Dry Mouth
Dear Tim,
My daughter happened upon your website and this amazing info. I have somewhat of a different problem though. I am a 56 year old female and have already gone through menopause about 15 years ago. My dentist did tell me that I too have a Geographic Tongue, but that it isn’t too bad. Actually my real problem causing my pain isn’texactly my tongue, but the whole insides of my mouth. The only way I can describe it, is that it is likened to someone having sandpapered the whole inside of my mouth and it is raw and sometimes bleeding. I also have really bad dry mouth.
Now for why I am not your typical patient. I had gastric bypass surgery in Jan. 2003. I had the more radical procedure called Distal RNY which is more malabsorbtive, so therefore I am more malnourished. I have lost approximately 145 lbs. My mouth issues started about 1 year after my surgery. My teeth also began to rot and I am now having to have them all removed and replaced with either dentures or implants. This is also when the dry mouth got worse too. Due to the pain in my mouth, I am very limited as to what won’t hurt or burn so much when I eat. I also can’t eat things that are going to poke my cheeks and really cause the pain to worsen. Continue reading
