Black furry manky....

[wiggal]

Tongue :(
Thats what i have! *cries*
I have the doctors tomorrow morning, but just wondering if any one has any other ideas what it could be!
It doesnt hurt but is really making me feel eugh because the furry bit in my throat keeps making me cough & heave! :(

[laurence2]

Thrush {infection of the mouth}

cure = nystatin

[wiggal]

Already thought of that one, but that makes it white and gives you a sore throat! (so i was told!)
so, dunno!

[laurence2]

All infections don't necessarily manifest in the same way.

Thrush =

An infection of the mucous membrane of the mouth by a fungas, the Candida albicans.
it arises in older persons suffering from debilitating disease where there is lack of oral hygiene. Thus it is a preventable disease. it can be treated by application of nystatin

This is one possibility

[wiggal]

But im not old :( and i always clean my teeth and often use corsydol or what ever it is called! :(
I did google it n it said there was a condition known as something along the lines of black tongue but it didnt really give much detail!
Just hope the dr can give me something to cure it quickly!

[laurence2]

Look up the word ''Stomatitis'' and see if this helps

[wiggal]

Ohhhhh thank you, just looking at that, sometimes when i wake up in the morning & yawn the corners of my mouth both split, that may be connected, will make sure i mention that to the Dr tomorrow!

[warpig3]

I have just typed in 'black furry tongue' into google and it brought up loads of stuff, are you on any medication?

Failing that, do you happen to eat loads of 'black jack' chews?

[bigmamma]

Sorry but I had to share this.....google for black furry tongue just gave me a yeti !!!

[wiggal]

No im not on any medication, i do smoke though which is one thing i saw on a website about 'black furry tongue'.
And I havent had black jacks for yeaaars!

[laurence2]

you can type in ''furry tongue disease'' as well, this may assist you.

Ps, i would'nt worry to much about it wiggal, all symptons seem treatable.

[warpig3]

Does it look like this?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=blac k%20furry%20tongue&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8 &oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

[bigmamma]

Seriously wiggal love , it can't be very pleasant for you .Has it put you off your food ? Try to drink what you can and I wish you all the best at the doctors tomorrow :-) x

[warpig3]

Do you drink red wine, this will stain the tongue too. Have you tried brushing your tongue with your toothbrush to see if it is removed?

[wiggal]

No warpig, mine looks worse :( its very 'fluffy' but its nearer the back & middle of my tongue so unless i poke my tongue out at some one, they cant see it!

Bigmamma, thank you! It has put me off my food, i tried to use the back of one of the tooth brushes with a tongue cleaner to get it off or clean it but it made me sick! Its the feeling of something always in my throat thats the worst

[laurence2]

wiggal.

You might be suffering from ''furry tongue'' this is a discolouration with a ''furry'' growth to the tongue

Hope this assist you

[cruella]

Hi wiggal
Sounds like you do have some sort of infection but Corsodyl can blacken your teeth and tongue. You may be using too often.
See your GP anyway.
Hope you feel better soon.

[wiggal]

Hi Cruella, thank you
I dont use Corsodyl that often, only since a few months ago when i had an infected wisdom tooth, course of antibiotics sorted it and have used it a little since then to stop any more problems!

[laurence2]

wiggal.

smoking, fevers, antibiotics, dyhydration, mouth breathers are just some of the possible symptoms for ''furry tongue''