White language - a sign of what? We understand together

White language - a sign of obvious abnormalities in the body. But if you notice such a symptom in yourself, do not rush to immediately go to the doctor. After all, the plaque on the tongue can be formed not only due to serious diseases, but also because of the banal non-observance of personal hygiene. To do this, it is recommended to purchase a special brush, with which you can clean both the teeth and the tongue. If after such actions the raid does not disappear, then the reasons for its formation should be sought inside the body.

Infectious diseases

White language is a sign of the appearance of such diseases as:

• Scarlet fever. Plaque appears from the first days, has a gray tint, and also is accompanied by a small swelling of the tongue.
• Diphtheria. There are fibrinous-filmy plaque dirty white on the palatal arms, in the throat, as well as in the root and back of the tongue.
• In patients with dysentery, a white tongue can also be observed. The sign of such a deviation is accompanied by an erosive surface of the organ.
• Cholera. It flows with a sharp dehydration of the body, as well as a significant darkening of the plaque.

Also, white language (a sign of the following diseases may have a different degree of severity) testifies to such infections as whooping cough, foot and mouth disease, pink lichen, candidiasis, fusospirochetosis and multiform erythema exudative. Diagnosis and treatment of such diseases should occur only after contact with a doctor.

Diseases of the digestive tract

White language - a sign of serious digestive disorders:

• Acute gastritis. In this case, the tongue is covered with a thick gray coating covering the whole surface, except the tip and sidewalls.
• Chronic gastritis. The tongue becomes whitish or grayish-yellow in color. The hue and intensity of the plaque completely depend on the severity of the disease.
• Stomach ulcer. For such a disease, white language is also characteristic. How to treat this deviation, you can tell only an experienced gastroenterologist.
• Pancreatitis. It is accompanied by a yellow-white coating, as well as filiform and enlarged papillae.
• Stomach cancer. With such a fatal disease, the entire surface of the tongue becomes white, and also consists of epithelial cells, microflora, mucus and a large number of leukocytes.
• Diseases of the liver, gallbladder. For diseases of these organs is characterized by fibrinous plaque, which is painted in a white-yellow color. If a person has hepatitis, then yellowness is more intense and manifests on the front of the organ.
• Crohn's disease. Reducing the number of adrenal hormones and increasing melanin also causes spots in the tongue.

Other reasons

White coating on the tongue is a symptom characteristic of the following diseases:

• Pustular psoriatic erythroderma. The tongue is covered with a touch of roundish forms of a grayish white hue.
• Addison's crisis. For such a disease, not white plaque, but brown color is characteristic.
• Severe kidney pathology, namely chronic or acute renal failure. The tongue is fairly densely coated with a gray-whitish bloom.
• Dehydration of the body is accompanied by a dry white coating on the tongue.
• Chronic or acute radiation sickness.
• Alcoholism, smoking.