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What Causes Orange Coloring Of Tongue?

Hi, My wife is 57 years old. She has been waking up to an orange coloring on her tongue. She is able to brush the coloring away but it returns later in the day. About 4 months ago she was diagnosed with diverticulitis. After many tests the Drs. found a large infection in her colon that 'tunneled' through the lining and into her vagina also infecting her one remaining overie. A little over two months ago she had surgery. The Drs. removed 10" of her colon, removed all of the infected area as well as the overie. Her recovery has gone real well with the exception of a 'pucker' where the colon and the rectum were sewen together, causing constipation at times. Could any of this be related to the 'orange tongue'? Thank you, Tim
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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yellow or orange coating on your tongue could mean you have acid reflux. It often start of as a thin yellow stripe down the centre of your tongue. When sleeping the acid comes up the esophagus and and lay on the back of your tongue. The majority of people who have acid reflux don’t even know they have it.so this could be a reason. As she had already undergone colon surgery so this could be the case consult ur gastroenterologist for it.
I hope this helps
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Dr Rakesh Mishra
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What Causes Orange Coloring Of Tongue?

yellow or orange coating on your tongue could mean you have acid reflux. It often start of as a thin yellow stripe down the centre of your tongue. When sleeping the acid comes up the esophagus and and lay on the back of your tongue. The majority of people who have acid reflux don’t even know they have it.so this could be a reason. As she had already undergone colon surgery so this could be the case consult ur gastroenterologist for it. I hope this helps Regards Dr Rakesh Mishra