Patient's question:
Boy, 2 years and 9 months. In the first year, he ate the blanket. (He would grab the blanket to his mouth, be willing, just touching the lips, making sucking sounds.) In the second year, he ate the cuffs of the shirt. This year, he eats any part of his hand, usually the outside of the thumb. The same way. Not putting it in his mouth. I know this is a bad habit, how can I overcome it?Doctor's answer:
Biting nails not only causes nail damage but also leads to other clinical symptoms. Some children who bite their nails often have facial muscle yellowing, abdominal distension, visible blue veins, insufficient diet, a preference for five flavors, restless sleep at night, bruxism, dry or runny stools (such as sheep dung), yellow or prolonged urination. The tongue is yellow or greasy. The pulse is slippery. It manifests as disharmony of the spleen and stomach and symptoms of insect-induced jaundice; the others are all children who bite their nails. Children accompanied by irritability, white eyes, red tongue, wiry red pulse, and red constipation. It manifests as liver fire drying blood and dryness. Malnutrition is natural. The older the child, the better.