What is the cause of the child's spitting?

Children often tend to foam at the mouth, which often causes concern among parents. It depends on whether the foam spit out by the baby is a white liquid or just a secretion like saliva. If it happens to a younger baby and the baby does not have any symptoms, there is no need to worry too much. This is a normal way, and it is not ruled out that it may be related to these factors.

If a child spits saliva, the following reasons need to be considered. The first is the child's gastrointestinal disorder. Children with gastrointestinal disorder will increase the secretion of saliva in the mouth. This is because food accumulates in the digestive tract and is not easy to digest. The child will have foam in the mouth or spit a lot of saliva. The child needs to be given some oral digestive aids for treatment, such as multi-enzyme tablets and lactobacillus tablets.

The second situation is esophageal reflux. If the child has gastritis or esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux may occur. Systemic pathological gastroesophageal reflux will cause food in the stomach to reflux into the mouth. The child may feel uncomfortable and spit. Then the child needs to be treated for gastritis or esophagitis. Some proton pump inhibitors can be used, such as Losec.

The third situation, which is also the most common one, is the child's bad habits. Some children have already developed this habit and spit repeatedly. It is also necessary to pay attention to whether there are other manifestations, such as shrugging and squinting. If these manifestations are combined, then tics should be considered and the child should go to a professional hospital for examination.

What to do if your baby spits up:

1. Add complementary food in time to improve chewing ability

When adding complementary foods (4 to 6 months) and starting to eat rice noodles, parents should consciously strengthen their children's ability to suck, suck, swallow and gulp. After the child has teeth, try to feed him less semi-liquid food or food that is very soft, and choose something slightly harder to improve his chewing ability.

2. Wipe in time

For babies who drool frequently, you should wipe the saliva from their mouths at any time. Do not wipe hard, just wipe the saliva gently to avoid damaging the local skin. Wash away saliva with warm water frequently, and then apply oil to protect the skin of the chin and neck.

How to correct your baby's spitting up:

1. Teach your baby to be responsible for his or her own behavior

When a child spits, parents should not scold or beat the child, as this will only reinforce the behavior. You can apologize to the child who was spat on, set an example for your child, and cultivate a good habit in your child so that he will not do this again.

2. Stay away from people with similar bad habits

Stay away from children who have the bad habit of spitting. If they are out of such an environment, children will no longer imitate them. Of course, in addition to the bad habits of other children around them being passed on to children, the adults in the family must also set a good example. For example, people who smoke may have the habit of spitting, which makes it easy for children to imitate.