What Causes Redness In Tongue?

Posted on Sat, 4 Jan 2014

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Sat, 4 Jan 2014 Answered on

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : Unuseusal red toung

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer: vitamin deficiency Detailed Answer: Hi Since you had flu symptoms as well as nausea and vomiting your body is deprived vitamin B12. This vitamin deficiency leads to red tongue as well as inside mouth. Please start taking vitamin suppliments tablets from today. Especially that contain vitamin B complex. This will heal in a week with tablets. Let me know if you have any more questions. Regards Dr. Mahesh Koregol

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