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Burning mouth and swollen lips???

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jcat05
jcat05

Hi all. Going through perimenopause, many symptoms. Possibly had last period a couple of months ago. 

Suddenly, new symptom: burning mouth, red and inflamed tongue, and today, woke with extremely swollen lips. Hard to talk well. Also, dry mouth has been constant for few weeks now. 

Anyone had this? I've read it can be related to dropping estrogen levels. Has HRT helped anyone with this? Should I see my doc? Ugh. Thanks.

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  • jcat05
    jcat05

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    Thanks, Laura. But yeast/candida is not bacterial...

    But maybe we're just more susceptible to fungus as well. I think so. 

    I definitely have dry mouth with it, so I think the dry mouth is what starts it off....

    • laura26665
      laura26665 jcat05

      Posted

      Ok. Guess I was confused. I do remember reading and article about we are more prone to candida as we hit menopause because the good bacteria in our stomach declines; the good bacteria that fights yeast overgrowth.
  • jcat05
    jcat05

    Posted

    Ahh...yes, you're right! I definitely have had digestive issues as a result (probably) of bad bacteria overcrowding my gut, lately...

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