coated white tongue 6 days after my sleeve...any suggestions

Hi,

I had a white tongue for about a week after surgery. It just resolved itself - I didn't take anything for it. I vaguely remembered reading other posts about it so was not too worried.

Actually it was really funny. My surgeon makes you drink blue gatorade only for 24hrs post-op (to check for leaks in drain). It turned my white coating vivid blue for days. I looked like a blue tongue lizard!

I've also got the white-coated tongue after my op (11/1/11) - it's disgusting, I know.

Nilstat drops will help - I'm taking them 4 times a day (1 ml applied directly to tongue each day).

You can buy over the counter too.

All the best,

K.

My aunt swears by chewing some pineapple. It works, but nilstat probably would too, or probiotics.

Hope you are getting around okay:-)

Karyn

Could potentially be oral thrush after getting antibiotics during surgery - you could try some Nilstat. You can get a coated tongue and bad breath just from being in ketosis also.

Hi everyone
I survived my op. Im 6 days out and felt fantastic the day after just a bit tired. As I have to crush my meds i have now been left with a horrible white coated tounge I have brushed it and no change.
Can anyone give me advise as my breath is enough to stop a heard of cows!!!