White coating

[KellyL]

I have a white coating on my tongue. The only time I have ever had a white coating on my tongue is when I was eating fast food a lot. I have been eating raw foods for the past 13 days, with the exception of 3 cooked meals total. It is my understanding that this coating appears when your body is not right (for lack of a better explanation). Has this ever happened to someone else where you did not have the coating but noticed it after eating mostly raw food? How do I make it go away. I know I can scrape my tongue but I want to stop the cause of it. Thanks for your help!

[Pennypower]

Well, I've had that problem in the past, along with a lot of other annoying little things. Like B.O. I think these things happen as a result of SAD but reappear when we go Raw because things are just coming out. Yucky Detox. Sorry to give the predictable answer, but I think that's all it is. You are stopping the cause of it by eating Raw, just keep going. These things take time.
;) ;)

[the_lab_rat]

I've heard the white tongue coating is caused by a poor diet, etc, so it tends to appear when you're detoxing and the toxins from your previous diet are coming out of your system. Most times when I fast for more than just a couple days, I get the icky white tongue too.

[queenfluff]

White coating on the tongue usually means candida. I have it too.

Take the spit test to find out.

http://www.candidasupport.org/candidatests.html#SALIVA%20TEST

[Nurse in the Raw]

It's detox, according to various holistic doctors.

[145ish]

That spit test is interesting! A coating on the tongue is a good thing. It means your body is releasing something it doesn't want. Just keep scraping and eating raw. I'm on my 10th week raw and I still have stuff on my tongue in the morning. I've always used a tongue scraper even before raw. This is gross but the consistancy of what comes off has changed since I went raw. I'm guessing that I'll need to keep using it until my body reaches an ideal weight because I'm sure my fat cells have lots of icky stuff in them. Don't worry too much about it, take the spit test if you want but definitely scrape.

[StarFire]

muuaaahhhaaaaaa :D !!! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DETOX !!! This my dear is an exciting DEVELOPMENT http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/antz.gif !!!
This is actually a VERY GOOD THING! it means the raw foods are doing it's job and your body is ridding itself of oooogy junks that are in your body from years of SAD foods!! This will clear up, just make sure to keep brushing your teeth, tongue, inside cheeks of your mouth... and oil pulling will help you here also!! Helps to pull the toxins out!

I'm so excited for you!! Only a fellow rawbie would say... "congratulations on your coated tongue!!" heheeeee!! ;) :D

[Gwendolene]

White coating on the tongue usually means candida. I have it too.

Take the spit test to find out.

http://www.candidasupport.org/candidatests.html#SALIVA%20TEST

Yes, I agree with queenfluff. You should look into the possibility of having a candida overgrowth and get it treated as soon as possible. It is very nasty stuff and can damage your digestive system, cause allergies, and mimic diseases such as IBS and Celiac. I wish I had gotten treated sooner!

[StarFire]

Yes, I agree with queenfluff. You should look into the possibility of having a candida overgrowth and get it treated as soon as possible. It is very nasty stuff and can damage your digestive system, cause allergies, and mimic diseases such as IBS and Celiac. I wish I had gotten treated sooner!



oh-ohhhh... http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/blush-4.gif I didn't know about that :eek: !! I always thought it was just detox... I would follow their advice!! I've never had candida so I'm unfamiliar with it...

so just incase this isn't detox... I take back my congratulations!!! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/blush-1.gif sooo sorry!!! :o

[the_lab_rat]

Oh wow, I didn't know that about candida either. I'm totally doing the spit test tomorrow morning! Thanks for posting that :)

[KellyL]

I don't want candida! No yeast overgrowth! I am going to try the spit test tomorrow morning. I am going to have to stash the cup somewhere so my bf doesn't think I'm nuts. :eek:

I liked the detox idea much much better. I guess I will find out tomorrow.

Thanks so much for all of your input.

[KellyL]

Starfire - I love the jumping green things! Halarious. (sp)

[mathteacher]

I've only gotten the white coating when doing a juice fast. In the juice fast book I read, it said it would be a sign of detox.

[CaliRaw]

I've only gotten the white coating when doing a juice fast. In the juice fast book I read, it said it would be a sign of detox.

Me too! I got it doing a juice fast and doing the master cleanse.

[Livingsunfoods]

Sounds like mucoid plague. This is your bodies way of ridding the toxins from your lower digestive organs. Here is a link for a simple explanationhttp://www.healthforce.com/mucoid.htm. Don't worry, your body is doing what's best for it which is releasing the toxins. Continue eating raw and even more amazing things will happen. :)

[EZ rider]

I've been on the RAWgust and I just looked in the mirror and guess what ? --- my tongue now has a white coating on it. The only better news then that is going to happen when I look in the mirror and its pink again.

[KellyL]

It went away yesterday so I am assuming it is not candida. Yea!:D