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sore tongue

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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i've had the sorest tongue ever for the last few weeks, on and off. i think i have a fair idea why it's happening, but is there anything i can do or use to make it less tender?

i've already noted not eating salt and vinegar crisps. yeeouch :crazyeyes :(

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    does ice cream help? the coldness is good for swelling. is it swollen? is there anything u can do to remove the root cause?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    nicebutdim23 wrote:
    does ice cream help? the coldness is good for swelling. is it swollen? is there anything u can do to remove the root cause?

    ice cream helps, but only for the amount of time i'm eating it. and much as i'd like, i can't eat it all day.

    and if it's do do with what i think, i can't remove the cause. :(

    i guess i could try bonjela or something like that, but you can only use a certain amount at a time, and it would probably just rub right off...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oooh, what's the cause?

    Sounds exciting!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ginner wrote:
    Oooh, what's the cause?

    Sounds exciting!

    it's not. i don't know exactly what's wrong yet, still waiting to see a specialist, but so far none of the options sound particularly appealing.
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    kaffrin wrote:
    ice cream helps, but only for the amount of time i'm eating it. and much as i'd like, i can't eat it all day.

    and if it's do do with what i think, i can't remove the cause. :(

    i guess i could try bonjela or something like that, but you can only use a certain amount at a time, and it would probably just rub right off...

    When I was teething my mum refused to apply bonjela as I just ate it all off and she couldn't put more on to stop me screaming and stuff. Whoops.

    What do you think is the root cause?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    she obviously doesnt want to talk bout the root cause. ice cubes? calorie free and cost effective!!
    mints can be soothing as well, or mouthwash? maybe ask ur gp next time u go if he/she can suggest anything
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    littlemissy wrote:
    What do you think is the root cause?

    well, i'm pretty sure it's the same as whatever's causing my other symptoms.

    my GP's bets are on some kind of autoimmune disease, but as i don't see the specialist until february, and my antibody blood tests (iirc) hadn't come back when i saw my GP, i guess it could be anything.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kaff, you're probably right, Mr M gets this too and I think it's partly a symptom of generally being run down, depressed immune system kind of thing. It's been a little better since I started giving him Vit B complex. What about your iron levels, do you know if they're ok?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Miffy wrote:
    Kaff, you're probably right, Mr M gets this too and I think it's partly a symptom of generally being run down, depressed immune system kind of thing. It's been a little better since I started giving him Vit B complex. What about your iron levels, do you know if they're ok?

    they didn't show up as low in my last blood test, but that was in early december, and this tongue thing has only been happening since the beginning of january, so who knows?

    does mr. miffy also get normal mouth ulcers and sores up his nose that take ages to heal?

    i've been taking normal multivitamins and zinc, but might try the b complex. anything's worth a go
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i get mouth ulcers and sores up nose when im really run down. when i get to that point i try and have some 'me' time and start trying to take care of myself, multi vits, loadsa fruit and veg,loads of water, no junk food etc until i feel better
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i get somthing that sounds very similar with the sores on your tongue and your nose. i went to the chemist and they gave me some stuff that i cant find and cant remember the name of it was in a container that looked like it had ear drops in and tasted of orange (sorry i cant tell you more)

    what about the stuff that you can get that is an asasthetic type thing for ulcers that just completley numbs the area?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kaffrin wrote:
    they didn't show up as low in my last blood test, but that was in early december, and this tongue thing has only been happening since the beginning of january, so who knows?

    Sounds doubtful that it would drop drastically in that length of time.
    does mr. miffy also get normal mouth ulcers and sores up his nose that take ages to heal?

    He gets mouth ulcers but not the nasal sores as far as I know.
    i've been taking normal multivitamins and zinc, but might try the b complex. anything's worth a go

    That's the way we're thinking too.
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