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Yazan Alhourani
Licensed Physician
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Hi Doctor: I am experiencing White Tongue with no...
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Dr. Mohammad Derbeih
Licensed Physician
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Use a soft toothbrush when brushing your teeth.
Use a mild toothpaste (one that does not contain sodium lauryl sulfate).
Clean the tongue or use a tongue scraper to remove the white layer. If a tongue scraper is not available, you can use an upside-down teaspoon.
Avoid things that can irritate the tongue, such as alcohol, cigarettes, food and drinks that are spicy, salty, acidic, or very hot.
Take antifungal oral gel like daktazol oral gel to treat fungi
minimize the unwanted use of drugs espacially antibiotics
take iron and vitamine B12 in case of defiecency
controlling diabetes if present
What is white tongue?
White tongue is a condition in which the tongue is coated with a noticeable white film. The coating may cover the entire surface of the tongue or only the back of the tongue, or it may appear in patches.
What causes white tongue?
diabetic
Use of antibiotics
Deficiency of iron or vitamin B12 in the diet
Weak immune system
Wearing dentures
Poor oral hygiene
Dry mouth caused by a medical condition or medication use
smoking
Hypothyroidism
What are the required tests?
Medical examination
CBC
Vitamin B12 analysis
Thyroid hormones analysis
Sugar level
الرد من العميل
I have cleaned tongue every night, I m not taking any antibiotics from last 6 months, I don't have diabetes. I just have gastric problem and sometime constipation, I just want to ask white tongue is related to stomach problem?
إجابة الخبير: Yazan Alhourani
Yazan Alhourani
Licensed Physician
الأسئلة المجابة 75463 | نسبة الرضا 98.7%
we are not clear regarding your gastric problem , constipation wont cause white tongue , but other medical condition can cause it such as acid reflix GERD or stomach candida and so on
- kindly clearfy more about your current gastric problem ( if there any )
- you still need to consult your doctor and do the above mentioned tests
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Yazan Alhourani
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