7 year old with itchy tongue

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Hello hoping someone can help! My 7 year old son has an itchy tongue now and again. He is otherwise healthy. I've checked his tongue and can't see anything obvious. I know babies are susceptible to oral thrush but don't often hear older children suffering from it. Does anyone else's older child also suffer from oral thrush or itchy tongue. We're not sure what it is...just very frustrating. Will be booking a GP appointment after the weekend.

If no obvious thrush, I'd wonder about allergies. Have you tried antihistamines to see if they help?

Hi my toddler DS has had this, I took him to the dentist in the first instance having swapped his toothpaste etc to rule that out. A friend suggested it maybe allergies and having given him Priton it has cleared right up. Maybe worth looking at any diet or environmental-changes?

I would assume allergies. Does it come on after eating?

I get that when my hayfever kicks in. It’s my first symptom.
It does sound like some sort of allergy.

His tongue looks a bit white 😳 but not a thick coating as such. It's been going on for a few days now, so was thinking if it's an allergic reaction, would that have disappeared by now...

Didn't think of it as a seasonal thing. Will try piriton! For info his tongue is like this so not really white white....

Google “Oral allergy syndrome”. Does he get it after eating apples? I suffer from it, it’s connected to hay fever but you can get it even if the actual hay fever symptoms are mild or non-existent. It’s triggered by groups of fruits/veg, and the groups vary depending on whether you are tree or grass pollen allergic. For me it’s apples, cherries and peaches, bummer as I love them all. They are OK cooked though and it’s not dangerous, won’t progress to anaphylaxis like a true food allergy.

Thank you everyone for your advice. I didn't book a GP appointment. I gave him Piriton and also got him to rinse his mouth after eating and it has disappeared, perhaps it was an allergy thing.

Have you not looked up OAS?