What Causes Recurring Tongue Sores?
 
                                    
                                    
                                                
                                                Fri, 23 Jan 2015
                                                
                                            
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                                                Mon, 9 Feb 2015
                                                
                                                
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                                            Seems like due to NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns that you are having repeated tongue sores.
As per your clinical details and photo, it appears to be due to nutritional deficiencies or stress or faulty feeding habits.
Mucosal ulcers over tongue surface is common with iron, folic acid or zinc deficiencies.
I suggest the following measures to overcome your tongue ulcers.
1. stop taking hard spicy foods.
2. Avoid Using toothpaste containing sodium lauryl sulfate,
3. Avoid injuring to the tongue (careful biting, chewing).
3. minimize consumption of sensitive foods (eg, chocolate, coffee, peanuts, almonds, strawberries, cheese and tomatoes).
4. Multivitamin with zinc for 3 months .
5. Stress free lifestyle.
In persistence of symptoms, you need to evaluate with blood tests (iron, folic acid) and ent examination to rule out other causes.
Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
 anaemia- requires iron supplements.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.
Answers for your queries.
1. yes, anaemia with low iron levels can cause tongue sores.
2. steroids is anti-inflammatory anti-pruritic, and anti-allergic action which may provide prompt relief of oral tenderness, pain, inflammation and ulceration.
3. sour foods (citric acid containing fruits) can cause ulcers with circles.
4. Blood and mucus in stool could be due to simple gastroenteritis (gut antibiotics will help in infection).
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care.
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