Traditional Chinese medicine doctors are able to observe the appearance of patients' tongue coating to identify their physical health status. If there is an abnormality in the tongue coating, it must be due to some physical condition. After discovering that your tongue coating is abnormal, you should quickly adjust it to restore your health. So, what if the child's tongue coating turns red?
1. The phenomenon of red tongue coating in children is usually caused by internal heat. When a child's tongue coating turns red, it is usually accompanied by symptoms of facial redness, and at this time, the child may also have some loss of appetite. If the tongue coating is thicker than usual, the child has stomach fire. At this time, parents should promptly dispel the heat for their children in order to restore normal tongue coating.
2. When a child's tongue coating turns red, the first thing to do is to give them plenty of water and ensure that they have sufficient rest time. Daily diet should be light and avoid greasy foods. You can eat more vegetables and fruits. Parents can also eliminate the fire for their children through dietotherapy, and use lotus seeds and white rice to cook Congee, which can have a good effect on eliminating fire.
3. If a child's tongue coating keeps turning red and the above methods cannot improve it, they should go to the hospital for examination. Parents should not give their children medication indiscriminately. After the doctor's examination, symptomatic medication will be prescribed. Parents should follow medical advice and administer medication to their children on a regular and quantitative basis.
