Why does the child have a white touch on the tongue?

One of the important symptoms, which often pay attention to doctors - the state of the language in a sick child. Let's find out why there is a white coating in the mouth, and what it means is its appearance.

Causes of white plaque in a child's tongue

Seeing the problem, parents immediately seek to force events, not figuring out why it happened. First of all, it is necessary to find out why a white coating is formed in the language of the child, and then start treatment. And this, as you know, can be caused by one of such factors:

1. Development of fungal diseases. In particular, known to many thrush, or candidal stomatitis, which can occur even in the smallest patients. The plaque for thrush is usually uneven and is present on the entire surface of the oral mucosa, and not just in the tongue.
2. More serious causes can be diseases of the gallbladder or stomach. So, with gastritis, the layer of plaque is usually thick, and with cholecystitis - it has a yellowish tinge. Often this is accompanied by disturbances in the stool of the patient, so if you suspect one of the gastroenterological diseases, it is advisable to consult the appropriate doctor.
3. Often the appearance of a strong white coating on the root of the tongue in the child coincides with the onset of a cold or an infectious disease. Then it is perceived as one of the symptoms of a disease that does not require treatment, and when it recovers completely disappears.
4. Strange as it may seem, a child can always have a white coating on his tongue, and this will be the norm.

However, it is necessary first to exclude all the diseases listed above, and also take into account the nature of the plaque, which in this case will be transparent, and not dense, but rather thin. Also, it can appear periodically, from time to time, for example, in the morning (it is easily removed with a toothbrush).

Mothers of infants should be aware that the presence of a homogeneous whitish coating from the adapted mixture or breast milk is acceptable in the mouth of the newborn, and this is also an absolute norm.

Anyway, if the appearance and behavior of the child causes you anxiety, and his tongue is heavily coated with white coating, it is better to consult a doctor.