What is the reason for the child's lips to be red?

Everyone's mouth color is different, and the color of the mouth can also enhance a person's overall mental temperament, so women often apply lipstick to change their mouth color. Generally speaking, without lipstick, most people's lips are lighter in color. Since children's lips are in the development stage, it is not appropriate for them to be too rosy at this time. But what if parents find that their children's lips are very rosy?

Why is the baby's mouth red?

1. The child's mouth is red due to excessive internal heat. It is recommended to reduce the child's internal heat in time.

2. A child’s red mouth may be due to damp-heat in the spleen. The lips are the color of the spleen, and bright red lips indicate damp-heat in the spleen. Heat is generated due to cold, and the Yang Qi cannot rise, and dampness is generated due to cold.

3. If your child’s lips are red, it may be because of mosquito bites. Judge the degree of redness of the child’s lips. If they are red and swollen, it may be because of something biting him.

4. A child’s red mouth may be caused by cheilitis. The lips are red, as if they have been painted with lipstick. The condition is more serious at night, and the child’s lips are red, swollen, and peeling. This is most likely a symptom of cheilitis.

What to do if your baby's mouth is red

You can take medicines to reduce heat, eat more fruits such as bananas and apples, drink more boiled water, and eat cool foods such as honey water. Avoid spicy, irritating, and irritating foods. Eat more sweet potatoes, whole grains, and green vegetables, and reduce the amount of high-protein (especially animal protein) appropriately. Eat less cold food. In addition, when you are sick, you should get fewer injections and use fewer antibiotics. Dress warmly. You can apply anti-inflammatory or hormone-containing ointments or anti-cracking lip balm topically. Make sure your diet is easily digestible and avoid spicy food.

If the baby's mouth is red, mothers should first consider the baby's food intake problem. If the baby has not defecated for several days and has a bad smell in the mouth, pay attention to the baby's digestion to avoid causing fever problems. In daily diet, mothers should try to feed their babies lighter food and give them more warm water to help detoxify their bodies.