What’s wrong with your baby’s thick white tongue?

  In general, the baby’s tongue should be red, there are also some babies with thick white tongue. Baby’s thick white tongue may be related to long-term milk drinking, may also be related to accumulation of food, as follows: 1, the normal situation: baby if the month is small, saliva secretion in the mouth is small, self-cleaning ability has not yet developed, baby long-term milk drinking will make milk in the tongue sediment, so the tongue thick white, belongs to the normal phenomenon. After 4 months of age, the salivary glands and digestive enzymes will gradually increase, and the thick white tongue will gradually disappear; 2, fire: when the baby mainly eats milk, if there is a thick white tongue, the mother can observe the baby’s stool, if the stool is particularly dry, it is likely that the baby is dehydrated or on fire; 3, indigestion: the baby’s digestive system is not yet mature, the secretion of digestive enzymes is less, the activity is lower, it is difficult to adapt to the food The greater the change, very easy to appear indigestion; 4, cold: sleep if the baby is not covered, it is easy to get cold, it is easy to lead to the baby’s digestive function is weakened, which leads to the baby tongue thick white. After the development of a cold, the tongue will turn yellow.  Therefore, if the baby has the symptoms of thick white tongue, parents should make timely adjustments in diet and other aspects and take appropriate measures to deal with it.

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