It is very common for children to get sick, especially colds and fevers, which are extremely common diseases. Even some parents of weak children have become accustomed to it. However, some parents have noticed that their children have a fever accompanied by white tongue coating. Is this a normal condition for fever? Or is it a complication of fever? Is there any major issue?
Why do children have white tongue coating when they catch a cold
1. Normal tongue coating, usually thin, white, and evenly spread on the surface of the tongue. When uneven peeling of tongue coating occurs, and the tongue surface is smooth without coating at the peeling point, it is also called peeling coating. Map tongue "is a type of tongue coating that is peeled off, with raised edges and clear boundaries. But not all cases of peeling moss are manifestations of abnormal physical conditions. Some children can eat, sleep, and not get sick. Although they have peeling fur, if their parts are fixed, it should be considered physiological or congenital, which belongs to normal tongue appearance and does not require treatment.
2. If the child's tongue coating is thin, the area where the tongue coating is peeled off is white, and the tongue body is thin. I usually have an impatient personality, such as night sweats, dry stools, and often have bright red lips and tongue. I am prone to colds, coughs, etc. Therefore, I may consider insufficient spleen yin and a constitution mainly characterized by deficiency heat.
3. If the child's fur is white, greasy, and peeling, the tongue texture is light, the tongue body is slightly plump, weak and prone to fatigue, and the complexion is yellow; Poor appetite, picky eating habits, prone to bloating, abdominal pain, irregular and sticky stools; If you are prone to sweating when moving, then consider spleen and stomach qi deficiency, and have a slightly cold constitution.
What should I eat for children with cold and white tongue coating
1. Dietotherapy recommendation: Congee for invigorating the spleen and invigorating the qi Ingredients: 10 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, yam, Poria cocos, Euryale ferox, lotus seeds, 3 big dates, 50 grams of japonica rice. Usage: Chop the herbs and cook Congee with rice.
Effect: Nourish the spleen and qi, dispel dampness and eliminate accumulation. Suitable for people with spleen and stomach qi deficiency and long-term illness with weakened vital energy.
2. In addition, pediatric massage can also effectively regulate the spleen and stomach of children, such as improving their digestive function through spinal manipulation. People with spleen and stomach qi deficiency can massage acupoints such as Zusanli, Tianshu, Zhongwan, Hegu, and Neiguan. Patients with spleen and stomach yin deficiency: acupoints such as Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Taixi, Yanglingquan, and Taichong. Tai Chi pediatric massage only takes 3-5 minutes, which is painless for children, away from antibiotics, no injections or medication, and uses heat clearing and fire clearing drugs to solve common pediatric diseases. Because this type of medication often has a bitter and cold taste that harms the stomach. In addition, if you always have difficulty coughing and wheezing, you can choose pediatric massage.
It is not uncommon for children to catch a cold and have a fever with white tongue coating. In fact, it is a physical problem. Solving this problem is difficult, simple, and requires parents to persevere and regulate their children's bodies. If they give up halfway, not only will the child's body not be regulated, but the energy spent may also be in vain.
