Mouth Ulcer since 8 months

2025-11-01 08:36:40
It's been almost 8 months my mother is suffering from mouth ulcers back to back. Back story- She was on major diet 1 year back left all grains & rice & lost pretty much weight due to her knee pain, & thankfully knee pain recovered but since then she is complaining about constipation as due to having protein diet, from then she started having all the laxative like isabgol & few more to relieve constipation & from then only she started complaining about mouth ulcers, treatment was on at that time like antibiotics and all , get recovered & comes back again after few days. Due to antibiotics constipation comes again & repeat condition. How to treat this. Big ulcers with pus. Given blood report to check vitamin deficiencies. What can be the possible cause ?
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There could be some essential amino acid deficiency due to the dietary restrictions if the patient is a vegetarian, as all grains need to be taken in some proportion. Also repeated use of antibiotics kills useful gut bacteria, leading to further loss of vitamins produced by them.
Next Steps
If the ulcers are large, with purulent discharge, a consultation with maybe a biopsy is warranted. Supplementation with b-complex vitamins, good company protein powder and pre and probiotics may help. Can be tried for 15 days. Also cod liver oil capsules may help if there was severe reduction in fat intake also.
Health Tips
Get a review of the diet plan from a good dietitian and consult if the ulcers is not healing.

Answered2025-11-05 14:46:00

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