Try the Oil Pulling using virgin organic coconut oil.
Amazingly, any numbness and dryness in my mouth that I would get on an occasional basis-never bothered to look for the cause- have entirely disappeared , since I started doing Oil Pulling.
And, yes the ENT is probably right, it takes time to correct vitamin deficiencies,however, symptom improvement usually comes at a gradual rate, perhaps difficult to tell at first- and only if the issue indeed has to do with the deficiencies in question.
Sublingual drops work better, but the ones which come in tablet form could be taken sublingually as well. Just place under tongue and wait till dissolved
Best wishes,
Niko
I have started on the supplements you recommended as my B-Complex did not contain the bioavailable forms. It has been 5 days now. Thankfully, I haven't gotten any neck or chest rashes for about a week also. The red spots behind my lips seem to be fading. The patchy numb/dryness (again, like I've sucked on a lemon) continues, though. It is very frustrating because, as I said before, it changes spots in my mouth and there are no visible reasons for it. A day ago, the entire left inside of my cheek felt that way and today the insides of both my bottom and left lips feel that way.
When I saw the ENT, he told me that it can literally take months to feel a change if it is a vitamin deficiency...
I think your ENT is on the right track, however, ENTs are not nutritionists,
nor biochemists so his recommendation needs some tweaking.
Let's back it up a bit.
Stomatitis and specifically allergic contact stomatitis (which is very suspect in your case) is a type IV DELAYED hypersensitivity, making it difficult to connect the sensitivity symptoms with the offending substance.
Nutritional deficiencies because of malabsorption or low intake, are a known cause of stomatitis.
Here's the part which may explain why there's no change:
1. You will still have a deficiency of B12, Folate and B6 if you have absorption issues, because these vitamins need to be converted to Methylocobalamin, Methylfolate and PLP respectively, which are the bioactive forms used by the body.
So check your B-complex and if it does not contain the latter bioavailable
forms, ditch it and get the right ones, even if they might be sold individually
and not in a B-complex formulation.
2. Supplemental iron is notoriously difficult to absorb and usually causes
stomach upset, constipation etc. Larger doses remain mostly unabsorbed.
Choose your supplement carefully and also try to consume iron-rich foods
and take vitamin C for better iron absorption.
3. Zinc could be an allergen, possibly contributing more to your issues, than resolving them.
To screen for offending substances, I recommend you try Dr. Coca's Pulse Test, which will take about one week to complete (free download) which will also indicate delayed or hidden sensitivity type IV.
This test is not an established medical test (because there is no financial incentive being a self-test) however my opinion is that it is superior to the
conventional prescribed medical allergy tests.
I have improved my oral health and minimized inflammation and infections
by doing Oil Pulling with coconut oil every morning before breakfast.
Billions of harmful bacteria and toxins get removed this way from the oral cavity, instead of causing damage there or spreading to other parts of the
body.
Talking or eating could be activating an inflammatory secondary response
(thus the delayed reaction) to an earlier exposure to an allergen, where the
primary response was T-cell sensitization causing them to produce allergen (antigen) clones.
You can't stop talking and eating, however, you can eliminate any offending substances and correct relevant nutritional deficiencies, by choosing the right supplements and optimizing nutritional intake.
I hope this helps, however, please note that my comments are not intended to replace medical advice.
Best wishes,
Niko