What should I do if I have thick yellow tongue coating and constipation?

Usually, mothers must observe their baby's tongue coating more. A normal baby's tongue coating should be thin, white and moist. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow and there is constipation, you should pay attention. In many cases, it is because the baby has poor digestion and weak spleen and stomach function, and it requires timely and scientific conditioning.

1. What to do if your child has a thick yellow tongue coating

1. Appropriate amounts of banana root and honey.

Preparation and usage: Wash and mash the banana roots, use clean gauze to squeeze out 1500~2000 ml of juice, add honey and take. Drink frequently.

2. 30 grams of raw gypsum, 9 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 6 grams of licorice, and 30 grams of polished rice.

Preparation and usage: Put the first three ingredients in a clay pot and boil them in water, then remove the residue and add in rice to cook porridge for consumption. Take 1 dose per day, for several consecutive doses.

3. 200 grams of fresh bitter gourd, 100 grams of lean pork, and appropriate amount of salt.

2. What should a normal child’s tongue look like?

A normal and healthy child's tongue should be of moderate size, soft, light pink and moist, able to flex and retract freely, with clear articulation, and a light, thin coating of moderate dryness and wetness on the surface of the tongue, and no odor in the mouth. Once a child becomes sick, the tongue quality and tongue coating will change accordingly. In fact, the tongue is like a "barometer" that reflects the child's physical health, especially the child's gastrointestinal digestive function is fully reflected on the tongue. If mothers can understand the changes in their child's tongue, they can detect abnormalities in their children early and prevent problems before they occur. This will help children get sick less and grow up healthier.

3. How can I understand my baby’s health status in time?

Looking at the tongue coating is a simple and quick method, and is easily accepted by babies. Parents can often observe the color and shape of their baby's tongue coating to get health signals from the body.

The tongue coating is a thin layer of substance covering the surface of the tongue. Under normal circumstances, the tongue coating is spread thinly and evenly on the surface of the tongue after chewing, swallowing, saliva, and food flushing, and is light white in color. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the tongue coating is produced by stomach qi, so the color and thickness of the tongue coating can be used to determine whether the baby's gastrointestinal digestive function is normal.