Is It True That The White Tongue Was Caused By The Sex Oral? This Is The Doctor's Explanation

Illustration of oral sex. (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Recently, news has been circulating that frequent oral sex can cause the tongue to become white. This issue raises the concern and curiosity of many people.

"He said that frequent oral sex can cause white tongue?" said dr. G. Maria Silvia, MSc, SpMK, a specialist in clinical microbiology, quoted from the Doctor24 page.

According to dr. Silvia, this assumption is not entirely true and tends to fall into the category of hoaxes. He explained that white tongue is a common condition that can be caused by various factors, especially those related to oral hygiene.

"White tongue is one of the common symptoms that often occurs in someone who lacks health in their mouth, the cause is several things," said dr. Silvia.

Furthermore, dr. Silvia explained the medical causes that are often found behind the symptoms of the white tongue, one of which is a fungal infection in the mouth.

"Things that often occur due to fungal infection in the mouth or so-called oral trustab. White spots on the tongue occur due to the emergence of too many Candidate mushrooms," said dr. Silvia.

Candidal mushrooms themselves naturally exist in the human mouth, but the number can increase excessively when the condition of the oral cavity is not maintained or when the immune system decreases. This is the main trigger for oral thrust, not sexual activity as is often misinterpreted in society.

According to dr. Silvia, the factors that trigger excess candidate growth are quite diverse and most have nothing to do with sexual activity.

"The causes can vary. Starting from taking antibiotics, undergoing corticosteroid treatment, using pecies, rarely cleaning the mouth and teeth, having dry mouth due to medical or treatment conditions, smoking and undergoing chemotherapy," said dr. Silvia.

All these factors affect the balance of microorganisms in the mouth, so candidate mushrooms can develop faster than normal.

Therefore, dr. Silvia emphasized that the claim that oral sex is the cause of white tongue is inappropriate.

"From here it has been discovered that oral sex information that makes the tongue white is a hoax and not true. To avoid oral trust, make sure to maintain good mouth health, gargle, brush your teeth, routinely check your teeth can help to avoid oral trust," added dr. Silvia.

In addition to maintaining oral hygiene, there are general health factors that also need to be considered to prevent white tongue due to mold.

"In addition, you must control blood sugar and pay attention to your diet." said dr. Silvia.