For about a year, i've been having
recurrent painful spots in different areas
of my tongue. I thought they were cancer
sores, although they are not white. When
one goes away, another crops up in another
area of my tongue (usually on the side or
the tip). I've had blood tests and have
even been tested for aids. My physician
said stress could be causing this. I am
a highly stressed person and suffer from
generalized anxiety disorder and
hypochondriasis. I'm starting to think
that a systemic problem could be causing
this. I feel alright - it's just
annoying and sometimes I feel it's hard to
talk when I have one of these sore
spots.
I've shown my dentist. He feels it could
be trauma from grinding, although I do
wear a mouth guard. Also, sometimes I
can feel one of these sore spots coming on
during the day. If it were all related
to grinding, would'nt they always hurt
right in the morning?
Anyone hear or this or experience this
annoying symptom? Your feedback would
be greatly appreciated as i'm starting to
panic over this.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 07-13-04 10:47am
Canker sores don't always get white..
Mine are usually just red and look like
open sores. I get them in waves, I can
go a month without them and the next day
i'll wake up with several. They can be
brought on with stress. They are
basically a virus that goes into remission
and come on during stress or sometimes it
seems like no reason at all! One
suggestion might be trying a vitamin
called l-lysine. My father has good luck
with keeping the sores to a minimum when
he is on it and I have heard good things
about it. I understand that sometimes
some people have to take more than the
recommended amount for it to work for them
so you might have to play with the dosage
since you get them so much (i'm not sure
what the amount it's sold at). If you're
having no luck with anything else, I would
try taking it once a day for a few weeks
and see how it works.
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macarva
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 17
Tongue Poblems Posted: 07-13-04 22:29pm
Thank you so much for your advice. I
ordered the l-lycine today. I will let
you know if it helps.
