Being sick and bad breath?

[Guest guest]

Is it common for kids to have bad breath when they are sick? This

happened with my son over the weekend. He had a cold, and then on

Sunday night he vomited a couple of times before he went to bed and

developed a fever overnight. I gave him Telynol and he was fine the

next day, but I noticed that he had bad breath all day, even after

lunch and dinner. I noticed a white patch on his tongue which is

probably the culprit (from drinking pediasure, I guess).

Should I brush his tongue? He has very sensitive gag reflux so I am

afraid of triggering vomiting. But again just brushing his teeth

didn't do the trick.

By the way, I am still using a safe-to-swallow type of toothpaste

for him (for babies). My son is 3.5 years old now. I am thinking of

switching him to a regular kid toothpaste. How should I train him

not to swallow? Thanks so much!

Bo

(, SGA/IUGR, 3.5 years old, 30lbs, 37 " )

[Guest guest]

Did you check his ketones while he was sick? The bad breath you

were smelling may have been what I call nail polish remover breath,

but others call a very sweet, fruity breath. If that was not the

smell, then he may have had bad breath just from having a stomach

infection. That sometimes happens to Max. I guess if he is sick

enough to be throwing up, then his breath would be affected, too.

Jodi Z.