What the language of the child's state of health tells us
Do not stick out your tongue!' Is one of the phrases we usually say to our children to teach them the ugliness of this behavior. However, in Guiainfantil.com on this occasion, we will ask our children to take it out. Why? The tongue is one of the parts of the body that best measures the health of t
'Do not stick out your tongue!' Is one of the phrases we usually say to our children to teach them the ugliness of this behavior. However, in Guiainfantil.com on this occasion, we will ask our children to take it out. Why? The tongue is one of the parts of the body that best measures the health of the body and through its color and texture we can know more about the health status of children.
Take out your tongue and I will tell you about your state of health
When they were babies, my children went through a time when their tongue appeared whitish, turned out to be a fungus and I had to wipe them with a wet wipe, until it disappeared. I used to have sores very often as a child on my tongue and it was the symptom of anemia. And is that the language tells us a lot about our health.
The tongue has to be pink, moist and smooth, if it is not it could indicate some disease. One of the most common tests in pediatric consultations is that of language. The doctor usually asks the child to remove it to observe it since this organ can reveal if it has anemia, dehydration, vitamin deficit or kidney problems.
- Whitish language: may be due to several causes, including lack of dental hygiene, to avoid it we must teach children to perform good oral hygiene, language included. It can also be due to halitosis, which although it is not frequent in childhood, it can occur after a tonsillitis or pharyngitis. Another cause is candidiasis, a fungus, or a diet with excess sugar. And even dehydration has the white tongue as a symptom.
- White spots: may also be due to candidiasis, a common disease in children and adults. It happens when the resistance to this infection in the mouth diminishes, it can be by the ingestion of antibiotics or other medicines.
- Cracked tongue: fissures in the tongue are usually a symptom of diabetes, although it can also be hereditary and even due to stress or allergy to certain foods.
- Very red tongue: is usually due to a vitamin deficiency, specifically folic acid and vitamin B12.
- Geographic language: it is so called because a series of patches of irregular color appear, as if it were a map. It is not well known why, although it is suggested that it is a deficiency of vitamins of group B. Leng - Tongue with sores
: Occasionally the tongue of children may present some bothersome thrush that prevents them from eating well. They may be due, in addition to an accidental bite, to a deficiency of vitamin B12, iron deficiency, anemia, celiac disease or viral infection.
