So happy for you about your new home and more particularly, that it's making you and Brian happy. For the burning mouth syndrome, I have no clue. @practical though mentioned lavendar oil, and then it occurred to me that aloe juice and gel (with the bitters removed), and now available as health drinks might also help. Aloe vera is the best known and surely it must be available in health shops around you? From a brief stint in the aloe business, I know that the internal benefits of aloe are the same as those when it is applied topically - soothing and healing. In this case, I hope both, and with the emphasis on soothing. Hope that helps. Take care, both of you!
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Thank you @fionasfavourites :) I hadn't thought of aloe, and there's a drink I see here all the time with that as the main ingredient! We'll give it a try for sure !!
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Do, @lynncoyle1 and just make sure that as few preservatives as possible, expecially potassium sorbate. Also, if you can find yoghurt with aloe, and if @briancourteau can cope with dairy, that should also help with at least soothing the burning. Hope @briancourteau feels better soon.
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Thank you again. I agree on the potassium sorbate too. Funny enough, the doctor advised not having milk or dairy because it would coat the tongue especially and not allow it to 'breathe'. Not sure how I feel about that one :)
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Well, that would make sense. Dairy can promote the production of mucous and it has fats in it, so stick with the health drink, which you could mix with soothing fresh fruit juices like mango and others that are not acidic. Hope all of this helps. Must be so uncomfortable.
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All of this has been helpful! It's funny because most of it I'm aware of, but when you're in the throws of it all, you just don't seem to think of these things.
It's difficult to find non-acidic fruit as well. Banana and mango are pretty prevalent here, but blueberries for example cost a fortune! And really, most fruits are acidic. But truthfully, acidic or not, almost everything we try, hurts the poor guys mouth!
It is very uncomfortable. Brian says of all the pain he's so far experienced, this is the worst. Just doesn't seem fair!
Thank you again for all of your help :)
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No, it's not fair. Blueberries, here, are a hell of a price, too. Another soothing remedy could be rooibos tea and/or honeybush tea. Not sure if you can get it, but we made aloe drinks with both - precisely because of their soothing and healing properties, combined with anti-oxidants. Anyhow, that's me, and best to you and, of course, Brian! xx
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We've been drinking rooibus tea and trying several other suggestions here, but truthfully, nothing has been much help yet. During the night, his mouth gets so dry, that when he wakes up, it seems to take hours for the pain to settle, then the afternoon is ok for a few hours, but by evening, it's horrible again.
There's not much to say, I know, but thank you for the tips and well wishes. We will keep plugging away in the hopes of finding one that works!
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Doesn't feel right upvoting, but I know each bit helps - hope, anyway. Hope you find a solution soon...
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