What is the tongue coating of chronic gastritis? How to distinguish it by tongue coating

Clinically, chronic gastritis is actually a very serious disease. Generally speaking, after people suffer from this disease, their tongue coating will also show certain changes. So, what does the tongue coating of patients with chronic gastritis look like?

1. Thick red tongue coating

If the tongue coating is thick, the tip of the tongue is red, and the urine is yellow, then this tongue coating reflects excessive stomach fire. When the stomach is hot, you may not have a bowel movement and have bad breath for several days. Bad breath, yellow tongue coating, and dry stools may occur. In terms of diet, you should avoid alcohol and spicy and hot foods such as peppers and mutton. Eat more vegetables, fruits and light foods, and drink plenty of water. At this time, you can take Chinese medicine such as rhubarb, coptis chinensis, scutellaria baicalensis, gardenia, etc. to clear away heat and reduce fire, or you can take the safer Zangling Stachyose. Zangling Stachyose can regulate the gastrointestinal tract, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, expel toxins from the body in time, and also has a good effect on reducing stomach fire.

2. Black and sticky tongue coating

If the tongue coating is black and sticky while the tip of the tongue is normal light red, and there is no other obvious discomfort, it is sometimes a "staining" phenomenon. The above situation is not pathological, so there is no need to be nervous. However, patients with severe stomach problems should be alert if they observe black tongue coating. If the tip of the tongue is dark red or even bluish or purple, it means that the condition is getting worse and they should go to the hospital promptly.

3. Tooth marks on tongue coating

If the tongue coating is thick and greasy, there are tooth marks on the edge of the tongue, there is no appetite, the abdomen is bloated, and the stool is loose and thin, it means that there is excessive phlegm and dampness. In addition to eating light and easily digestible food, medication should be used for treatment. There is also a type of people who are obese. In this case, they may have thick tongue coating, tooth marks on the edge of the tongue, and a thin white tongue coating. If there is no obvious discomfort, it is because they are too fat. The spleen and stomach functions of obese people are relatively insufficient, and food digestion and absorption are easily impaired. In daily life, you should eat less greasy and indigestible food, eat more vegetables, fruits and light food, and exercise appropriately.

4. Tongue coating map pattern

If you have long-term stomach problems or other chronic diseases and have never seen such a tongue pattern before, the appearance of a "geographic tongue" is mostly a manifestation of yin deficiency and you need to seek medical attention promptly. The tongue coating appears irregularly in "map-like" changes, with thin coating in some places and smooth and no coating in other places. If people with this kind of tongue pattern do not feel any discomfort, it is mostly physiological changes and does not require treatment.