Hello Friends,

Well, my tongue has been like this for a good while. It's not white and really bright and outstanding like there's sour cream or something on it, just a dull white. I think it might be bacteria, I'm not sure. I brush my teeth twice a day, but always have bad breath, which i think this might contribute to. I go to the orthodontist and they say i brush my teeth well, and i have went with this color of my tongue, and they have not said anything. Do you think this is why my breath smells bad? If not, what can i do to fix my breath and this on my tongue?

Thanks In Advance
Simon Joseph

umm... smoke DMT and forget what your tongue even is?

where is the facepalm emoticon?


also try a tongue scraper

Brush that tongue! And get some mouthwash, x2 a day.

I can't stress enough the importance of good oral hygiene.

If this doesn't work, see your doctor.

Wait, I thought your tongue was yellow?

I think you may have been looking for webmd not dmt...

You should be able to find a tongue scraper at most any pharmacy/grocery. This is the kind I like best.

http://www.amazon.com/Dr...ss-Cleaner/dp/B00064JGBO

You need to be very gentle with a steel one, you can be a little more lax with a plastic one. It's just what it sounds like, you use it to gently scrape the white coating off your tongue. It improves mouth health and makes your breath smell better as well.

I brush my tongue with my toothbrush while I'm brushing my teeth. I clean it with some toothpaste until all of the plaque on my tongue is gone. Halitosis is a common issue and cleaning your tongue definitely helps. If your bad breathe doesn't go away, go see a doctor.

this forum is going down so fast it makes me want to puke. thanks for your advice my dude it really helped..

See a doctor OP, it doesn't sound like anything to do with not brushing your teeth or having good oral hygiene.

This might be a sign of a bigger problem with your body so visiting a doctor would be the recommended path. I guess they might want to take a sample of it to test it.

With an online forum it is hard to give medical advice, certainly with (afaik) only one doctor around so please visit your local doctor.


Kind regards,

The Traveler

If you are not eating any protein, you can go into ketosis, which makes a white coating on your tongue. It's one option. Also dairy products seem to leave a residue, and according to many alternative practitioners, the tongue can tell you lots of things about your digestion, functioning of organs. Most western trained Drs. don't have a clue about reading your tongue, but I know my acupuncturist does.

Brush it, keep it clean, drink lots of water... hmmm, research on google... might find something interesting. But I don't think the Nexus is likely the cause or the answer.

Indian markets tend to carry this type of tongue scraper:

tongue scraper

Sounds like thrush...which is a yeast infection on your tongue. Check with your doc...as it can be a precursor to other things...usually presents itself when ones immunity is compromised. At the least the doc may prescribe antibiotics...good luck!

Have you had to take antibiotics for a while? Could be fungus on yo toungue.

Eat healthy.

Have fun.

Toungue is like a picture of ur health.

Eat less meat, perhaps your bowels/colon/digestion is out of wack. Beneficial flora in your body is lacking perhaps?? ;}