Show me your tongue and I will tell you if you are in good health, because looking at its appearance and color can be the indicator of what is happening to our body. It is no coincidence that when we go to the doctor, a first diagnosis starts first from our language.
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Show me your tongue and I will tell you if you are in good health, because looking at its appearance and color can be the indicator of what is happening to our body. Not surprisingly, when we go to the doctor, a first diagnosis starts right from our language.
The tongue is a fibromuscular organ, in Japanese culture it is a sort of map of the human body because simply by looking at it you can find out if you have any health problems.
Anemia, kidney problems, dehydration, also pass through our language, but what are the signs to keep in mind? We can do a simple preliminary test at home, then clearly let us contact our trusted doctor, the only one able to ascertain our state of health that certainly does not pass from the web, but from competent personnel on the subject.
Index
Look at your tongue in the mirror, how do you see it?
Bright red tongue
The tongue is pale pink in color due to the blood vessels within it. So if it's too red or a deep strawberry color, here's the first health warning. Maybe we are facing a lack of iron or B12, especially if we feel pain when we eat.
Tongue too dark
The tongue is covered with papillae which are porous, turning dark may be due to poor oral hygiene, smoking or use of antibiotics. Try cleaning your mouth better.
Cretan tongue
It can happen from time to time that small slit-like cracks appear in the tongue, which are totally harmless. Here, too, it could be poor oral hygiene, but also an infection or fungus. It is always better to ask the doctor.
White tongue or with white markings
The most likely hypothesis of the white tongue is that oral candidiasis is in progress, possibly linked to the use of antibiotics. Candida tends to grow and can alter the taste, also causing pain, again contact your doctor immediately. Still the white spots on the tongue could hide a leukoplakia, a very annoying lesion of the oral cavity. And again, infectious disease in progress, gastritis, gastric ulcer.
Furrowed tongue
Sometimes our tongue can take on a very strange appearance, for example when we find small grooves that also increase our sensitivity to acidic or spicy foods. In general it is a harmless condition, but it is always best to call your doctor.
And yet:
Pale tongue: state of anemia
Dry tongue: dehydration, kidney problems, diabetes
Green / yellow tongue: liver, gallbladder or spleen disorders.
Geographic tongue: allergic manifestation
Burning tongue: state of psychic depression
Tongue with red dots angioma type: angiomatous disease affecting the liver / lungs
Tongue with yellow underside: congestion of the liver
Swollen tongue: urticaria in place
Tongue with white dots: thrush, state of immunosuppression
There may also be red spots or bumps on the tongue that contain much more serious problems, as well as unpleasant burning sensations that are instead due to mistakes we make while brushing our teeth. We reiterate that this is a simple preliminary test, but for the diagnosis it is necessary to contact the doctor.
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Dominella Trunfio
