Lip starting to swell again

[denisk]

I had a miserable badluck bad food bad everything week starting April 9th and now that I'm starting to feel better I've noticed my lip is swelling again. I know that it's not from the sun because it's been cloudy and rain so my question is if it's from the Chrons does anyone know how to reduce the swelling? I'm worried it's gonna turn into a canker sore but worse???

 

[ameslouise]

Hi Denise - Can't help ya but just wanted to commiserate. I have been suffering chapped, swollen, peeling lips for over two months with no relief. I am now starting to believe it's Crohn's related. Can't get that and the irritation on my hands under control.

I guess better on my lips and hands than in my gut!

Good luck - let me know if you find anything to resolve it.

- Amy

 

[Iya]

My lip was swollen for about a year from Crohn's, I also had horrible mouth ulcers. As a last resort, I was put on Thalidomide for the sores and swelling, it took a little over a year to go down.
Since then it occasionally swells up and I take a few prednisones and it goes down.
As for the chapped lips, I have found the only thing that helps is Aquaphor. I got a tub of it and carry it around in my purse, can't leave home without it!

 

[denisk]

It seems to be mainly in the right top corner and it's kinda red but not as swollen as before so I think i may get off lucky. I'm rinsing with cepacol and hoping the canker doesn't happen.