What to do if your baby has a bad taste in his mouth

Sometimes, if you smell carefully, you will find that the baby's mouth has a smell. In fact, the most common reason for bad breath in babies is that the baby's gastrointestinal function is poor and there is indigestion. Secondly, the baby's bad breath is also related to what the baby eats, such as eating something that has a smell. So what should you do when the baby's mouth has a smell?

To solve the problem of bad breath, we need to find a solution based on the cause of the baby's bad breath. Such as improving the baby's diet structure, increasing fiber, and promoting intestinal motility. Give your baby food that is easily digestible, and don't let him eat too much during meals. Just 80% to 90% full is enough.

If your baby has oral problems such as oral ulcers or gingivitis, pay attention to supplementing vitamin B and vitamin C. Mothers can also use a special toothbrush for babies or wrap gauze around their fingers to clean their baby's teeth and mouth. There is no need to use toothpaste, just clean water. In addition, do not let your baby eat sweet or greasy food before going to bed.

Younger babies may suffer from diarrhea due to food accumulation. If you observe the baby's tongue at this time, you can see a thick layer of yellow-white dirt on the tongue. The tongue coating is thick and sticky and not easy to scrape off. At the same time, there will be a sour and smelly smell in the mouth. This situation is mostly caused by overeating, eating greasy food, and poor spleen and stomach digestion function.

Solution:

When your baby has this kind of tongue coating, the diet should be lighter. For babies with a particularly good appetite, they should be reminded to eat an appropriate amount of each meal so that the gastrointestinal tract can get sufficient rest.

If your baby has milk and food stagnation, you can choose to use Chinese patent medicines such as "Baohe Pills", "Jianwei Xiaoshi Tablets" or "Wang's Baochi Pills" to help digest food and ensure smooth bowel movements.

You can use 15g of chicken gizzard lining, 10g of Poria cocos, and 30g of hawthorn to boil water and take it, one dose per day.

If the baby's stool is dry and there is obvious abdominal distension, you can boil 15g of stir-fried Erchou and 15g of raw Astragalus in water and drink it, which can also help with digestion and relieve constipation.

To be honest, it is difficult to take care of the oral hygiene of babies. If the mother does not help the baby to develop the habit of cleaning the mouth and brushing teeth, the baby's mouth will have an unpleasant odor due to food residues in the mouth. As for what to do if your baby has a taste in his mouth, it has been explained clearly above, and I believe everyone understands it.