Question: Hello,
I have white build up on the back of my tongue, as well as around my mouth. Brushing it seems to make it go away but only temporarily. My oral health isn't the best but I'm working on improving it, and have been making a great effort to combat this issue. Small soar in my gums, and above one of my teeth, possible an ulcer, gingivitis? I have also recently started to feel acid reflux type symptoms, and I believe that I am constipated. Both my parents have GERD, and I'm wondering if all of these symptoms are related. Went to a local clinic where i was diagnosed with Viral Pharyngitis,the doctor said it wasn't thrush, but to be fair he only looked at me for about 5 minutes total. The other symptoms to me are more alarming, my sore throat pain isn't worrying me as much as the build up on my tongue. Can you get thrush without a serious medical issue? At times I can cough up very small amounts of blood, and in my nose as well. Ive been using the cough drops they gave me and taking Aleve. Im absolutely stressing about all of this, I am a 20 year old male college student. At fear of HIV I conducted an OraQuick at 8 weeks mouth swab which resulted in a negative test. My mother has Lupus, but I show no signs of the typical lupus diagnosis. I really appreciate all of the time and effort you put into this response. I really do.

The Oraquick test was done a couple of days after noticing the build up on my touge, 6 days ago to be exact, and before i went to see a doctor.