According to Ding Mengchang Ear Tai, Taiwan (Taiwan, China), from a distance, the tongue has been an important part to help physicians check their health status and diagnose many diseases.But in everyday life, few people focus on it.

In healthy people, the tongue in an inactive state will be soft, pink and moist with a thin white coating, light glossy on the surface.If there is disease, even diseases are not related to the tongue or oral cavity, the tongue will still change.Therefore, if one of these 6 abnormalities on the tongue, especially if they are repeated or prolonged, it is best to see a doctor immediately:

1. The tongue is yellow or pale white

The yellow blade may be due to poor hygiene, but eliminating this cause is most likely you are having liver or gallbladder problems.When serious illness is often accompanied by bad breath, fatigue, nausea, weight loss.If the entire pale white tongue is a manifestation of body weakness, anemia.More dangerous, when the white tongue is mixed with purple spots, the tongue is not regular, it can be a sign of lung cancer.

2. The tongue is weak, hard or unable to stretch straight

The tongue is weak, difficult to move is a common sign in people with high blood pressure.Severe illness can also be stiff tongue, hard to straighten or stick their tongue out of the mouth with the feeling of persistent tinnitus.In particular, if it appears simultaneously with hard jaw, long -term ulcers on the edge of the tongue, it feels pain, it may be oral cancer or tongue cancer so do not be subjective.

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If the swelling is greater than normal, you may have hypothyroidism due to the body deficiency of the thyroid hormone, slow down metabolism and cause swelling of the tongue.The tongue has white hair, divided into two half, common in people with gastritis, colitis or chronic constipation.For patients with chronic stomach, low stomach acid or duodenal ulcer, white hair can grow more in the middle of the tongue, with slight swelling.

4. Purple tongue and black spots

Purple tongue, black spots may be caused by blood vessel blockage, accompanied by headache, chest tightness, swollen fingertips/feet, dull skin.If the condition lasts more than 2 weeks and getting worse, it is necessary to visit early because this may be a symptom of dangerous complications.Can mention from thrombosis, embolism such as pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction ...

5. Lumps, lasting ulcers heal at the tongue

Healthy tongue is usually pink and smooth surface, no tumor, no sores.If the tongue surface appears ulcers, repeatedly repeated or very long, lasting for more than 2 weeks, it is advisable to screening for cancer as soon as possible.In addition to ulcers, oral cancer or tongue cancer can also cause red or white lumps that are unwanted according to any rules on the tongue.

6. The tongue is dry, dark, with moss yellow

If you detect your tongue more and more dark from dark red to black, thick yellow mossy tongue, you should go on screening for stomach cancer as soon as possible.If plus the manifestations such as red tongue, bad breath, feeling dry tongue, bitter mouth, impaired taste, cancer may be in severe stage.

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