What is the cause of children spitting foam?

Saliva is a normal secretion of the oral cavity, and spitting out saliva is a casual thing. However, if a child starts spitting foam, this will definitely attract the attention of parents. After all, if it is caused by a disease and it happens in such a young child, the biggest worry is that it will cause greater harm, and the reason behind it becomes the most concerning thing. So, what does it mean when children spit foam? Let’s take a look below.

1. Disease factors: Foamy mucus may be a symptom of systemic or gastrointestinal diseases. If your baby loses weight rapidly due to spitting up, or coughs while spitting up, or the vomit is brown or green, or it is vomited in a jet shape up to 70-80 cm away, these are likely signs of a disease. Most babies are happy vomiters. If the baby vomits very uncomfortably, it is very likely that the esophagus is inflamed, and parents need to take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.

2. Physiological factors: The anatomical and physiological characteristics of the infant's gastrointestinal tract make it easy for the baby to vomit up. This is because the cardia between the esophagus and the stomach has not yet matured, and the vomiting occurs due to the need to expel some mucous membrane remaining in the body. Spitting up due to physiological reasons is common. When the baby spits up milk, the mucus in the stomach is also vomited out, which looks like foamy mucus.

3. Other reasons: The baby may also spit up milk because he eats too much and lies down immediately after feeding. This is all physiological spitting up, and parents don’t need to be too nervous. At the same time, be careful not to let your baby eat too much at one time.

In general, if your baby occasionally spits up foamy mucus and appears to be in good spirits, it does not necessarily mean that he is sick. But if the baby vomits several times in a row and vomits every time he is fed, parents should pay attention to whether the baby has a fever, the condition of his bowel movements, any changes in his spirit, etc. Because this indicates that the baby may have gastrointestinal problems or there may be lesions in other body systems, you need to take the baby to the hospital to find out the cause.