What’s going on when my baby’s tongue turns white? what to do?

You should know that people's tongues can directly show whether their bodies are healthy, and the same is true for babies. So what is the matter with the thick white coating on the baby's tongue?

Why is the baby's tongue white?

When a baby's tongue coating is white and thick but there are no other symptoms of discomfort, it is generally a case of "getting hot". When a baby is "getting hot", it will be accompanied by symptoms of bad breath or an unpleasant taste in the mouth. If it lasts for a long time, you should seek medical attention immediately, as it may be symptoms of gastrointestinal disease.

When the baby's tongue coating is white and very thin, it is normal. If the child is sick, it is the early stage of the disease. We can often see such thin white fur when children just suffer from "upper respiratory tract infection" or "acute bronchitis".

What are the possible reasons for the baby's white tongue coating?

1. A baby's thick tongue is generally caused by weak spleen and stomach and poor digestion.

2. Generally, babies who mainly feed on milk will have thick tongue coating. Many babies will have very thick tongue coating. Observe your baby's stool. If it is dry, it means that the baby is getting a little hot.

3. If the tongue coating is pale white, it means that there may be a lot of cold in the body, and it is usually accompanied by cold body and limbs, cold hands and feet, etc. At this time, you should pay attention to keeping warm and choose a warm diet.

What to do if your baby's tongue is white

1. Give your baby more water. When the baby is in good health, he should also drink more water. If the tongue coating is thick and white or he gets angry, he should drink more water. Drinking more water can help the baby excrete toxins from the body. It should be noted that fruit juice cannot be used to replace boiled water. Boiled water is the best drink for babies.

2. You can give your baby some vegetables that can reduce heat, such as bitter melon. Some babies don’t like to eat bitter melon. You can blanch the bitter melon in salt water first, add a little salt when blanching, and then rinse it with cold water before cooking. This can reduce the bitterness. Other vegetables that can reduce heat include tomatoes.

3. Give your baby more soup, such as soup made with white radish, mung beans, etc. You can put an appropriate amount of rock sugar in the mung bean soup, which also has the effect of removing heat.

4. Give your baby more fruits. Fruits that clear heat include: hawthorn, pear, etc.

5. In addition, if you find that your baby's tongue coating is thick and white, you should pay attention to adjusting your baby's diet. The baby should eat more light food and less greasy and irritating food.

6. If the problem is solved slowly through dietary adjustments and no good results are achieved in the long term, you can try giving your baby some medicine to clear heat and regulate the spleen and stomach. It is best to choose Chinese medicine.