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WHITE TONGUE
My tongue is white from last 3 months. Earlier whitish colour was going off by scraping. But now while scraping nothing comes out abd whitish colour remains as it is. Any focus please from experts in this forrum.
Hi,
you told me that it is cheese like appreance. Does it goes off by using tongue cleaner? I my case it is not going off. Also i have found in net that it is due to AIDS/hiv infectin. Is it correct
you told me that it is cheese like appreance. Does it goes off by using tongue cleaner? I my case it is not going off. Also i have found in net that it is due to AIDS/hiv infectin. Is it correct
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello and hope you are doing well.
Most common cause for white tongue is candidiaisis. It is usually caused by candida albicnas, which is a fungal infection. The white patches have a cottage cheese appearance. They can occur as a consequence to throat infection or sometimes steroid inhalers are known to promote their growth. The other causes are due to trauma, poor oral hygiene or it could be a precursor to cancer. You need to consult your doctor for proper assessment. In the meantime you can try warm salt water gargles and betadine mouth washes.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Most common cause for white tongue is candidiaisis. It is usually caused by candida albicnas, which is a fungal infection. The white patches have a cottage cheese appearance. They can occur as a consequence to throat infection or sometimes steroid inhalers are known to promote their growth. The other causes are due to trauma, poor oral hygiene or it could be a precursor to cancer. You need to consult your doctor for proper assessment. In the meantime you can try warm salt water gargles and betadine mouth washes.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
im having that too... whitish tongue and having this chill feeling... any updates have you get yourself tested?
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