Tongue infection is an infection and inflammation of the tongue caused by various factors during development, and treatment needs to be based on the cause of the disease, which can usually be cured. Commonly used drugs for treatment include iron, folic acid, anti-infective drugs, painkillers and so on.
1. Iron: If the patient is iron deficiency anemia, visible stomatitis, inflammation of the tongue, preferred iron treatment, commonly used drugs such as ferrous sulfate, iron dextrose, etc., the best to take after meals, can reduce the stimulation of the medication should be avoided tea, so as not to affect the iron absorption.
2. Folic acid: patients with megaloblastic anemia can have beef tongue, often accompanied by lingual inflammation, which can be treated by supplementing folic acid.
3. Antifungal drugs: some fungi such as Candida infection caused by lingual inflammation, can be used fluconazole and other antifungal drugs.
4. Painkillers: Tongue inflammation can be accompanied by pain, and for those with severe pain symptoms, drugs such as ibuprofen can be taken to relieve pain.
Tongue inflammation patients should be timely treatment, identify the cause of the disease, according to the relevant primary disease treatment. Pay attention to maintain oral hygiene, brush your teeth on time, avoid spicy and stimulating food intake, quit smoking and limit alcohol, develop good habits, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.