Guest guest Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Hi All, & Hi Alon, ALON MARCUS wrote: > I have a patient that claims that every time he moves his bowels > his tongue coat becomes thick and yellow. Any thoughts? Alon Sheer guesswork ... but how about this... Could it be that he defecates with lips closed and greatly increased pressure in his mouth? Could this increase blood pressure in his mouth/tongue/larynx/pharynx, thereby engorging the tongue? Could it also allow regurgitation of bile to the mouth? If yes, ask him to keep his mouth wide open when he defecates and see if this makes a difference. Best regards, WORK : Teagasc Staff Development Unit, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland WWW : Email: < Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0] HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm Email: < Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Could it be that he defecates with lips closed and greatly increased pressure in his mouth? Could this increase blood pressure in his mouth/tongue/larynx/pharynx, thereby engorging the tongue? Could it also allow regurgitation of bile to the mouth?If yes, ask him to keep his mouth wide open when he defecates and see if this makes a difference.>>>>Interesting Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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