I am concerned about my tounge, it has a white coat on it I have had it for about a month now it was bad in the beginning and has gone down a lot.. although it still has the white coat on it I have no other symptoms although around the time I was diagnosed with h pylori.. can this be the cause of the white coat? I also suffer from sever anxiety and am always trying to self diagnose myself.. I am scared that it may be hiv I had an encounter 2 monthes ago and have read that a white coated tounge meand hiv infection please help me I am very concerned I went to thedoctor and they told me that it looks like normal buildup ppl get on their tounge I have also had many blood tests done and nothing seems to be wrong??
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The white coating could be because of the fungal infection or food debris or leukoplakia or lichen plans or hyperplasia of papillae. Consult an oral physician and get it ruled out if it is fungal infection get it treated by using antifungal agents like candid mouth paint. If it is leukoplakia then you can take antioxidants and keratinocytes. I hope my answer will help you. Take care.