What causes excessive tongue coating and what are the symptoms?

Normally the tongue coating is thin. If there is a lot of tongue coating, it means that you have a minor illness or that there is too much moisture in the body. In addition, it may also be caused by chronic inflammation.

1. Suffering from a minor illness

Patients at the onset or recovery stage of a disease may also have white fur, such as upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, early pneumonia, etc.

2. Water retention or phlegm in the body

White tongue coating may appear in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body. It is common in some patients with pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc., where there is dampness or phlegm retention in the body, causing thick white or greasy tongue coating.

3. Various chronic inflammatory infections

White tongue coating may appear in patients with water retention or phlegm in the body, such as patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, etc. The tongue coating of patients is slightly thicker than normal, or it may be a thin, white and greasy coating.

Pathological manifestations of thick white tongue coating

If the stomach is hot, there may be symptoms such as noise in the stomach, rapid digestion and hunger. If the heat is severe, there may be symptoms such as bitter taste in the mouth, thirst and constipation. In severe cases, it may deplete yin fluid and cause stomach yin deficiency. Gastric fire inflammation can cause gastric qi to rise, and symptoms such as nausea, vomiting of sour, bitter and yellow water may occur. Stomach fire goes up along the meridians and causes toothache, gingival swelling, or nosebleed. The heat burns the stomach's veins, causing blood to overflow and cause hematemesis.

If you understand what causes thick white tongue coating, you should regulate your body according to the cause. If there is inflammation, anti-inflammatory treatment should be carried out in time. If it is a gastrointestinal problem, you should not only regulate your stomach and intestines, but also pay attention to your usual diet. Some people like to brush off the tongue coating when brushing their teeth. This is not conducive to timely grasp of the physical condition.