Types of Disease Seen from the Condition of the Tongue Surface

KOMPAS.com – It turns out that the tongue can be used to determine a person’s illness.

Generally, the tongue is used to help speak, chew, and taste food.

However, appearance or tongue condition can also be used to determine the type of disease a person has.

The following are several types of tongue conditions:

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Quoted from the site Womans World, Saturday (21/1/2023), a healthy tongue has a light to dark pink color and has small protrusions as a sense of taste.

However, a tongue that has no protrusions, most likely indicates that a person has an iron deficiency.

This condition is called atrophic glossitis.

Iron has an important role in building hemoglobin and helping the heart transport oxygen throughout the body.

To prevent this condition, one is advised to eat spinach which is rich in iron.

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Cracked or bumpy tongue

Cracked and bumpy tongue surface can indicate a person’s body is not getting enough B vitamins.