Eating is undoubtedly the biggest headache for mothers, The baby is growing up in the critical period, how many mothers in order to let the baby eat well used up all kinds of tricks. Many mothers did not think that the baby does not eat is not uncooperative, it is very likely that the baby’s mouth has problems. Let’s talk about the baby’s possible mouth diseases, for mothers to remind.
Stomatitis/rotten corners of the mouth
Stomatitis is what we commonly call rotten corners of the mouth. As the name implies, it is inflammation that occurs in the skin of the corners of the mouth and the mucous membrane of the lips nearby.
Symptoms
The mouth is red, peeling, serious cracks, pain feeling, sometimes even can’t open the mouth, when eating irritant food, the feeling is more obvious.
Handling Method
After children have stomatitis, first use protective cream, such as Vaseline or zinc oxide, to prevent saliva from continuing to stimulate the stomatitis. If the quarrel has broken and there is exudation, it is recommended to apply mupirocin ointment (Baiduobang, which is an antibiotic) 2-3 times a day for 1-2 weeks. If it is fungal infection and leukoplakia occurs at the mouth, daub it twice a day for 1-3 weeks with Dakenin (antifungal drug).
Prevention
For young children, drooling and sucking fingers are the most common causes of stomatitis. These lead to excessive saliva immersion in the skin and mucous membrane at the corner of the mouth, resulting in chapped and peeling manifestations, skin barrier function damage, secondary bacterial and fungal infection, and aggravation of inflammation.
In addition, in autumn and winter, the skin of the mouth is dry, when children will lick the corners of the mouth frequently, which will also lead to saliva stimulation and stomatitis.
Thrush
Symptoms
If parents find the expression in the above picture in their children’s mouth and use cotton swabs to scrape down, they cannot scrape off the white spots. Or it can be scraped off, but it leaves a bright red wound, which indicates that the child has thrush. Ththrush generally does not make the child feel uncomfortable, and a small number of serious pain makes the child feel and will refuse to eat.
Treatment method
Thrush, The process is also very simple, Apply nystatin solution (antifungal drug) to oral cavity, All white spots should be taken care of. Only nystatin tablets in China need to be prepared by oneself. This medicine is insoluble in water, so it needs to be dissolved into oil and mixed into 100,000 units/ml solution. After feeding or eating, smear 3-4 times a day, at least 3 days after no white spots, about 2 weeks or so, don’t stop when you see good, and avoid recurrence.
At the same time, it is recommended to disinfect toys and pacifiers contacted by the baby’s mouth by boiling. If the baby is nursing, the mother’s nipples and bottles should also be smeared with nystatin. The method is the same as above, so as to prevent the disease from prolonging.
Prevention
Long-term use of antibiotics, disinfectants, atomizing hormones and other treatments will lead to a large number of deaths of bacteria in the oral cavity. Mothers use wet paper towels to wipe their breasts before feeding, which will also cause children to eat disinfectant and lead to a large number of deaths of bacteria. These bacteria can inhibit the growth of Candida albicans in the oral cavity, so the above behavior will lead to thrush. Therefore, everyone must avoid the above methods and reduce the occurrence of thrush in children.
Herpetic angina
Herpetic angina is simply understood as herpes in the oropharyngeal isthmus (i.e. The position of soft palate, tonsil and uvula).
Symptoms
In the above picture, the area covered by blue is the pharyngeal isthmus area, and the picture comes from the network.
At the beginning of the disease, it is a small papule, which turns into a 1-2 mm blister with erythema halo around it within 1 day, but it does not hurt during this period. After about 1-2 days, the blister will burst, leaving a light grayish white ulcer with a size of 3-4 mm. This is the time to hurt and the child will refuse to eat.
The black arrow in the above picture shows herpetic angina. The picture comes from the Internet.
At the beginning of the disease, the child usually has fever and the body temperature rises rapidly. As the herpes of the child ruptures to form ulcers, the body temperature of the child returns to normal. Therefore, the disease is characterized by the fact that when the child has fever, the throat does not ache, and the body temperature of the child is getting better soon. Parents are just relieved that the throat is sore and they do not eat.
Treatment method
The disease is caused by enterovirus, Do not use antibiotics. When the child has fever and pain, You can use antipyretic drugs such as Merrill Lynch or Tylenol, Not only does it reduce fever, but it also relieves pain. If your child doesn’t eat because of pain, give him something cool and soft, such as ice cream, so that the child will enjoy it. If this doesn’t work, use a gel or mouthwash with vetocaine 10-20 minutes before eating, which can give the oral cavity a local anesthesia and relieve the pain during eating.
Prevention
Prevent herpetic angina and play less in crowded places in summer and autumn. Wash your hands well before meals and after defecation. Don’t let your children chew toys that other babies have chewed. Isolate from children suffering from this disease. It is enough to do this well.
Oral ulcer
Symptoms
Oral ulcers include two types, one is called traumatic ulcer and the other is called aphthous ulcer, which means pain.
In children, traumatic oral ulcer is more common. For example, if you eat hot things and burn them, if you eat hard things, if you rub your teeth, if you scratch your nails when you eat your hands, all kinds of trauma can be caused. Where you hurt, there will be ulcers, which usually heal within 2 weeks after removing the source of trauma.
The cause of aphthous ulcer is unknown. At present, it is believed that it is related to heredity and has nothing to do with vitamin C and vitamin B. Aphthous ulcer usually occurs after the age of 10 and can heal itself, but it is easy to relapse, which is quite annoying.
Treatment method
For traumatic ulcer, avoid the traumatic factors first. If the child does not feel much pain, wait for himself to recover. If it hurts during meals, just use mouthwash or gel containing lidocaine to help relieve the pain before meals. For aphthous ulcer, the first choice is the same as above. If it does not work, the doctor will prescribe some hormone gel application.
Prevention
At present, there is no way to prevent aphthous ulcer, but the most common traumatic ulcer in children can be prevented. It is to take good care of children and don’t let them put all of them in their mouths what, especially iron plates, wires, disinfectant and tablets. Also don’t let children always have pacifiers and eat their hands.
Tusks
Some mothers will find that when their children are about 4-6 months old, a large amount of saliva suddenly appears and cannot be wiped. And when the child is suckling, the bitten mother breaks out in a cold sweat. I had already slept all the time at night, but suddenly I woke up more and whined. Sometimes, once the body temperature is taken, there is a low fever of 37.5-38.0 degrees Celsius.
Symptoms
If the above performance occurs, please ask mothers to see if the baby is out of teeth. When growing teeth, the teeth should drill out of the gums, which will make the baby feel some pain and discomfort and make the child love to bite something to relieve pain, such as nipples. It will also make children agitated and wake up at night. It will also irritate the outflow of a lot of saliva. The drilling process is mechanical damage, which will cause mild inflammation and low fever.
Treatment method
When a child has teeth, he can let the child bite the molar stick and the tooth bite glue to relieve the discomfort of the child’s teeth. Sometimes the cooler tooth bite glue is more effective. When there is saliva, it must be dried to avoid saliva rash. Molar biscuits can absorb saliva and reduce some saliva outflow. When the child is agitated, you should not be agitated and comfort the child more.
Prevention
This has no prevention, children have to have teeth, after appearance, symptomatic treatment. Also remind oh, children have to use toothpaste to brush their teeth after teeth, parents should pay attention, don’t be lazy oh.