In the clinic, you can often see some people have recurrent mouth ulcers, season after season, deeply disturbed. In fact, this is not only oral problems, but the embodiment of systemic diseases, especially some immune system diseases, not only in the skin will also damage the mucous membrane, the following conditions are the cause of “recurrent mouth ulcers”.
Lack of vitamins and trace elements. Micronutrient deficiencies such as zinc, iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 can cause canker sores. Many daily behaviors may cause vitamin deficiency, such as excessive rice washing, long-term consumption of refined rice and noodles, eating vegetarian food, etc., which can easily cause the lack of B vitamins.
High mental stress. Work exhaustion, mental stress, mood swings, neurological disorders, etc. can also make mouth ulcers repeatedly “visit”.
Gastrointestinal diseases. An important reason why patients with gastrointestinal diseases are prone to mouth sores is that common diseases such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc. affect the body’s absorption of vitamins. Effective treatment of gastrointestinal disorders is the “root cause” of recurrent mouth sores.
Hormonal fluctuations. Some women develop mouth ulcers around the time of their period or menstruation, and they heal themselves or continue to have painful ulcers when they have their period the next month. This is mainly due to the increased level of progesterone and decreased level of estrogen in the body.
Immune system disorder or immune deficiency. Recurrent multiple mouth ulcers with or before and after external genital ulcers; acne and folliculitis on the skin; eye discomfort and vision loss should be considered leukoaraiosis. Lupus erythematosus may be the cause when oral ulcers are accompanied by hair loss, purplish red spots on the face and joint pain before and after the ulcers. Mouth ulcers accompanied by persistent fever and frequent infections should be considered hematologic diseases
Tumor. Older patients with a longer history of oral ulcers should be alerted to the possibility of oral mucosal carcinoma if there are deeper and larger ulcers and unexplained lumps in the mouth.
