White gunk coating on tounge Posted: 03-09-05 23:37pm
For many years i've had this coating of
white gunk on my tounge. I suspect it's
bacterial, since I seem to be very
susceptable to canker sores in my mouth if
I eat too much junk food (sugar in
general). My doctor told me to rinse with
salt-water, but that only helps keep it
down, it won't get rid of it. Also, once
in a while the back of my tounge gets
sore, and that's where it's most
concentrated. Anybody know what this is
and/or how I can get rid of it?
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mike101
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 134 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: 03-10-05 01:56am
It is most likely thrush or a yeast
infection which would normally be treated
orally via a chewable tablet such as
nilstatin which part of the nystatin
family of drugs.
Mike
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: 03-10-05 10:28am
Hi mike... Listen to mike. He gave you
some sound advice. :) ... It's most
likely thrush, which is from overgrown
yeast colonies. It is not a bacterial
problem, yeast is a fungus.
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mike9856746
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 67 Location: ,
Posted: 03-14-05 20:28pm
Lol, you guys are a thousand times more
helpfull than a doctor :lol: . Thanks a
lot everybody, i'll talk to him about
getting some tablets or whatever.
