Orange tongue

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???

[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

[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.