Medical Opinion 101

[Zylka]

Yuch

So I've been gargling mouthwash all day after finding this and am feeling a little woozy

My tongue is a nice healthy pink, but at the very base of it alllll the way back there's all this white stuff sitting around on it. Like it looks like a pile of little maggot space colonies at war with each other and the mouthwash isn't helping any!!! The stuff isn't on my tonsils, and my tonsils are relatively ok - although a little inflamed as usual

What's going on back there - I'M WORRIED! ... what do I do, or who do I see to fix this???

[Zero]

try poking it and see if it moves

[Zylka]

I just stuck a little sugar spoon back there and tried to scrape it all out - it's getting messy

Everything is very raspy and bumpy back there and there are a lot of nooks and crannies for the space colonies to hide from a silver spoon. Now I'm going to prep some warm salt water

[Ted Striker]

You tried using a toungue scraper?

[Zylka]

What's that?

Why does one use it? What does it scrape?

[Zkribbler]

The wooziness is caused by your mouthwash, which contains alcohol.

The white stuff is probably drainage from your sinuses. Unless you're running a fever--a sign of infection--it's probably no big things, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Or else, it might be a colony of invading brain-eating wormbeasties from the planet Trafalmador.

[Dr Strangelove]

You didn't vote for me for the HoF did you? Very well, get your medical advice elsewhere!

[Zylka]

Originally posted by Zkribbler

The white stuff is probably drainage from your sinuses. Unless you're running a fever--a sign of infection--it's probably no big things, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Or else, it might be a colony of invading brain-eating wormbeasties from the planet Trafalmador.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Both of these sound equally disgusting - why does my body do all of these horrible things?!?! I FEEL SHAME AS A HUMAN BEING

[Zylka]

I guess what I need is some advanced form of an oral douche-bag???

[Ted Striker]

You can get a tongue scraper at the drugstore. It should be with the toothbrushes. You can also just use a toothbrush and just scrape the stuff forward.

Tongue scraper is made for cleaning your tongue.

[Zylka]

Does this mean I HAVE BAD BREATH!!!

[Ted Striker]

Z,

Are you sure those things aren't just your taste buds?

[Zero]

why dont u just drink water, push it down ur throat as far as you can without swallowing it. gurgle, and spit it out.

[Zylka]

I could probably get away with SHAVING my tongue, no? except it'll be tough to get the ol gilette all the way back there.

[Zero]

Originally posted by Zylka
I could probably get away with SHAVING my tongue, no? except it'll be tough to get the ol gilette all the way back there.

if you wanna lose one of the five senses, sure.