What causes loss of tongue coating?
Disease description:
Recently, I've been feeling very unwell mentally and keep having nightmares when I sleep. Upon examination, my tongue coating appears yellow and partially sloughed off. What causes the shedding of tongue coating?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Liwen
The causes of tongue coating loss can be divided into physiological and pathological factors. Physiological factors mainly include insufficient sleep and emotional stress, which lead to decreased resistance, resulting in physical fatigue, poor mental state, and accompanying loss of tongue coating. Pathological factors primarily involve deficiencies in certain nutrients, such as vitamin B, which may cause recurrent glossitis and subsequent loss of tongue coating. It could also result from endocrine disorders; hormonal imbalances in the body can affect metabolic functions, leading to tongue coating loss, along with symptoms such as poor skin condition and constipation.
