Pinpoint PIMPLES in Mouth and THROAT

[joedev51]

For the last two years I have had these little pinpoint pimples in my mouth and throat. I went to my PCP and he took a swab, but it came back normal. He sent me to see a ENT doctor who said it might be my tonsils but he wasn't sure. So he sent me to another ENT who checked me out and said, it wasn't my tonsils. He gave me an antibiotic and a spray, but a month later the pimples were still there. He said, maybe it was silent acid reflux. I went to my stomach doctor who said, there is no such thing. He to had no idea what it was or what was causing them. So I was sent to see another ENT, who checked my mouth and throat and said, well its not cancer ! He gave me another spray and told me to wash my mouth out with warm salt water for a month. I did that and the pimples are still there. He did blood work and said, its not a STD ! So after another month, I went back to him and he said, I'm stumpped. Maybe its a immune system disorder. And left it at that, so now I have these little pinpoint pimples in my mouth and throat and nobody seems to know what they are or what is causing it. My mouth and throat feel like fine sandpapper. Its driving me NUTS ! Can anybody HELP ?

[joedev51]

for the past eight years I have been taking a muli-vitamin and a B-complex. I have also been taking Nexium 40mg. twice a day for the past three years. I stopped smoking about ten years ago, and my Gastroenterologist has already told me about not eating heavy meals, and not to eat anything at least 3 hours before bedtime. I don't drink coffee anymore and only drink tea once in a while. I try to avoid fried foods(not easy) and I don't drink soda or anything with a fizz to it. I do have acouple beers now and then. Maybe 6 a month. I have a arched pillow on my bed for the last six years. And I use Maalox whenever I need it. My last endoscopy was three years ago and he said, besides the Barrett's esophagus, that he said was mild, everything looked fine. I do get this blooping noise on my right side when I lay down . It sounds like gas moving up instead of down. I've had a upper and lower GI and they did say I had some reflux, but other then that everything looked normal. I also had a CT scan with contrast and that came back normal. Like I said, nobody knows what is causing this problem. My doctor even put me on Xanax 1mg. twice a day, but still the samething ! I am baffled.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
This is usually due to GERD or acid reflux combined with Vitamin B12 deficiency. Here are a few tips for you. There is no harm in trying them. Take some over the counter supplements of B complex, Omeprazole 20 mg and antacids. Increase yoghurts and fermented food in your diet. Avoid heavy meals. Avoid too much of caffeine, tea, fried food and drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic fuzzy ones. Avoid heavy exercises within 4 hours of a heavy meal. Raise the head end of the bed by pillows to 30 degrees. Go to bed at least 2 hours after food.


If these tips do not help you, I would strongly recommend you to see a gastroenterologist (a specialist who looks after the diseases of our digestive system). It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage.  Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!