MPatti Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi -- I am hoping someone can help me. I just noticed my son's tongue is black. About a week ago I noticed it looked a little yellow, but I assumed it was something he ate and I didn't give it another thought. Now it is definitely black. He is been on a high dose antibiotic since the end of January. Is this the cause? Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there anything I should be doing? I give him a probiotic daily. Thanks for any help/advice anyone can offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIK Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Penicillin causes this. It's called black hairy tongue. I don't think it's serious at all, but others will respond as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeskneesmommy Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 http://www.oralb.com/topics/black-hairy-tongue-causes.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf_mom Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Per our Dr. yellow tongue indicates yeast and black tongue indicates fungus. Both can be byproduct of antibiotic use. Edited April 15, 2014 by sf_mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeny Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Recommend seeing your pediatrician for treatment or the prescriber of the antibiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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