Re: Painful, red gums and mouth sores - Jim

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Thank you Jim for your reply.

My daughter takes 2 mg of folic acid/daily, so I don't think she's

deficient at the moment. I will take a closer look in her mouth

tonight but from your description, it does sound like H simplex.

I went through a period where I got all kinds of strange mouth sores

and it all stopped when I corrected my cortisol dosage. I was trying

to do with less HC by taking more ACE and as I cut back on my HC,

these sores started in my mouth. They lasted a few weeks and went away

almost immediately when I inched the HC dosage back up. The link to me

between the HC and sores was pretty obvious. I'm just now wondering if

a root cause in my daughter could also be her cortisol insufficiency

(she has unusually low levels). She has complained of painful bottom

gums for as long as I can remember but for a long time, I thought this

was a sensory problem. It's not the gums just under her teeth that are

red, it's actually the bottom part of the gums and the inside of her

bottom lip.

I'll look into the treatments that you suggest.

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> Herpes simplex is the most common cause. Folic acid deficiency can

> cause inflammation, but if there are actually small superficial ulcers

> and if the inner surface of the lips, the gums and the tongue are all

> involved it is probably H simplex. Viscous lidocaine 2% (prescription

> in USA) applied every three or four hours very effective for relieving

> pain. Also silver nitrate (stings when applied) and chewable milk of

> magnesia tablets allowed to disintegrate in the mouth. If H simplex,

> should resolve in ten days or so. Vigorous toothbrushing can activate

> the virus and prolong the illness. Regular analgesics (aspirin,

> acetaminophen, ibuprofen) also useful to control pain.

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> Jim

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