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White Tongue. No Blood. What Is It?

This morning I noticed my tongue was white and thick with something on it. At first it was hard to get off,with much poking at it I managed to get a lot of it off but some of it still won t come off. I thought it may be thrush but it came off and isn t open/bleeding? And it is not on the sides of my mouth although I think it started there....
Mon, 4 Mar 2013
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You are having oral thrush, a candidal infection.you should go for blood test to rule out diabetes Mellitus.
Take cap. Itraconazole 100 mg daily for 10 days.Apply candid oral paint twice day. Hope you recover fast.
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White Tongue. No Blood. What Is It?

You are having oral thrush, a candidal infection.you should go for blood test to rule out diabetes Mellitus. Take cap. Itraconazole 100 mg daily for 10 days.Apply candid oral paint twice day. Hope you recover fast.