Whole inside of Mouth Sloughing Off..

Hi Ladies,

Have had a sore throat for a mo..but, it wasn't getting worse. Didn't run a fever, so never went in to the dr.

I never had the peeling of membranes in my mouth to this extent. I have had the sores, in both nose, and throat associated with lupus. I treat those with a steroid paste. It is very effective.

The Magic Mouthwash..which, I call my Willy Wonka Wash..lol is very good for taking away the pain for several hours.

I didn't realise, a risk for infection existed, but apparently so..Alwin. Just something we should be aware of.

Maybe, this dr. not being my regular G.P. panicked, when she saw..I am on Cell Cept. I don't know...At any rate, I am not concerned about it.

I was only wondering if any one else here has experienced something similar.

I thought it was possibly, a drug interaction, or something..similar..since, I was recently put on Triptans for Migraines in addition to all my other medications.

I hope all your mouths feel better soon..I know, it was no fun..

Thank You..for all your kind replies.

Love,
Sandy

I used to have peeling on the insides of my mouth and my lips every morning, but it didn't leave anything ulcerated - just sorta sloughed off for the first hour of the day. I was scared it was thrush; my doctor had no idea what it was. After a few months, I changed my brand of toothpaste and it stopped happening. This was before I was diagnosed with any kind of connective tissue disease.

I experience awful dry mouth these days, but not the peeling like before (although I do get mouth sores/ulcers pretty regularly). Sometimes, if I use a different brand of toothpaste for a few days (like if I'm staying with someone), I'll get that peely feeling back, and some skin will roll off from inside my lips/mouth.

I think the tartar control toothpastes are the worst - yes, that's the only thing I could figure out. I haven't gone to any sort of special organic toothpaste or anything - I use aquafresh sensitive.

So, maybe try mixing it up with the toothpaste, and see if that makes any difference?

The Peel of Paste's Desire

For a while I experienced the same thing, the peeling and gross slimyness!!!

The coulprit: I figured out that it was the toothpaste that did it to me; "some special "Colgate Total Effects" something or other. It was supposed to have all sorts of new ingredients in it and whatnot.

Here's my analysis: I have seronegative arthritis; informal lupus diagnosis (it hasn't been confirmed 100%). The toothpaste did not do this to my husband at all. I experimented with a theory and tried a totally different toothpaste (green gel with flouride, pretty basic stuff) for a week and low and behold only a day and a half into it, the problem stopped. To solidify the theory, I went back to the old toothpaste and used it two days in a row and BAM! There's that nasty peeling in the morning where you wake up like a snail gooed all over your cheeks and lips. Yuck! Everyonne... try using a different brand and style toothpaste from what you're using right now. See if that fixes things. I'm convinced that there's an ingrdient in the toothpaste that just doesn't react well to our already parched mouths and causes the "sloughing".

Good luck to all and to all an unslimy night!