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White, coated tongue, is it contagious?

MultiUmm · 2011-05-14 23:20:38

Hi guys, I'm not sure if this falls under the "medical advice" category, so feel free to move/ lock the thread if it is. :) Anyway, I have asthma and I take 2 puffs of symbicort turbohaler in the morning and at night. I know that the steroid in the inhaler can cause thrush, and I always seem to have a sort of white coating…

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15-05-2011 12:20am

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MultiUmm

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Hi guys, I'm not sure if this falls under the "medical advice" category, so feel free to move/ lock the thread if it is.

Anyway, I have asthma and I take 2 puffs of symbicort turbohaler in the morning and at night. I know that the steroid in the inhaler can cause thrush, and I always seem to have a sort of white coating on my tongue. That's not really the issue though as it doesn't give me much trouble, i.e I have no symptoms of thrush with it.

What I'm wondering is if this white coating is a result of using the inhaler and non-contagious, or can it be transmitted to another person?

Thanks.

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