Swollen sore tongue and mouth

imfluff
imfluff Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone experienced this while dieting(lowering calorie intake) with minimally lowering your carb intake?

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  • imfluff
    imfluff Posts: 3 Member
    That’s what I was thinking. I’m eating more nuts than usual. It’s not cold sores, canker sores or thrush. It’s really weird. I’ve had it happen before but don’t remember the timing or curcumstsnces at the time.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Look through your diary and see if you can pinpoint what you ate differently when this occurs.
    Nuts are a definite contender, as are some fresh fruits.

    It could also be an ingredient in something that is prepackaged that you are not aware of.

    Cheers, h.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Yes, sounds very much like an allergy. Fortunately your food diary can help you figure out foods that might have caused it. I would start by removing any foods from your diet that you only started eating, or started eating in larger quantities, around the time the swelling began. Then you can reintroduce those foods one at a time to see if you can pinpoint the problem (unless you're having any trouble breathing, in which case go straight to the doctor). If that doesn't help, you can see your doctor for an allergy test.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Look through your diary and see if you can pinpoint what you ate differently when this occurs.
    Nuts are a definite contender, as are some fresh fruits.

    It could also be an ingredient in something that is prepackaged that you are not aware of.

    Cheers, h.

    If not a food allergy, it could be hay fever. When my allergies are bad, that happens to me :(
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Walnuts, Mango, and fresh (but not canned) pineapple are the culprits for me. It's actually how my walnut allergy started and then progressed...I was told by a paramedic if it had continued it could have led to anaphylaxis. I'd advise to try to find your allergy source so you can eliminate it.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Look through your diary and see if you can pinpoint what you ate differently when this occurs.
    Nuts are a definite contender, as are some fresh fruits.

    It could also be an ingredient in something that is prepackaged that you are not aware of.

    Cheers, h.

    If not a food allergy, it could be hay fever. When my allergies are bad, that happens to me :(

    Good thinking. I'm not an allergy person, except for bugs and wasps, but my DiL has to watch a number of foods for mild mouth swelling, and, now you come to mention it pollens too at different times of the year.

    Cheers, h.
  • elsie6hickman
    elsie6hickman Posts: 3,864 Member
    I've not had it, but it sure sounds like an allergy.
  • StephNicole2018
    StephNicole2018 Posts: 24 Member
    I agree it could be an allergy, especially if you have changed toothpaste or been trying new foods. Something else it could be is glossitis from a B12 deficiency. Look at this link....https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms#section5

    Either way you should probably speak to your doctor about it.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,740 Member
    I get something similar. I assumed dehydration. Now I need to start checking what foods I've eaten that might cause an allergic reaction.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    edited September 2018
    I would contact your doctor. My tongue sometimes gets sore and I find that making sure to take my muilti for a few days makes it go away. I've always assumed it was a vitamin deficiency. It starts for me when I wake up in the AM, not when I've been eating.

    I do get a reaction to fresh (not canned) pineapple. I've never been tested for food allergies, but I hope it doesn't mean I'll have a sudden allergic reaction to something else (besides fresh pineapple) like nuts or something. Maybe I should bring that up to my doctor too.

    ETA: Oh good, oral allergy syndrome related to pineapply rarely leads to anaphylaxis. That is the type of reaction I have. Also I'm allergic to pollen but I'm not sure which, apparently birtch is related to pineapple
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,570 Member
    edited September 2018
    Pineapple does it to me. I love pineapple, but I can't eat much of it.

    Cashews make me quite congested and make me feel nauseated after about a handful of them. I love cashews, but I can only have a very small amount of them.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    happened to me with shredded cheese. Turns out most have saw dust...who knew...Its actually in alot of food its kind of been a difficult one >.< Thats just my way of saying sounds like an allergy, As thats mine lol
  • M0n1KCR
    M0n1KCR Posts: 149 Member
    I get those with arugula - that means I don't usually eat salad out of home, because most of the restaurant ones have it.
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    Hope this settled down, but it sounds like you should see an allergist and get tested. I had a similar reaction after drinking 20 oz of soy milk, ended up in the local ER despite taking an antihistamine, saw an allergist later and was diagnosed as having a true soy allergy. I have used my EpiPen 2x in the past 2-3 years. Food allergies can be very serious as others have said.
  • imfluff
    imfluff Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you everyone for your replies and insight.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    If you track down the cause, or already have, please update.

    Cheers, h.

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