I have these red/yellow bumps on my tongue that hurt, along with this white patch under my tongue that hurts.
I had coxsackievirus mid August and only had one sore way further back in my throat. I know there’s more than one strain, but could I really get it again so soon? I don’t think this is what’s causing it this time.
Chick peas, and green leafy salads with vegetables are regular parts of my diet, so probably not folate defficiency. I eat chicken, pork, and beef regularly too, so I don’t think it’s B-12 deficiency either.
It’s been like this for a week. Should I start with a visit to my PCP, or seek out a specific type of specialist to get some help?
Appreciate your best guesses and opinions?
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It does look like it too me, the tongue idk but the ulcer under your tongue looks like what I get. These come in waves for me, I think citrus acid is a big trigger for me, also seltzer, which has carbolic acid. I don’t know that for sure but I do think those are my biggest triggers.
Also the more dry my mouth gets the more likely I get them. They last about 2-3 weeks for me with week 2 being the worst of it. I find as I get older (43 now) the severity of them (in terms of pain) can be a lot worse than before. I started keeping Kanka and Orajel mouth wash around to ease the pain when I have them.
I also bite my cheeks or lips a lot especially when sleeping and I think somethimes that can lead to issues. But frankly, I’m not sure. Times of stress potentially, random times I sleep while breathing out of my mouth, or just plain bad luck.
I did switch up my toothpaste to one with minimal ingredients, which did seem to help. But frankly nothing has been a “fix” it’ll be fine for me for a while them bam I’ll get ‘em. They suck 😢.
My understanding is they may be linked to other issues at times but largely they are just a problem for some people. I don’t think doctors really offer much help unless there is some other underlying cause I suppose. A dentist will screen for oral cancer and whatnot but I don’t think ulcers are really related. I’ve had my dentist see them and be like “oh yeah I see you have ulcers” and that was that. None of this is medical advice just my experience. When the pain breaks it sure is a nice day though 🤗
I had a run of bad luck a few years ago, more than usual amount of sores. (1 a year is normalish for me) like 5 back to back including 3 at once. Found that some people have adverse reactions to some ingredients in toothpastes. Namely; Sodium lauryl sulfate. May be worth investigating & switching up if you’re so inclined.
Bumps on the tongue i get from suctioning my mouth in my sleep, and open mouth sleeping dry mouth. I keep water close by and try to sip during sleeping.
I am not a doctor, just anecdotal because I recently dealt with this, and those changes have kept me from having any in a long time.
Im not sure what a kanker sore is honestly but I only ever got them on the inside of my cheek when I was younger and they generally were pretty big with almots like a divot.
Warm water with salt helps or go to the store and get a medicine called kanka, its like a dab of honey that numbs the pain and adds a coating to it. I used to get them when i would stress out alot and now i try not to.
