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What Do Red Bumps On The Tongue Indicate?

Hey i have these bumps on the back of my toungue and they dont seem to hurt or anything but theres this little red dot in front of one of them and thats the one that causes the soreness when i brush my teeth i also brush my toungue of course but it sometimes bleeds i cant see it when i stick out my toungue but i see a little bit of blood when i spit it out and its not my gums bleeding i checked
Fri, 30 Sep 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain the bumps at the back of tongue seems to be Circumvallate Papillae that are not a pathology..
CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLA are elevated bumps present in a "V" shaped pattern that contains taste buds.
Normally they are slightly raised structures and if they are painless and cause no discomfort there is a possibility that they are not inflamed..

A red bump seems to be an inflamed papillae that on brushing gets traumatized and bleed..
Some inflammation can occur on eating very hot and spicy foods, smoking, throat infection, infection on tongue like thrush etc

If there is some inflammation in the papillae doing warm saline gargles and taking anti-inflammatory medicine like Ibuprofen can help..
Avoid brushing the tongue to prevent repeated irritation..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Do Red Bumps On The Tongue Indicate?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain the bumps at the back of tongue seems to be Circumvallate Papillae that are not a pathology.. CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLA are elevated bumps present in a V shaped pattern that contains taste buds. Normally they are slightly raised structures and if they are painless and cause no discomfort there is a possibility that they are not inflamed.. A red bump seems to be an inflamed papillae that on brushing gets traumatized and bleed.. Some inflammation can occur on eating very hot and spicy foods, smoking, throat infection, infection on tongue like thrush etc If there is some inflammation in the papillae doing warm saline gargles and taking anti-inflammatory medicine like Ibuprofen can help.. Avoid brushing the tongue to prevent repeated irritation.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..