What does it mean when a baby has thick white tongue coating?
Disease description:
The child is 7 months old. Recently, I've noticed a thick white coating on the tongue. What could be causing this thick white tongue coating in babies?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhou Xiaofeng
A baby's thick white tongue coating may have various causes. Common physiological reasons include rapid metabolism of the tongue mucosa, leading to shedding and deposition of mucosal cells on the tongue surface. Pathological causes may include indigestion due to irregular feeding or overfeeding, as well as damp-heat in the spleen and stomach or fungal infections such as Candida albicans infection. Parents should observe their baby's symptoms and seek medical advice promptly when necessary, following the doctor's recommendations for treatment.
