blueduckxx Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 ARG theyre driving me insane. I've read that it could be a b-12 deficiency, but I eat plenty of it. Fortified soymilks/veg burgers [i know theyre bad, loaded with sodium etc], multi vitamin, and take red star nutritional suppliment. Any other reason or cause for this?it's pretty aggravating and painful.its pretty much like a papercut on the corner of your mouth. Thanks for any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Hrm. It's called angular cheilitis, and the wiki page has some useful info. How much iron do you get? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_cheilitis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueduckxx Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 I swear enough, i guess apparently not! off to buy more beans today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitrx Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Hi BlueDuck! I had this same problem when I went veg ... ouch!!!! Luckily I work in healthcare and had a bunch of docs around to help me out ... The main causes are as follows ... (in no particular order) Bacterial infection Fungal infectionVitamin B12 deficient Too much vitamin A I then took this info and reviewed my diet and found the following! This is just my experience and how I resolved it ... 1) I was using a lot of Goji Berry powder in the protein shakes - which I didn't realize has 280% the recommended daily allowance per serving - so I was likely overdoing it! which was one potential cause ... since I was having 2-3 servings a day and also had other sources of Vitamin A in my diet - which is a cause of this condition ... 2) I was ALSO not supplementing Vitamin B12 ... so I started and had my doc run labs on this ... I was within normal limits a few months later ... 3) I started applying Carmex (lip balm) each night at bedtime ... and I have been fine ever since!!! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueduckxx Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 thanks! i take red star nutritional suppliment + womens multi vitamin. we'll see :/ i use carmex too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueduckxx Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 I've noticed if I dont include beans in my diet, this happens. MORE BEANS TO THE RESCUE! kidney, lentil, garbanzo, pinto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckas Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 So weird, I get this sometimes too. I had it a couple of days ago but it has healed already. I wondered what caused it. I'm suspecting an iron deficiency at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Check your food intake for a few days and see your average iron intake for those days. If you don't eat many iron fortified foods and/or whole grains, you could become iron deficient.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petitpois Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 "Symptoms of vitamin B2 deficiency are sores outside of the lips and in the corners of the mouth, swollen tongue and mouth cavity, and dermatitis (2). Vitamin B2 is found in a wide variety of plant foods in small amounts, including avocados, mushrooms, almonds, leafy green vegetables, and soybeans (3). Symptoms of B6 deficiency include sleepiness, fatigue, sores in the sides of the mouth, and a swollen tongue (2). Bananas, navy beans, and walnuts are all good sources of vitamin B6 (2)." http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/misc Don't know if that's any help...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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