Lick It! | Mounth and Tongue Disease info

One of my articles I talk about oriental medical tongue examination. This time I will talk about how it looks like from western point of view. In Western civilisation has also been very prestine about tongues too, but does not rely on it as much as oriental countries will. In western world you often hear from your doctor to open your mouth and say Aaa… They usually look at your throat and not tongue. There is how ever many looks on your tongue witch indicates what are you been doing lately.

Here is some diagnosis and explainings for tongue dilemmas.

Map-like tongue: Looks like have patches on top of your tongue witch change place and shape on daily basis, totally harmless noting there to do goes a way usually in few days although might go for weeks

Red tongue: You are missing some vitamins, might be temporary, but if goes for more than a week contact and consult your doctor.

Grey tongue: usually caused by anemia: lack of B-12, usually goes away if you eat some iron pills. you can get them from pharmacy.

Black tongue: This is usually harmless caused by bacteria and requires no action goes away in a week.

White tongue: Caused by smoking, drinking, alcohol.

While most of tongue conditions are harmless there are many deseases witch might get you very ill. So if you are not feeling good or have pains go directly to your doctor, because if your tongue is numb or in great pain it usually indicates something bigger.

Since anticent times the look of your tongue has been showing what is going on inside your body. But if you go to your regular family doctor he will not know how to read a tongue. Other way around is to go to Oriental medicals practioner and ask him to read geography from your tongue. He will ask you few questions so prepare to tell him what he needs to know.

Tongue infact told doctor more of your well being than other methods. In tongue there is shown about how your mental wellness as well as physical. There is many suspects about it being hoax, but some western doctors even says that if they cant find what is wrong with you they send you to oriental doctor.

So there is few main points what you can seft inspect from your tongue. You can begin with fast look at the mirror and check the color of your tongue. If its nice red you have nothing to worry about, but if its pale it means something is wrong. For example if the sided are pale it indicates liver problems or if the center is pale its probably stomach witch causes you to come see a doctor. You can also see if its wet or dry and if its purple or very deep red.

There is many thinks and ways to indicate different problems by your tongue. The main reason is that by judging your tongue you may reach different form of information about your health. But you should not only rely on tongue diagnosis but you may use it as help and guide to your inner well being.