Reading someone else's posting reminded me
of a question i've been wanting to ask.
I finally found a name for a problem I
developed everytime I flare up, geographic
tongue. It's so named because of bald
spots that appear on the tongue surrounded
by raised ridges that are like ulcers that
resemble continents.
Does anyone else get this? It's quite
painful and makes it difficult to eat
anything acidic, spicy, vinegary or not
just plain plain.
me again. When I was first diagnosed
apparently I had mouth ulcers and my
doctor gave me a liquid medicine to swish
if they came back. I am not sure if this
is what you are talking about as I didn't
think I had mouth ulcers (canker sores,
etc etc) and my tongue wasn't inflamed or
anything.
Have you tried the lupus foundation of
america website? Www.Lupus.Org
when I eat too much spicy stuff or even
have strong peppermint lifesavers I get
heartburn.
Clarebear
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LadyBrannon
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 506 Location: TX
Posted: 01-26-04 19:56pm
Hi mia...
Yes, I have done that before. I get the
most awful tongue sores and/or "raw"
areas. It'll take a while for them to
heal. I usually use a mouth wash from the
doctor or gargle with a mixture.
Hugs!
Ladybrannon
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willow
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 22 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 01-28-04 22:42pm
I went to a new derm last week and she
looked at my tongue for a bit. It is my
most painful symptom (i know, it could be
worse, but still no fun!). She says that
it looks like a fissured tongue to her,
but it was looking pretty normal that day.
On a bad day, it gets reddish purple,
swollen, covered in bumps, and looks like
lines running through it with no taste
buds. The derm showed me a pic of
fissured tongue in a book and it says that
it is generally painless. When it gets
bad (average of two or three days per
week), I can't eat much of anything...Even
the rough edges of toast and crackers
bother it. She is not convinced that it
is related to the lupus, but that was the
first major symptom that had my gp sending
me to specialists. She prescribed a
liquid antibiotic to try when it gets bad.
I'll let you know if it works.
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mia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 147 Location: dallas
Willow Posted: 01-28-04 23:21pm
Hi, it's mia
i find that when my tongue is even
bothering me a little, if I stay away from
anything with a bite it gets better
faster. That means avoiding, at least
for me, salad dressing or anything else
with vinegar like pickles or olives, spicy
food or anything with peppers, orange
juice and other citrus, and yes even toast
and crackers if it irritates. For me
that also includes toothpaste and
mouthwash with a kick. And remember, if
coke can eat away the corrotion on a car
battery, imagine what it does to you!
I've used those mouth wash rx's before,
and unless it's an infection like thrush,
I don't find that it helps except to numb
it temporarily.
Good luck mia
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turtledove
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 1 Location: s.c.
Tongue Ulcers Posted: 01-29-04 00:17am
I have just joined this group and am so
glad to find that I not the only one with
these awful painful ulcers on my tongue.
Does anyone know what causes them and most
of all what can you do to get them healed.
I have one that has been on mine for
approx. 6 weeks. I have used medicine
that was given to me by my dentist and
also a mouth wash of benadryl and pepto
bismal. Seems nothing is helping it to
heal. Any advice would be appreciated.
T. Dove
I'm not sure what's wrong with me.
Several years ago, I went to the dr with
multiple symptoms: gouty-like joint pain,
patchy skin on my scalp, geographic
tongue, etc. I have very sensitive skin,
and have a family history of scleraderma
(sp?) -- so, I was really worried about
any type of inflammatory or connective
tissue disease.
The only thing that came up was a slightly
over the norm uric acid level, so my doc
prescribed me 300mg of allopurinol once a
day. I think this was a mistake on her
part, since 100mg is the usual starting
dose (i'm also a nurse).
Weird thing -- not only did I not have any
more gout-like attacks after starting the
allo (and my gout was not diagnosed with a
joint tap, which is also the norm), but
the skin irritations have greatly
diminished, and for the most part, my
geographic tongue has completely
disappeared. All of the problems
(including the gout or gout-like pain)
will reappear if I let myself get
dehydrated, but everything is pretty
normal now.
My doc hasn't a clue, and hasn't really
dug into any connections between the
geographic tongue, or the fact that it
disappeared after taking allopurinol . .
. And to her, it wasn't a real problem to
begin with. Of course, with anyone that
has it, you'll know that geo tongue makes
your tongue more sensitive to certain
foods -- making eating not too much fun at
all.
Anyway, i'm seriously thinking of changing
my doctor this upcoming year . . . But,
i'm not sure that i'll be able to find a
doctor that will have the time or the
curiosity to find out what is wrong with
me (considering the limitations of modern
healthcare). I've always suspected that
I might have a mild form of lupus . . .
But, I just don't have any clue. The
allopurinol helps, but it's only supposed
to help gout -- and gout isn't supposed to
cause any of my other problems.
Ugh!
Happy to not be hurting in houston!
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jtranok
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1
Cure For Geographic Tongue!!! Posted: 12-06-07 22:57pm
What we all have is also known as a
"fungus infection of the mouth" and the
cure is "NYSTATIN" (google it) and it can
only be prescript by your Dr. I know many
of you have suffered like I have. Spread
the word I know many others would like to
know this info.
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tongueproblem
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
Me Too Posted: 01-05-08 17:30pm
I have been suffering from ulcers and bald
sore patches for a year now and really
nothing has worked for me today is very
bad which is why I am online looking for
some answers is it diet, something that i
am eating, I never seem to get a break. i
think i will have to write everything i
eat and see and as much as i hate to say
this it is good to know i am not alone
