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Reason For Dry And Purplish Tongue And Tasting Blood While Swallowing

Hello, I've been absent from school for four das with a strange throat problem. My throat was really dry (Not dehydration I drink lots of water) and I was almost constantly sucking on a halls cough drop. A few days later my throat doesn't hurt but my tongue looks strange and hurts, most of my tongue is white but torwards the back of my mouth my tongue was white but I brushed my teeth and tongue. The white stuff went away but now my tongue is a dark pinkish purple kind of burgundy color and feels raw. I also swallowed and tasted blood. This hasn't happened before and I kind of worried.
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,
I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have you have discoloration of tongue , white patches on tongue that is scrapable dont worry it can be Oral Thrush also
You do is apply ointment on tongue ointment Candid two times daily
Take one multivitamin capsule, One capsule A TO Z one capsule twice daily for 5 days ,
Do Chlorhexidine mouthwash twice daily ,
Do proper brushing and tongue cleaning twice daily ,
Take limited amount of sugar and yeast containing food,
Take these medicine for one week if you wont get relief then consult Dentist
Hope this will help
Wish you good health
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Reason For Dry And Purplish Tongue And Tasting Blood While Swallowing

Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM, I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have you have discoloration of tongue , white patches on tongue that is scrapable dont worry it can be Oral Thrush also You do is apply ointment on tongue ointment Candid two times daily Take one multivitamin capsule, One capsule A TO Z one capsule twice daily for 5 days , Do Chlorhexidine mouthwash twice daily , Do proper brushing and tongue cleaning twice daily , Take limited amount of sugar and yeast containing food, Take these medicine for one week if you wont get relief then consult Dentist Hope this will help Wish you good health