What Is Burning Tongue And What Can Cause Stomatitis?
- Burning tongue or stomatitis is very common symptom in those who are anemic. This is usually common in females who have low hemoglobin levels and prone to anemia due to improper diet and multiple pregnancy. Hormonal imbalance is one of the causes. It is common at puberty or menstruation.
- In males stomatitis or burning tongue can be due to stress, faulty diet, smoking, chronic alcohol, late nights, faulty digestion and familial trait.
- This compliant usually subsides and is treated with dietary measures.
- Heavy loss of blood due to injury, bleeding piles or excessive menstruation in women are some of the causes.
- Lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach is also important cause. Worm infestations (hookworm, tapeworm, pinworm and roundworm) are common as they feed on the supply of blood as well as the food we eat.
How You Can Prevent Burning Tongue and Stomatitis
- Plenty of green leafy vegetables (cooked, raw or as salads) is necessary. Breakfast cereals will boost iron reserves. Raisins, strawberries, bananas, carrots, radish, onions, celery, plums and black grapes are rich in iron.
- Use an iron pot when cooking as some iron from the pot will be incorporated into the food that is being cooked in it.
- Avoid caffeinated drinks- coffee, tea and colas- during meals because they interfere with iron absorption. Vitamin C (lemon) and vitamin D (milk) enhances iron absorption.
Home Remedies and Natural Treatment For Burning Tongue
- Honey is an effective home remedy for burning tongue and should be used liberally as it contains iron, copper and manganese in it.
- Soyabean is rich source of iron and also has protein in it.
- Almonds are rich source of copper, iron and vitamins. Copper enhances iron absorption and useful in condition of burning tongue.
- Beet contains many mineral (potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, iodine etc) and vitamins (B1, B2, B6 and niacin). Beet is thus helpful in formation of red blood cells.
- fenugreek and spinach are a valuable source of high grade of iron. They are easy to digest and absorption.
If symptoms does not regress within few weeks of starting the above given measures, one has to investigate thoroughly for the cause.
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