johnsona 38 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I am noticing that since about day 2 (I'm on day 9), my tongue is white and there are teeth marks on the edges. Is this connected with the detox happening in my body? Does anyone else have this experience? Link to post Share on other sites
Rojo 185 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I get really freaked out by stuff like this. I saw on Dr. Oz. that white patches on the tongue could indicate thrush. It wouldn't hurt to have your doc check it out. I am not a doctor, nor do I have any advice on this in terms of the Whole30. The moderators are great chiming in on specific knowledge. I'll be interested in the comments. I do have white areas on my tongue too. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Tom Denham 10042 Posted January 19, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 19, 2013 This is the first complaint of a white tongue with teeth marks that I have heard about in Whole30 circles. I know that people get a whitish tongue occasionally, but I don't know why. Link to post Share on other sites
johnsona 38 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have had thrush before, and this is definitely different. I have digestive issues and I have a feeling this is connected to those. We'll see if it gets better in the whole30 process. I see my GI this week, and soon after my NP. We'll see what they say! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
jmarnold30 87 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My daughter has a condition that is referred to as "geographical" tongue. Her tongue is white with jagged patches on it. She gets it when she consumes too much acidic food, especially fruit and fruit juices. Not sure if that is what you have, but just wanted to throw that out there in case it helps. Link to post Share on other sites
Michaela Elmore Cogswell 79 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Definitely talk to your doctor, but it could be geographic tongue, which I also have. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_tongue Mine flares up with some acidic foods, especially tomatoes. None of my dentists even had mentioned it to me, but when I went to a dental school for some treatment, it was the first time my student dentist had seen it and he was so excited.... called over a bunch of the other students to see it to. Pretty funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica M. 75 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Could it be stress or anxiety? I have an anxious thing I do unconsciously sometimes where I am flattening my tongue in my mouth and smooshing the edges against my teeth and it can get misshapen and painful. I was doing this at LEAST the first three days of my Whole30. My tongue only gets white where the marks are, though. Just a thought. Hope it's nothing major. WebMD has a slideshow of common mouth ailments. Link to post Share on other sites
MrsStick 716 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Can't Candida sometimes manifest in your mouth (or anywhere else for that matter)? I'm pretty sure that could do something like that, but don't quote me on that... Link to post Share on other sites
johnsona 38 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yes, and that would usually be thrush, which I have had and am thinking that is not what it is. I haven't seen my doc yet, but am wondering if it is happening because my acid levels are off, as I have h pylori. So, I think I need to keep plugging away with the good food and wait to get my results from my labs (which will say if all my little bugs are gone or not). Thanks all! Link to post Share on other sites
murfeez 0 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I read that the teeth marks on your tongue is from inflammation. I have the same. I would think that, that is a good way of noticing your improvements with the Whole 30 as the swelling goes down. My tongue is also getting more of a white coating. Could it be the yeast leaving your body from not eating anything with yeast in it? (purely a guess) I'm hoping that this is the yuck leaving my body. Link to post Share on other sites
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