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Sore and painful tongue. B-12 deficiency? Acid reflux? What could this be?
by Amanda0922, Nov 15, 2008 02:09AM
Hi there. I have seen three doctors since Aug and I'm still having problems. To start with, I have not drank milk or eaten eggs for many years. The only meat I would eat was chicken or beef. Until about a week ago, I had been a vegetarian for a year and a half.
This all started in June/July. I do have a pale tongue but it isn't smooth, it seems like my taste buds are swollen or infected. My tongue burns and I think it may be enlarged as well but I'm not sure about that.
I have heard clicking in my ears every time I swallow since Aug. Last time I was at the dr, she said I have fluid in my ears.
I am losing more hair than normal, not a terrible amount but 2 or 3 times more than usual.
I have had very disturbed sleep the past few months. Some nights waking up every hour on the hour and some nights unable to get back to sleep. I am usually an insanely heavy sleeper (seriously) but I am finding that I am hearing what people say in person and on the television in my sleep and placing the conversations in my dreams. This happens every night or morning without fail. My family and I have a good laugh about it after I wake but this tells me I'm not sleeping deeply at all.
This problem with my hands has recently ceased but for months I would get tingling sensations in my fingers. I would shake my hands, trying to alleviate the numbness but that never helped. It started very mildly. It didn't happen very often at first but the symptoms escalated until it was occurring several times throughout every day.
Also, I have lost over 10 pounds in just a couple weeks. I noticed the weight loss in August. I have since gained 4 pounds back.
I have been taking a vitamin b-12 supplement because of the non-meat diet, but am now reading these supplements can actually rob the body of b-12.
In case it is related, I have had an overuse of antibiotics. Last doctor I saw gave me medicine for oral thrush, but didn't take a culture and I've read that most cases where thrush is suspected, it isn't actually thrush. However, I do have a yeast infection so maybe it is thrush on my tongue. I've been on an antifungal (nystatin) for 2 weeks with improvement of yellow coating on tongue which returns quickly after stopping treatment and the bumps have not improved at all.
Any ideas? I apologize for the length of this post, I'm just looking for answers. Please do help if you can. Thank you so much.
This all started in June/July. I do have a pale tongue but it isn't smooth, it seems like my taste buds are swollen or infected. My tongue burns and I think it may be enlarged as well but I'm not sure about that.
I have heard clicking in my ears every time I swallow since Aug. Last time I was at the dr, she said I have fluid in my ears.
I am losing more hair than normal, not a terrible amount but 2 or 3 times more than usual.
I have had very disturbed sleep the past few months. Some nights waking up every hour on the hour and some nights unable to get back to sleep. I am usually an insanely heavy sleeper (seriously) but I am finding that I am hearing what people say in person and on the television in my sleep and placing the conversations in my dreams. This happens every night or morning without fail. My family and I have a good laugh about it after I wake but this tells me I'm not sleeping deeply at all.
This problem with my hands has recently ceased but for months I would get tingling sensations in my fingers. I would shake my hands, trying to alleviate the numbness but that never helped. It started very mildly. It didn't happen very often at first but the symptoms escalated until it was occurring several times throughout every day.
Also, I have lost over 10 pounds in just a couple weeks. I noticed the weight loss in August. I have since gained 4 pounds back.
I have been taking a vitamin b-12 supplement because of the non-meat diet, but am now reading these supplements can actually rob the body of b-12.
In case it is related, I have had an overuse of antibiotics. Last doctor I saw gave me medicine for oral thrush, but didn't take a culture and I've read that most cases where thrush is suspected, it isn't actually thrush. However, I do have a yeast infection so maybe it is thrush on my tongue. I've been on an antifungal (nystatin) for 2 weeks with improvement of yellow coating on tongue which returns quickly after stopping treatment and the bumps have not improved at all.
Any ideas? I apologize for the length of this post, I'm just looking for answers. Please do help if you can. Thank you so much.
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If the above are true then you need to go on a severe candida diet to eliminate the symptoms, doctors are very sceptical about candida and think it is only shown with thrush but I know this not to be true. I have sufferred periodically throughout my whole life with it. If you want help with the diet or more information then please contact me. Good luck