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Are there any hormonal conditions that may cause a white tongue? my tongue looks whitish. not in a patch, not rough, not painful, uniformally.

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? Anemia: Does your tongue have white coating that can be scrapped away or is the tongue pale? If it is latter, you may be anemia and could benefit from taking oral iron and multivitamin supplements.

Answered 7/31/2018

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A member asked:

Are there any hormonal conditions that may cause a white tongue? my tongue looks whitish. not in a patch, not rough, not painful, uniformally.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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