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Yellow, red, black and white tongue: causes and symptoms

  1. Discolored tongue: causes yellow tongue, red tongue, black tongue and white tongue coating. The normal healthy tongue is pinkish red in color. There are certain diseases and conditions that can lead to a tongue surface that can turn yellow, orange, green, dirty brown to black. A blue tongue or a purple tongue is also possible. Another common complaint is a white coating on the tongue. What are the main causes of a discolored tongue? Tongue discoloration often involves hair tongue or Candida albicans. But a tongue discoloration does not always have to be a medical condition. The use of chlorhexidine, a medicine that is often prescribed for a mouth infection, can cause your tongue to turn brown.

Causes discolored tongue or tongue discoloration

  1. The normal, healthy tongue

Yellow sole

  1. A yellow tongue is uncommon. Yellow tongue coating is usually a harmless and temporary problem. Sometimes, however, a yellow tongue indicates a more serious underlying medical problem. The main causes of a yellow tongue are hair tongue and candida albicans, a fungal infection caused by yeast-like fungi. A yellow tongue does not indicate a sexually transmitted disease (STD for short), as is sometimes thought, although there is a relationship between the symptoms of HIV / AIDS

Oral candidiasis

  1. Fungal infection One of the most common causes of tongue discoloration is oral candidiasis. The mouth and tongue are painful and there may also be redness and whitish-yellow or white patches on the tongue

Map Tongue (lingua geographic)

  1. One of the non-infectious causes leading to smooth red patches on the back of the tongue surrounded by a white deposit is a map tongue

White sole

  1. White spots, stripes or lines are the most common tongue discoloration. White tongue coating is often related to poor oral hygiene. Other possible causes of a white tongue

White or yellow tongue due to nasal congestion

  1. Many sulfur-forming bacteria reside in the fissures (grooves) on the back, rough surface part of the tongue. When the tongue is stuck out, there is sometimes a white / yellow deposit on the back part of the tongue. This deposit consists mainly of bacteria. By proteins from the saliva

Tongue carcinoma (tongue cancer)

  1. The incidence of oral cancer

Bright red tongue

  1. The normal color of the human tongue is pink to red. In some people the tongue is redder than others, but this does not necessarily indicate a discoloration of the tongue. A bright red or bright red tongue

Purple sole

  1. A purple or red-purple tongue can be caused by certain diseases, but it can also precede the development of a blue tongue. A purple tongue is uncommon compared to other tongue discoloration. It is usually seen with nutritional deficiencies and especially vitamin B2 deficiency

Blue tongue

  1. Diseases (heart and lungs) A bluish tongue is always considered a serious symptom that requires immediate medical attention. It is a sign of cyanosis, blue discoloration of the lips



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