Orange tongue

[Karen214]

My 23 yr old son has an orange tongue as well lately. His tongue first turned white and bumpy during a bad sore throat that lasted 3 days. Then his tongue turned yellow-now it's full blown orange. It doesn't hurt. I have noticed a common theme of the orange tongue in previous posts by people having a sore throat. He also uses Crest Pro Health mouthwash, but has stopped in the last 2 days using it. He doesn't use a teeth whitening toothpaste. Has anybody gotten any answers from a doctor or dentist regarding this orange tongue stuff???

[Jenncod]

I have noticed a couple people talking about root canals. I had one back in April and my younger has been turning orange for about a month now. Has anyone else had dental work? I also now have a sore throat and was hoping the two weren't related at all (because it is just that time of the year) but now I see these postal and it has me worried. I work for a doctor and she is going to see me for it on monday. I will let you know if we get some answers.

[TongueColor]

Yeah. Orange tongues that are caused by a flora impbalance are often difficult to get rid of too. Other tongue colors can be caused by dehydration or bacterial buildup.

[mimi1313]

Hi Karen,

Did you read the post further down the page? It's pretty informative. A lot of people had this apparently as it has 64 comments!

If you need more info let me know,
Melissa