the tongue
The tongue is a very important and vital member of the body, and it is a mirror of health, and doctors can look at the tongue to know the state of health in general, and the diagnosis of many diseases, and through the color and general shape, and the texture that shows the surface and movement, Pink, and any change in this color indicates that there is a health problem.
Doctors say that the best time to examine the color of the tongue and diagnose the condition is early in the morning after waking up immediately, taking into account that there are several factors unrelated to diseases affect the color of the tongue, such as eating some foods, which contain colors attached to the tongue and change Color, as well as the practice of smoking, which affects the color of the tongue, so you should examine the tongue and observation of its natural color under the sun, in the natural light during the day, not only the color of the tongue, but the note form, and the shape of papillae, and degree of drought and humidity.
Tongue color indication
- Red color: Red color of the tongue, especially red tute, indicates scarlet fever or Kawasaki disease. These diseases affect children in the first grade. If the color of the tongue is red in adults, this indicates the presence of vitamin B3 deficiency.
- Dark red color: Anemia refers to anemia.
- Black color: a clear indication of the presence of hair follicles in the taste papillae of the tongue, hair growth, and produces this temporary condition due to the accumulation of bacteria, and the remnants of eating, affecting the health of the mouth and tongue in general, or perhaps because of excessive smoking, or use of solvents, Mouth, or take some medications, such as antibiotics, stomach medicines, and get rid of this color, cleaning the tongue using a special brush.
- Yellow: The yellow color appears due to excessive growth in the taste papillae, which leads to the accumulation of bacteria on these papillae, or may be due to excessive smoking, fever, or inflammation due to drought in the bristles of the tongue is small, may be the yellow sign of the existence Liver disease.
- White color: white color is evidence of the accumulation of bacteria and food residues and dead cells, and collected in the papillae of the tongue, but if the color of the tongue white tends to pale, indicating anemia in the blood, and the presence of sticky white layer on the tongue, indicates the incidence of a type of yeast infections , Or an intestinal obstruction.
- Brown: The appearance of brown spots on the tongue indicates skin cancer or gastrointestinal infections.
- Gray: Lack of iron element in the body.