Perfect hygiene and health, and yet…
I have had a white/yellow/brownish coating on my tongue at the end of the day, for about 8 years now.
I brush twice a day, I actually floss, and I brush / scrape my tongue with proper tools every single night. I have used anti-fungal mouthwashes and done coconut oil pulling with no change or improvement. I go to the dentist, and at my most recent visit (new dentist, not a great experience) they said nothing about it when I asked, but they gave me a “mouth rinse” that I swished for a while and then spit it out, they tested, and then told me my mouth health was bad and had me get a laser cleaning for pre-emptive gingivitis treatment or something? I’ve never had a cavity and they said nothing about how they knew or why my mouth health was bad.
My primary care doctor has brushed this off twice now in 3 years when I bring it up. He says it’s not oral thrush since I can scrape it off moderately easily. For supplements, I take a powerful probiotic regularly, and my diet consists of Greek yogurt every single day, lots of chia seeds and granola, tons of fruit, lean meat and fish, and a decent amount of veggies. I don’t really do sweets and I don’t drink soda, and my caffeine intake is mostly green tea like once a day, and sometimes a black coffee. I drink what I would say is a normal amount of water, and I exercise 3-5 times per week. When i got blood work done last fall, the only imbalances were just low iron (I take iron and vitamin c supplements a few times a week now) and slightly high cholesterol.
What am I doing wrong?? Have you experienced this? Has anything helped or am I just doomed to have a gross tongue forever?