Sore on tongue and mouth? New to me!!

[Mary]

Ok so I have had a sore tongue (or sore on my tongue) come and go now for a couple of weeks. Also in my mouth. Would the tongue sore be considered Crohn's related?

 

[MADiMarc]

Could very well be. Cankers are part of it. Anything from your lips to your anus can be involved with this lovely condition.
I don't normally get cankers, I will get fever blisters though.
Michele

 

[DustyKat]

Most likely yes. Here is a thread about mouth sores.......

http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=12123

Before Matt was diagnosed with CD he suffered with mouth ulcers which were successfully treated with B complex tablets.

HTH,
Dusty

 

[Joleen23]

When im in a flare i get mouth ulcers quite bad, I use corsodyl mouthwash and bonjela

 

[ameslouise]

Hi Mary - I was just thinking about you today and wondering how you are doing!

I used to get tons of canker sores. TONS! This was right before my dx and I didn't realize at the time that they were Crohn's related. They can be super painful! There's lots of OTC remedies out there to deal with the pain.

- Amy

 

[dreamintwilight]

I have a few canker sores crop up now and then on my tongue and in the far back of my throat. I agree with taking a B vitamin to help with the healing. I've also been recommended to use an alcohol-free mouthwash to gargle with. I use this on a daily basis and I have experienced fewer canker sores with quicker healing times.

 

[Xeekk]

It's common with people that are on antibiotics for longer than usual. It's also common for colitis/crohns patients to be on antibiotics ;-)

 

[Inwe]

I would say it's probably crohn's related. My doc told me sores or the weird white stuff on your tongue is a sign of indigestion problems, *yay for crohn's*.

I remember when I was having a super bad flare I got DOZENS...yes, dozens, of canker sores. I went to the doc and she looked in my mouth and said (and I quote): "Oh...my...god...oh...my...god". I also get geographic tongue with my crohn's. You can get med paste from the drug store without a presciption to help (mine was cause orabase or something) and try an antiseptic mouthwash to help future cankers from popping up.