili, mustard, pepper, dried ginger, lamb, dog meat, and other fatty meats should also be avoided.

For children with spleen and stomach yin deficiency, the symptoms will be: feeling hungry but not wanting to eat, thirsty and liking cold drinks, dry stools, night sweats, and geographic tongue. They should eat more foods that nourish yin and promote body fluid production, such as millet, wheat flour, and various grains, beans, and bean products; eat milk, eggs, lean meat, and fish, as these foods are high in protein, rich in various trace elements, and low in fat, and are rich in nutrients without causing internal heat; eat more fruits and vegetables, especially apples, sugarcane, bananas, hawthorn, black plums, watermelons, and other fruits that contain a variety of vitamins.

For children with spleen and stomach qi deficiency, the symptoms will be: loss of appetite, weight loss, limb fatigue or shortness of breath after activity, or sweating a lot after a little activity, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, loose stools or formed stools with frequent bowel movements, open eyes when sleeping, drooling, pale or sallow complexion, and geographic tongue. Children should be given foods that can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, such as japonica rice, coix seed, yam, lentils, lotus seeds, and jujube, which can not only strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, but also harmonize the stomach. These foods can be made into porridge and taken. On the one hand, it is convenient for children to take and easy to accept. On the other hand, it can warm the spleen and stomach and strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.

After understanding what to do about children's geographic tongue, you can follow the above methods to alleviate children's geographic tongue. Children with such problems must be treated in time. The treatment of geographic tongue cannot be delayed, otherwise it will cause great harm to the child's body and may also induce other diseases.