Warning signals of the body: a white coating on the tongue.
Many of us at least once in my life encountered such a phenomenon as white patches on the tongue. What is the reason of such behavior of the organism and in any case should sound the alarm.
One of the reasons for the appearance of plaque on the tongue can be food that remains on the tongue, between the papillae. It is completely harmless and it is enough to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. In the case where language is constantly covered with a thick layer of plaque, you should consult a gastroenterologist to determine the exact cause of this phenomenon.
It happens in the warmer months of the year put on the language may even be slightly thicker than in winter, and acquire a slightly yellowish tint. But by the fall of the layer of plaque becomes thinner and lighter. The tongue covered with a thick layer of plaque can be a sign of development in the body of any disease, infection or chronic illness.
If the plaque is quite thin and through it you can see all the body language, then this may indicate the presence of disease, which developed under the influence of external infection, which has not yet had time to affect the entire body. For example, in children suffering from scarlet fever, the tongue gets the original painting, when edges become bright red, and the plaque accumulates in the middle of the tongue.
Experts believe that the presence or absence of plaque in each person is quite individual and is not always about pathological changes in the functioning of a particular organ or system. So, plaque may appear in a language completely healthy person after prolonged fasting. On the state of the filiform papillae can influence such factors as:
– the age of the person;
– the process of salivation;
– real estate language
the blood flow of the language;
– the state of the nervous system.
But it turns out that in most cases the tongue coating appears on such unpleasant reasons:
– disorders of the digestive tract;
– Smoking;
– violation of blood circulation;
– dental disease;
– all diseases proceeding with temperature increase;
– diseases of the stomach (peptic ulcer , gastritis, gastric bleeding).
In renal failure except for a thick white coating on the tongue there is also unpleasant smell of ammonia.
