What is the disease of a woman's tongue being black?

A black tongue is an uncommon clinical symptom, known in medicine as black tongue coating. Although this condition is uncommon, it often involves serious symptoms, reflecting that one's health is very poor. So what is the cause of a black tongue, and what should we pay attention to?

In ancient times, there was a saying about black tongue coating: Those who see black tongue coating will have a fatal outcome. Considering today's medical technology, this statement is obviously exaggerated, but it can also illustrate the serious consequences of a black tongue. There are roughly two reasons for a black tongue. On the one hand, it is the use of drugs such as antifungal drugs, and the other is extremely disturbed emotions, as well as stomach or kidney problems.

Let’s first talk about what antifungal drugs are. This type of drug refers to drugs with a broad antibacterial spectrum. Drugs such as some cefixime and metronidazole are antifungal drugs. Once this type of drug is taken for a long time, it will cause serious damage to the kidneys. At the same time, as the tongue turns black, once black tongue coating appears, you must stop taking the medicine, because this means that the body has side effects due to long-term medication.

In addition to excessive drug intake, the cause of black tongue coating is problems with internal organs. For example, gastrointestinal irritability will cause the tip of the tongue to turn black, and the middle to the root of the mouth will appear bright red. In addition, kidney disease may also be accompanied by a black tongue. For example, severe uremia or malignant tumors will have varying degrees of black tongue coating, and black tongue coating is usually a manifestation of a serious illness.

In addition, as mentioned above, high anxiety and tension in the mind can also cause black tongue, which will last until the mood is relieved. In addition to the above-mentioned conditions, if a person has a poor work and rest schedule for a long time and has habits such as drinking and smoking, or is highly fatigued, such as staying up all night, the tongue may become black or gray. Once this happens, it must be taken seriously. The condition of black tongue coating is still relatively rare in clinical medicine, and sometimes there are mistakes. For example, the patient's tongue turns black after taking medicines such as licorice tablets, or drinking foods such as black sesame paste, etc., and they mistakenly think it is black tongue coating and go to the hospital for treatment, but in fact it is just food pigmentation.