My mom has a black tounge, she is not on any new medicene, and hasn't eaten anything but a bagel. help, is it serious???
2007-10-01 11:01:06 · 2 answers · asked by tink7155 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
If she is not on any new medication, I would investigate (with her doctor) whether her current medication could be associated with these side effects. Just my anecdote here, but I was on minocycline for a long time with no appreciable side effects. After almost a year, it was found to be the cause of not only a temporarily black coloured tongue, but black nail beds too! Kind of gross, I know ;-).
Another possibility. Not sure if this sounds familiar or not, but thought I'd include it just in case:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/black-hairy-tongue/HQ00325
Good luck :-)
2007-10-01 11:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bismuth products like Peptobismol can also cause a black tongue.
2007-10-01 19:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋