The appearance of the language can tell a lot about the state of human health. Therefore, even independently, having looked closely in a mirror, it is possible to diagnose some diseases. Especially noticeable are the changes when it comes to diseases of the digestive system.
What does a healthy person look like? The color should be pink, without plaque, the papillae should protrude evenly. Periodically, a thin white coating may appear, but a healthy surface should be clearly visible through it. A healthy person does not have rashes, ulcers, spots.
What does the plaque say in the language of gastritis?
The presence of a plaque, as well as the way it looks, tells a lot about the state of the gastric mucosa. The most common variant of what the tongue looks like with gastritis is a white solid coating, possibly with grooves.
In addition to color changes( you can find on the Internet a photo of the norm and pathology for comparison), there may be unpleasant sensations in the sense of a feeling of dryness or burning. What raid has appeared, and all other symptoms help not only to determine the presence of the disease, but also to establish its nature and stage.
How to determine the stage of the disease, by what kind of plaque?
Having seen the color of the tongue with a gastritis, whether white or yellowish, the practitioner can already guess that the person has an acute or chronic form of the disease.
With acute gastritis, the color is very close to the gray shade, the tongue is completely laid, except for the side parts and the tip. Sometimes there is edema and a small amount of mucus. There is a burning sensation or feeling of overdrying, an unpleasant sour or bitter aftertaste can be felt.
In chronic gastritis, the tongue is usually white, a yellowish or yellowish-gray hue may be observed. The degree of symptom severity in this case will depend on how intense the inflammatory processes in the stomach are at the moment.
What can you say about the appearance of the language about the type of gastritis?
Depending on the type of gastritis in the patient, the symptoms will also differ slightly:
- decreased acidity will manifest dryness in the mouth, burning tongue, papilla may be atrophied, teeth marks may be visible, the surface is generally loose and edematous;
- high level of acidity in gastritis is characterized by a copious white layer, especially closer to the central part of the tongue, by hyperplasia of the papillae, increased secretion of the secretion of the salivary glands, rough surface, sharp tip.
Treatment of this symptom is possible only with proper therapy against gastritis.
The doctor will prescribe the necessary medication, diet. You can also add traditional medicine to treat the stomach or rinse the mouth.