Look at the tongue guess: 13 signs not to be missed

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Tongue can tell you a lot about the health of the body. There is a medical diagnostic method based on the external signs of the tongue: shape, size, texture and color.

The Bright Side page provides simple images that help you identify health problems according to the color of your tongue . Ideally, check your tongue in the morning under natural light before brushing your teeth. Moreover, you should not be too stressed because it can affect the results of identification. The color of the coating on the tongue may vary under the influence of food, drinks, medicines or cigarettes. So, to get the right results, check your tongue for at least 1 hour or longer after contacting those foods!

1. The color of the tongue

Light pink: The color of healthy people

Red: Infection, the development of inflammation

Light red: Heart disorders, blood diseases

Yellow: There is a stomach or liver problem

Purple: Heart and lung disease

Blue: Kidney disease

Pale color: Lack of vitamins and nutrients

White: Dehydration, fungal infections and flu

Gray: Digestive disease

2. The color of the coating on the tongue

The color of the covering on the tongue may differ from the color of the tongue. A thin white coating that can be easily brushed is considered normal. The thickness of the coating is directly proportional to the health severity it indicates.

Thick white coating: Toxic, infection

Brown coating: Lung disease

Yellow coating: Disorders of the digestive system

Gray coating: Gastritis, gastric ulcer

Remember, intuitive diagnostic methods do not always produce 100% accurate results . The tongue can be damaged by food, bacteria can enter the wound and cause temporary irritation - all this does not indicate health problems.

If you are interested in the color of your tongue, do not rush to arbitrarily use the medicine. Seek advice from a health professional, only they can make a final diagnosis.

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