Burning mouth

[tion]

A very good friend of mine she is over 50 years old she constantly has burning mouth cant eat with salt pepper just about every thin drives her insane because of the constant burning and dry mouth can you help I am so worried about her she was about 130lbs now she is 80lbs this is going on about 2years now and cant get any relief. please help. I did not know what topic to put that under

[Patticake57]

I too have burning mouth syndrome.  Mine started over 11 years ago (I'm 53).  Food began to taste differently, and the burning sensation never went away.  I remember telling the doctor something was wrong because it felt as though I was constantly eating hot sauce.  He had never heard of such a thing and neither had I.  I thought maybe I was imagining it.  About two years ago, I read that a lot of dental work (those numbing shots) could be the cause.  Well, it may have triggered it since I always have to receive two and three shots to numb my mouth prior to dental work.  When I shared it with my dentist, he wasn't familiar with it either.   I wish there was something to rid this annoying sensation.  The bright side is, it hasn't prevented me from eating, but I read to stay away from anything spicy... pepper, peppermint, cinnamon, etc.  That is kind of hard.

[Dennymcg]

I ALSO HAVE BURNING MOUTH AND HAVE FOR ABOUT 10 YRS.  I AM 61.  I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LICHEN PLANUS.  I AVOID SPICEY FOODS AND HAVE TO USE CHILDRENS GLITTER GEL OR BUBBLE GUM TOOTH PASTE BECAUSE I CANNOT USE REGULAR TOOTHPASTE AS IT CAUSES BURNING.  AT TIMES IT SEEMS TO FLARE UP WORSE FOR NO REASON BUT EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY.  I HAVE JUST LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT.  

[mrsdaug]

I also have burning mouth syndrome. I have had it for about 5 years now and it seems to get better for a while and then worsen again. There is no relief other than HRT, so the Dr. told me. It supposedly comes along with menopause for some lucky women:( I have read that it eventually goes away, but can take 1-? years. I, unfortunately, have not lost any weight from this.