Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
My tongue has been swollen for a week i started to get patches of yellow thick coating on my tongue. and the other patches is just flesh what is wrong?
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Thrush: The most common cause of the symptoms you describe is thrush. This is a yeast infection that typically occurs after prolonged or frequent antibiotic use but can happen for a variety of reasons, such as in patients who's immune system is weak and diabetics. Visit an ENT doctor. The treatment is usually a medicated mouthwash.
Answered 3/21/2015
5.4k views
Geographic tongue: Obviously without pictures it is difficult to make a diagnosis. First go see your dentist. It sounds more like a flare up of geographic tongue and possible hairy tongue.
Answered 3/12/2015
5.4k views
See dentist: Please visit your dentist. It could be thrush, geographic tongue, or something else. If you do not get better within 10 days, please make an appointment for a clinical exam. Take care..
Answered 7/9/2017
5.4k views
Hows your digestion?: This sounds like geographic tongue but i dont like the swelling or the color. Yellow coloration is usually a digestive problem possibly weakened gall bladder. I would get this looked at soon.
Answered 11/6/2016
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Started to get a bit of yellow coating in the middle of toungue after i started taking omprezole 20mg tablet is it normal prescription from my ent?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I have yellow/red patches at the back of my throat and a cut in the back of my mouth? The cut hurts and that side of my mouth is swollen
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Sore in back right side mouth,doesn't hurt.looks like pimple head,popped,now hurts."head" was thick yellow/orange.still swollen and open. what is it??
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
From last 2 weeks, when I wake up in morning. My tongue has pale/yellow coating especially in center and back portion. After brushing it disappear ???
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
My tongue has had a thick yellow coating towards the back for the past 3 weeks and the dentist is concerned. What could it be?
I have a thick yellow coating on my tongue. All the time?
can thrush on tongue be scraped off? Tongue yellow, white thick coating and can't be scraped off. Dr said thrush. 4 days lozenges not better. Was abx
I have a thin white coating on my tongue. Nothing thick, sometimes it looks a little yellow in the back. Scraping doesn't work and it doesn't hurt.
Hi I have a white and yellow coating on the back of my tongue and have halitosis. I have tried brushing with a tongue scraper and using sea salt but it seems to have only made things worse. Do you have any advice on how to get rid off the bad smell?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
