Black Tongue

This week has been busy. Really busy. We haven't been home much and I have not been waking up from my sleeps feeling rested. Don't you hate that? Anyways, now that I'm back to work I am doing much more sitting than I was on vacation. My back is quite stiff and sore still from the accident and sitting seems to only compound the problem.

Now, I don't want to complain too much, but my stomach has also been giving me a bit of grief. Grumblings and gurglings-- it's like a party down there, but in a bad way. So obviously my body isn't operating at 100% but I'm surviving... plugging away... taking medication for my ailments when need be.

It came as a bit of a shock for me, however, that as I was brushing my teeth one morning my spit was dark. What on earth? I open my mouth to have a look and my tongue was BLACK! Much like the photo below, however imagine the tongue is black.



After some concern I decided to google "Black Tongue".

Much to my relief, this is what I found on a website to explain my, ahem, "condition": "Medications like Pepto-Bismol, or other drugs that have bismuth as an ingredient, can cause a black discoloration or staining on your tongue for a few days. It is harmless and goes away a few days after you stop taking the medication."

Wheewf! I had taken Pepto-Bismol the night before to help settle my stomach. Good to know.

Thought I would pass this interesting tidbit along...