Please help me! I have got a painful lump on my tongue. It wasn't there yesterday. It is small but big enough to see and it has a white head on top. It hurts every time I touch it o eat or drink anything. Please tell me, what is this? Is it serious? What is the treatment for this?
Relax, buddy! It is just a taste bud - an inflamed taste bud. It happens to all of us sooner or later. It will go away on its own. That is, the inflammation, not the taste bud. You could make it go away sooner by drinking lots of blackberry juice, or just flushing your mouth with it because it can cause diarhea if you drink too much. Good luck, mate.