What medicine should children take if they have bad mouth?

Bad breath is a very annoying oral disease for many people, especially in public places, people with bad breath always affect the people around them. There are many reasons for bad breath, such as not liking to brush your teeth, smoking all the time, eating a lot of bad food, etc. So the question is, if a child has a bad breath problem, what medicine should he take?

1. General treatment

If a child has bad breath and sour taste in the morning, it is because of stagnation of milk and food. In this case, you can reduce or skip one meal to help recover your gastrointestinal function. For children's bad breath caused by indigestion, digestive aids and astringent drugs can be used, such as pepsin, multi-enzyme tablets, lactase, tannic acid protein, etc. In severe cases with bacterial infection, antibiotics can be used for treatment. Those with severe vomiting and diarrhea should fast for 12 hours, and then gradually transition to a normal diet starting with sugar water or rice soup. People with severe dehydration should be given fluids promptly.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Children's bad breath can generally be treated with Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine divides children's bad breath into two categories: damp-heat in the stomach meridian and food accumulation.

(1) Children with damp-heat in the stomach meridian will have a red tongue, yellow tongue coating, bad breath, irritability, and restless sleep. Many children also have dry stools. You can take some heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicine under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.

(2) Food accumulation type bad breath is more common in children aged 1 to 6 years old and is related to irregular diet and improper feeding. This type of children have long-term loss of appetite, pale face and thinness, but their spirits are normal. The medication is mainly for digestion and stomach.

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1. Oral examination

When children have bad breath, it is generally recommended to go to the dentist for a check-up first. Because most of the causes of bad breath in children are caused by oral diseases and the bad environment inside the oral cavity. Children have poor oral hygiene, plaque and tartar accumulate on their teeth, tooth decay, residual crowns and roots, and accumulated food residues. Under the action of bacteria and microorganisms, they will slowly rot and ferment, producing an unpleasant odor. This is one of the reasons for bad breath in children.

2. Digestive system examination

The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract, so digestive disorders, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and constipation may cause bad breath. Checking the digestive system is to confirm whether the child's bad breath is caused by indigestion.

3. Blood or gastroscopy

Helicobacter pylori infection may cause chronic active gastritis, peptic ulcer and other diseases, and may be accompanied by bad breath. If you want to check whether the bad breath is caused by Helicobacter pylori, you can do a blood test, C13-breath test or gastroscopy.

4. Nasal examination

Because the nasal cavity is connected to the oral cavity, some nasal diseases may also cause bad breath, such as purulent tonsillitis and atrophic rhinitis.