What does thick white tongue coating mean and what does it indicate?

Everyone knows that the tongue coating is closely related to the internal organs. It can timely reflect the coldness, heat, deficiency and excess of the five internal organs. What is the reason for the thick white tongue coating? What does it indicate about the health of the body?

What does a thick white tongue coating indicate?

1. Suffering from a minor illness

Patients at the onset or recovery stage of a disease may also have white fur, such as upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, early pneumonia, etc.

2. Water retention or phlegm in the body

White tongue coating may appear in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body. It is common in some patients with pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc., where there is dampness or phlegm retention in the body, causing thick white or greasy tongue coating.

3. Various chronic inflammatory infections

White fur may appear in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body.

For example, patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, etc. have a tongue coating that is slightly thicker than normal, or a thin, white, greasy coating.

Pathological manifestations of thick white tongue coating

If the stomach is hot, there may be symptoms such as noise in the stomach, rapid digestion and hunger. If the heat is severe, there may be symptoms such as bitter taste in the mouth, thirst and constipation. In severe cases, it may deplete yin fluid and cause stomach yin deficiency. Gastric fire inflammation can cause gastric qi to rise, and symptoms such as nausea, vomiting of sour, bitter and yellow water may occur. Stomach fire goes up along the meridians and causes toothache, gingival swelling, or nosebleed. The heat burns the stomach's veins, causing blood to overflow and cause hematemesis.

If you understand what causes thick white tongue coating, you should regulate your body according to the cause. If there is inflammation, anti-inflammatory treatment should be carried out in time. If it is a gastrointestinal problem, you should not only regulate your stomach and intestines, but also pay attention to your usual diet. Some people like to brush off the tongue coating when brushing their teeth. This is not conducive to timely grasp of the physical condition.