Why is the tongue coating white?

The tongue is the most important part of our body. It not only helps correct our pronunciation, but also helps us to distinguish the taste of food. It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and the tongue is the guardian of our body. But it is also easy for white stuff to appear on the tongue coating, so what is going on? Let’s take a brief look at this issue!

1. Patients with mild illnesses, symptoms of the initial onset or the recovery period of the disease may also have white fur, such as upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, early pneumonia, etc.

2. White tongue coating may appear in patients with dampness or phlegm retention in the body. Clinically, it is common in patients with pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc., who have dampness or phlegm retention in the body, causing thick white or greasy tongue coating;

3. Various chronic inflammatory infections: Patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, etc. have a tongue coating that is slightly thicker than normal, or a thin, white, greasy coating.

Pathological manifestations of thick white tongue coating: Excessive heat in the stomach may cause symptoms such as noise in the stomach, rapid digestion and hunger. Excessive heat may cause 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.

Through the introduction above, I believe that friends should have understood the reason for the white tongue coating. After reading the above introduction, patients can receive symptomatic treatment. If there is inflammation in the body, then anti-inflammatory treatment should be done in time. If you have gastrointestinal problems, you must pay more attention to your diet and don't always brush your tongue.