Hello,
I have a white tongue as well. It's not really furry and there are not patches or a thick white layer and it appears on the upper surface of the tongue it's just colored white. Oh yeah and the tip is normal. It also tingles a little on diffenrt places. It happened 4 months ago when I came back from a trip from China. I fell pretty sick in China0
I've been very scared since I thought I had HIV ....but my blood tests are all negative. Then they thought it was anemia or diabetes .. so they conducted some more tests ... to no avail though, since I'm negative for those as well. ... so they scared me quite a bit already
Finally they took a sample of my tongue [ very painful experience] and after 2 weeks lab .. they came back to tell me that it's not viral or bacterial .. iaw they have no clue.The samples are going to Boston now...we'll see..
Anyway, can someone tell me something more about what is causing this? Is it a certain food /water?
I read a lot about the cleansing. I noticed from photo'sthat I've always had a slightly whither tongue than normal but never like this.
Could it be a liver problem? I fell a couple of times sick last summer after eating an apple ...
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Is there anybody who experienced this? Should I try a clensing??
Next time you just have to make sure you don't do anything naughty in China, and you don't have to worry. Okay, sorry, this was a stupid joke!
A coated tongue means you have candida, or a toxic buildup. Anyway, your tongue reflects your gastrointestinal health. If it's nice and pink, you are pretty healthy. If not-I've noticed most people don't have pink tongues'-improve your diet, take probiotics etc.
Please, don't worry, I have to say it is quite common! Have you taken antibiotics? Read on candida! If you have any questions, don't hesitate, post it, we'll be here to help you!
Skylah
Unlike the other responses below, the one by Skylah is not a guess. I have systemic candida and a white tongue. Until I started cleansing I could only guess what it meant. Now I know. "Proof is in the...poop!" (hahaha)
Change your diet (think raw food) and start cleansing your bowel, your kidneys, and kill parasites (and do dental work if needed) before attempting to cleanse your liver. Oh, and do a lot of reading. Exploring your body and learning to live well are two-sides of the same coin: one great, wonderful, empowering journey.
When Cleansing, most times people will experience a white and coated tounge. As time progresses on a cleansing fast and your body eliminates the built up toxins you tounge will return to it's natural pink color. Maybe a cleanse would be beneficial for you. Also are you seeing an MD or a DO? DO most times then not treat with more holistic medicine.
i've had a white tongue coating for several months now. I put it down to stress and varying sleep patterns. The morning is worst, usually with a coating which tastes sour and if scraped off smells disgusting. Typing 'white tongue' and 'cause' into google brings up several hits for a US-based clinic/company called 'TheraBreath'. This site is v. professional and generally concludes that this (at least in my case) is likely to be a viral/bacterial infection within the tongue itself. The bacteria can't survive in a oxygenated environment (hence morning problem after mouth closed all night) so they say and thus suggest their product's use indefinitely (if you stop using, it will return apparently).
Ah... you answered my question I posted in liver cleanse as to why my tongue was so white after I did the cleanse but it returned to its healthy pink colour by the afternoon.
I dont know what a white toung means but from your story you might never find out what is causing your health problems. It sounds like you have picked something up from your travels. I would do some cleansing to clear out whatever is in your system and help your liver to do its job - definately do a parasite cleanse.
I recieved an e-mail from someone who told me he had the same problem and it went away.
About the diet ... hmm I always think I eat well ...meaning lots of fruit and nuts etc.. and almost no meat....[ maybe that's the problem].
Anyway, I kissed a girl in China maybe I got infected with a parasite or something and I will follow the advise to do the cleansing. Maybe my liver is kind of weakened ... somethimes my eyes are white and other times they're a little off with some little bloodveins in them.
anyway I start today with some clay ..and I'll keep you posted
Hey, I have had a white tongue too, for ages, and its almost definitely due to my candida infection. other sympotms include irritability and tiredness, bloating, constipation and other digestive problems, vaginal thrush, urinary tract infections etc. basically this is caused by too much yeast and sugar in the body, and can be caused by antibiotics, taking the contraceptive pill, or just eating too much sugar. i'm currently on a diet to get rid of it, where i'm not eating any sugar or yeast at all for three months. its also important to take probiotics such as acidopphilous capsules and eat lots of sugar-free yoghurt. ask you doctor and/or homeopath for advice, especially if you have any of the other symptoms.
My daughter also kissed a man been sick almost 2 years still sick now Dr says she has candida they all said nothing wrong with her that she was crazy put her in a mental instution gave her shock treatments several times and 2 yr later says she has candida no one would help her.We just now found this site and was wondering how you are doing and what they found out about your white tongue?Please help us if you can
Thanks
My daughter just had a virus that caused her temperature to go up and down to the point I finally broke and took her to the Dr. I mentioned that her tongue had been white, but not fuzzy thrush white. The Dr said "She is dehydrated." Plain and simply put, she needs to be drinking more water. Since you said that you fell sick before your white tongue showed up this makes me think that it could possibly be the same for you. Are you drinking at least 8 8 oz. glasses of water per day? Many believe you should drink half your weight in ozs. so if you weigh 150 lbs. then you should drink 75 ozs. of water per day.
Did you have them check you for Thrush it happen's when you take antibiotic's and get a yeast infection....babies get it too. it is easy to cure and all you haev to do is get a special dye for your tongue from your Dr. good luck
Candida!White tongue is a big time candia sign.You can find candida questioners on the web.The main cause is antibiotics but its not the only way to get a candida overgrowth.
I have been treating myself for candida for 6 months now, and have done alot of research on the subject. i realized that i had candida because of my tongue. I researched it, and found that the white coating is acutally the waste created by the bacteria. Its called thrush. which is another name for an oral candida infection. along with the white coating you will alsohave bad breath. I wrestle with it every day. I got rid of it long term by not eating sugar. i realized this by accident when i was doing the atkins diet. after 2 days without sugar the coating was gone. Unfortuanately, as soon as i eat a candy bar or something it comes right back. I have also had some success with probiotics. If you increase the amount of alkaline foods in your diet, along with probiotics, you will notice a change in the way your mouth tastes, no more foul taste or horrible breath.
I also have this problem for several years already. I also realised that the causes are from Protein food (rather dairy product; mainly cheese & milk, but eggs are OK) & sugar. But I don't have much bad breath when the white coat appears but of course if I keep my mouth dry, it would be. Would it mean that there is some problems in my diet? Some lack of enzyme (I've been told but to further info)? If anyone find more info ine research pls refer.
Hi, I have had a white tongue for year and half, two yrs ago I was in hospital on very strong antibotis,for 7 days, That has knocked my immune system down. So Im taking vits and mins liquids & plus moducare for balancing immune sys. I have gone to lots of different docs, the only one that helped me was chinese acupncture, They called it DAMPNESS, and gave me a diet to follow, it does help if you can keep it up,{ but i have other medical needs slowing me down} I have tryed scraping, brushes of all kinds trying to get back there, all kinds of mixes to lift it off, Went to my chirpo and mentioned my tongue and he gave me a bottle of D.A.G.,,,,,,,,,,gargle brush HA FIRST TIME IT WORKED,came right off, its mot curing but it takes it off quick and so easy,,,,ITS a soothing solution [non toxic and non irritant] phenolated Iodine in an Irish moss extract with organic borates. ............. let me know if you cant find it. I keep scearching .
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