White bumps on tongue tie in infants and young children

The white bumps on the frenulum of the tongue in infants and young children may be caused by the presence of a lot of grease in breast milk. At this time, mothers should adjust their diet. The white bumps on the frenulum of the tongue in infants and young children may also be caused by getting angry and having a cold body. We should let the baby drink more water and adjust the gastrointestinal digestion, and then choose the treatment method according to the cause to reduce the damage to the baby's tongue.

The reason why the baby's tongue coating turns white during the confinement period

1. It is related to the mother’s diet during breastfeeding. If the baby is breastfed, the mother’s diet is greasy and irritating, which will be passed to the baby through breast milk, causing the baby’s tongue coating to turn white. Breastfeeding mothers should eat light, easily digestible food. Eat more vegetables and fruits.

2. Milk stains left by the baby. For babies who are still drinking milk, the residual milk stains are one of the reasons why the baby's tongue coating becomes white. This situation will slowly disappear on its own. If the mother is worried, she can use a soft wipe to gently wipe the baby a few times after each feeding.

3. Getting angry. The white coating on the baby's tongue is related to getting angry, especially for infants and young children who eat milk powder. Formula milk has a certain heatiness. Mothers should pay attention to choosing light and non-irritating ones. It is best to ask people around you which brand is more water-soluble and not easy to clump when making milk. Basically, it will be OK.

4. Whether you have a cold or have caught a chill, a white tongue coating indicates that there is cold in the body. Whether you have eaten cold food or caught a cold, the tongue coating will turn white. Sometimes children will also have symptoms such as coughing and runny nose.

5. Indigestion. The baby's tongue coating is white. If the tongue coating is thick and has a sour taste, it means that the baby has food accumulation and indigestion.

What to do if your baby's tongue is white

6. Physical cooling: Drink more boiled water. If you find that your baby has a fever at this time, you should perform physical cooling in time. If the temperature is too high or the fever persists, seek medical attention immediately. In addition, pay attention to giving your baby more boiled water and eating less or no greasy food.

7. Avoid spicy food, eat more fruits, and have a light diet. The baby's white tongue coating is mostly due to digestive dysfunction, or the baby has been ill for a long time, which has caused the internal Qi and Yin to be damaged. Babies with smaller injuries are prone to crying, hot flashes and sweating, sallow and dull complexion, weakness and thinness, fear of cold, hot palms, etc.

8. Eat less cold food. The baby's white tongue coating is related to body cold, which is manifested as pale tongue coating. It is generally related to eating habits, such as irregular diet, preference for raw and cold food, etc. Frequently eating hot and cold foods together, eating at irregular times, or not eating at equal times of hunger and fullness will cause stomach cold over time.