Question: Good Afternoon Doctor : Since early December I have been having a " white tongue ". I am not sure if there is a relation but it began by a mild burn/ irritation on the top back of my tongue some hours after having drinking a large amount of cranberries juice. A couple of days later I was experiencing burning in my throat and esophagus. During a time my mouth felt like I had eaten raw pepper , I was blowing hot air . I did many blood and urine tests , a gastroscopy , an MRI of the upper torso ( see attached reports ) and so far not a single doctor " specialist " has been able to diagnose the cause of my symptoms or offer me a way to reduce them. Over three months , the only noticeable change is that I am not blowing any more " spicy air ". The tongue remains white and I have noticed that whenever my saliva PH is low (5.75 ) it is when my tongue is the most "chalky white ". As of today I am still struggling to find out if my condition is related to a gastric problem or a viral one or an ENT disease . Looking forward to hear your opinion and if you need more precise information such as daily diet , time of meals , medicine , symptoms at different times of the day I have all that written down. Thank you XXXX

Thanks Doctor but I only drank cranberries juice once ( Dec 05 /06 ) . Symptoms came after and I was just guessing about the juice having caused me my condition that has been going on for 3 months now. I never drank alcohol nor smoked in mi life. Do not eat any spicy foods , no fried food , no red meat . Not over weight and do exercise regularly. Never seen a doctor in my life until last December . Would you be able to explain that as soon as I swallow saliva or drink or eat I immediately feel small bubbles up my throat ? I mean there is no delay like waiting for the stomach to begin churning... This does not happen systematically all the times I swallow but I noticed it happening on and off during the day and at night laying down. It is like having a " nervous squeeze " in my throat... ( my throat was checked twice by an ENT via small wired camera through the nose and 2 throat cultures were performed and came negative ) Thank you, XXXXXXX