Found an answer about my tongue

[wmonique2]

I find this tongue conversation interesting...I studied Oriental Medicine (never practiced because journalism was imminently more interesting ;-) and the study of the tongue takes up an enormous amount of time in the curriculum. I can't remember how many tongues I've looked at, but Oriental Medicine docs look at the health of the tongue as a symptom of all things going wrong in the body. They actually map the tongue and study every part of it as if it was a map of the organs in the body. They relate every aspect of the tongue to a specific organ in the body. Scalloped, fuzzy, hairy, color, texture etc..

So, I think that had you seen an Oriental medicine doc, your issues with your health would have been found much earlier. Just my .02 cents :-)


Monique

[tex]

OK, the glossitis fits, because even though I didn't have tongue sores, back before I changed my diet, my entire tongue was often sore and swollen. It's easy to tell when your tongue is swollen, because you tend to accidentally bite it on a somewhat regular basis, when chewing food. I suppose one could call those "tongue sores", but since they were self-inflicted, I never viewed them that way.

Tex

[DebE13]

Interesting article Joan. I googled pictures and it made me wince. Ouch! I'm glad my tongue doesn't look like that. Mine just has ridges around the edge of both sides. Not to down play it because it's uncomfortable and I'm sure there's some swelling but nothing compared to the splotches and colors of the glossitis.

I'm hoping to be allowed to try T3 meds for my thyroid in January. I'm curious to see if that helps the scallops subside. I was a bit nervous when I read the article because I've been GF for about two years now. I would think the ridges would be gone by now if it were gluten related but the pics don't look like what I have.

That's quite a red flag if it's indeed related to celiac. I've not had a doctor or dentist even flinch when I showed them my tongue. It was as if it were a normal sight, which it isn't. Perhaps it's just easier to dismiss it as they have no clue.