Why does my baby have bad breath?

It is a common phenomenon that babies have bad breath. For mothers, it is necessary to understand why babies have bad breath. So why do babies have bad breath? What should I do if my baby has bad breath? Next, this article will start from these two aspects to give you a detailed introduction to the relevant content about baby's bad breath. Friends who want to know why their baby has bad breath can take a look!

Why does my baby have bad breath?

1. Rotten egg smell: often indicates indigestion and liver disease.

2. Putrid odor: mostly caused by oral inflammation and poor oral hygiene habits.

3. Rotten apple smell: indicates ketoacidosis.

4. Purulent bad breath: It is mostly caused by ulcers, erosions and suppuration in the lesions of diseases such as foreign bodies in the baby's nasal cavity, atrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, purulent tonsillitis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, etc.

5. Sour taste: often seen in babies with gastrointestinal dysfunction.

6. Bloody smell: bleeding diseases such as nosebleeds, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.

7. Smell of ammonia: hepatic coma.

What should I do if my baby has bad breath? After feeding your baby, you should give him 1-2 sips of warm water to wash away the remaining milk and other food in his mouth, because the oral environment is moist and moisture is a good breeding base for bacteria. It is recommended that during normal feeding, the food should not be made too thick, and the baby should not be fed too much high-protein food. If necessary, the baby should be given some digestive medicine, but the medicine should be used under the doctor's instructions.

According to the cause of the baby's bad breath, the following preventive measures should be taken in a targeted manner:

1. Cultivate the habit of paying attention to oral hygiene in children from an early age, and make sure they rinse their mouths after meals and brush their teeth in the morning and evening.

2. Eat regularly. Eat more vegetables and fruits, and combine coarse and fine foods. Don’t be picky or biased about food, and don’t overeat.

3. Prevent indigestion. When indigestion occurs, you can take some digestive and gastrointestinal motility drugs appropriately.

4. Pay attention to the prevention and timely treatment of caries and malocclusion. Eat less sweets, especially before going to bed.

5. Use Chinese medicine decoction of reed root, mint, and patchouli, or 1% hydrogen peroxide, 2% soda water, 2% boric acid water, etc., and choose one of them to gargle with to reduce or eliminate bad breath.

It should be noted that if the baby's mouth has bad breath for a long time, then you should find an experienced doctor for a thorough examination to find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine to eliminate the bad breath.

The above is an introduction to why your baby has bad breath. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you will have a better understanding of the reasons why your baby has bad breath and know what to do. If your baby has bad breath, you can refer to the prevention and treatment measures introduced above to help your baby! Of course! If your baby continues to have bad breath for a long time, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.