What to do if your tongue is white

When Chinese medicine practitioners in my country treat diseases, they generally use the methods of observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation. Many Chinese medicine practitioners will ask to see the patient's tongue coating when treating a patient, so as to determine what specific discomfort the patient has. In other words, a person's tongue coating is closely related to whether the body is healthy. Therefore, when many people find that their tongue coating is white, they want to know what is going on.

Since tongue coating has a great relationship with human health, if the tongue coating is white, it generally means that there is something wrong with your body. Generally, when the tongue coating is white, people will feel that the tongue seems to be thicker. So, what should we do if the tongue coating is white?

Causes of white tongue coating

There are many reasons for the white tongue coating, and sometimes it is not necessarily a manifestation of disease. If the tongue coating becomes thicker or white and there are no other discomfort symptoms in the body, it is most likely due to getting angry, and bad breath often occurs at this time. In addition, if the tongue coating is white for a long time, it is best to go to the hospital's oral department for a check-up. It may be a symptom of gastrointestinal disease. Of course, the following situations can also cause white coating:

1. Patients with mild illnesses, symptoms of the initial onset or the recovery period of the disease may also have white fur, such as upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, early pneumonia, etc.

2. White tongue coating may appear in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body. Clinically, it is common in patients with certain pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc., who have dampness or phlegm in the body, causing thick white or greasy white tongue coating.

3. Various chronic inflammatory infections: such as chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, etc. The tongue coating of patients is slightly thicker than normal, or it is a thin, white and greasy coating.

What to do if your tongue is white

What should you do if your tongue is covered with white fur? If the white fur is caused by getting angry, you can gently brush the tongue fur with a toothbrush when brushing your teeth. It is best to eat light food to reduce internal heat. If the condition persists for a long time, you should see a doctor to prevent certain diseases in the body.

Thick white tongue coating can be restored through dietary adjustment. You need to avoid alcohol and spicy and hot foods such as peppers and mutton. Eat more vegetables, fruits and light foods, and drink plenty of water.

The above is an introduction to what to do if the tongue coating is white and the causes of the white tongue coating. It is recommended that you pay more attention to your physical condition in daily life, and check whether your tongue coating is normal when looking in the mirror. If there is an abnormality in the tongue coating, please be sure to pay attention to timely conditioning to enhance your body's resistance.