My tongue and ketosis... Is this normal?

I have been in ketosis for about four weeks now due to no carbs in my diet. I was on the liquid preop diet for two weeks and had surgery on Feb. 11. I am still on liquids for a few more days.  The problem is that my tongue has this film on it that won't go away. It is contributing to bad breath I am sure. The top of my tongue is a brownish color and it doesn't go away after brushing. Has anyone experienced this? It is really gross but thought I'd turn to you all before calling the doctor. Thanks :-)

If that happens, it means you are going to grow an arm out of the side of your head and a leg out of your stomach.  Good luck with that.   Sorry, I have no clue.

yea its normal... ketosis is sooooooooooo icky icky icky..i have been dealing with it since my surgery..i have a heightened sense of smell too and ya its not a good mix

It is icky!!! My tongue feels like it is growing fur on it ;-) But being in ketosis means I am losing weight so I guess I'll have to deal with it for a lil while.

yea it does take awhile to go away..listerine pocket packs are your best friend along with WATER and PROTEIN....the water is a big big big one but you probably know that already because everyone beats it into our heads lol

You could also try brushing your tongue when you brush your teeth...Either that or a tongue scraper can help with that excess bacteria in there...

Ketosis gives you a dry mouth that has a metal taste to it.  Like you have been chewing on a tin can or foil.. Now if your tongue is whitish in appearance and u cannot get it off it could be an oral yeast infection secondary to the antibiotics they had you on in the hospital.. I had it and to go on nystatin for a while.. its a swish stuff and u swallow it.  Icky tasting but did the trick.. just make sure u don't have thrush.  good luck

That happened to me too  no matter how much I drank my tongue felt dry and fury and had this wierd growth on it - I kept showing my sister who was completely grossed out.  I also had this wierd feeling to it, like dry mouth on adderall or something... anyway if I remember correctly it ended after 2 weeks... it almost felt like a hair ball or something gross!

I had thrush, which is usually white but mine ended up being a brownish black color because the vitamins and iron that I chewed the first month after surgery turned it that color. I would ask your Dr. and they can let you know right away and give you a prescription. I really didn't think it was thrush becuse of the color...but I was wrong!  Liz

they also sell tongue scrapers that might help its sorta a loop of plastic you rake over the tongue to help cleanse it...