What is the cause of thick white tongue coating?

We all live in this society, eating grains and cereals, and it is impossible not to get sick. Some diseases have obvious external symptoms, while others do not. Moreover, many diseases are reflected in our tongue coating, whether it is adults or children, especially children, the tongue coating is more obvious. So how many symptoms are there for our tongue coating? Classification of tongue coating

Yellow tongue coating: generally indicates heat syndrome, that is, stomach heat occurs. If the tongue coating is thin, yellow, thick and dry, it means that the internal heat is excessive and the body fluids are damaged. The tongue coating is yellow, dry and prickly, and there are cracks on the tongue, which indicates that the internal heat is extremely severe, the body fluids are severely damaged, and the internal organs are extremely hot. The tongue coating is thick and greasy, which is usually caused by phlegm heat, food accumulation or internal damp heat. The tongue coating is yellow, smooth and moist, which is a sign of yang deficiency.

Black tongue coating: People with gastrointestinal problems will have a thick and greasy tongue coating, which starts out white and gradually turns yellow or black. In addition, clinical findings show that some chronic diseases, such as uremia and malignant tumors, will also cause black tongue coating when the condition worsens. This is a sign of a serious illness and one should go to the hospital to see a doctor in time.

White coating: A normal tongue coating is thin, white and moist. The tongue coating is thin, white and overly smooth, which is generally seen in superficial symptoms and cold syndromes. If the tongue coating is thick, white and dry, it means that there is a lesion in the gastrointestinal tract, which is often seen in various symptoms of gastritis, enteritis and bad breath. At the same time, thick white tongue coating is also a warning of gastrointestinal metaplasia, and the severity of intestinal metaplasia is directly related to gastric cancer.

Thick moss: The thickness of the moss is determined by whether the bottom is visible or not. If the tongue cannot be seen through the coating, it is called thick coating. If you have symptoms of gastrointestinal disease, the appearance of thick tongue coating indicates that the condition is already serious and you need to be hospitalized for treatment in time.

The symptoms of a disease may be different for different people, with different severity and location, but one thing is the same, that is, if there is something abnormal in a certain part of your body, it means that you must have certain problems. Just like we said above, if the above symptoms appear on the tongue coating, you should be alert to the occurrence of certain diseases.