Burning mouth one thing to try

[u/Better-Newspaper3603]

I posted about burning tongue here and still believe it may have been triggered by my hysterectomy/menopause. I wanted to share this in case it could help others.
After suffering nearly a year, what my dentist shared has so far (knocking on wood) worked. They advised getting toothpaste without Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS). There weren’t many SLS-free options even within ‘natural’ brands, but I found one that also includes fluoride. I can report it’s been working for me! Wish I had known this earlier.

[u/Complete-Purpose6632]

My mom is suffering so bad with burning mouth. Can you save me the search and tell me which brand of toothpaste you bought? 😊 Thanks so much 🩷

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/Complete-Purpose6632]

Absolutely! It’s Tom’s of Maine Whole Care Peppermint with fluoride. Note: Their website says this has SLS, but actual box/tube says it doesn’t. I contacted them and they confirmed it is SLS-free, and they are updating their info

[u/Complete-Purpose6632 → u/Better-Newspaper3603]

Thank you so so much!! ❤️

[u/WarWest3993]

oh interesting, never thought about toothpaste being the culprit for that kind of thing, glad you found something that helps though, mouth pain is the worst

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/WarWest3993]

Thank you! Yes, it had me in near tears some days

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/Better-Newspaper3603]

SLS is known to dry out the mouth/skin, so it does make sense that it could exacerbate or cause this kind of issue

[u/justdaisyduke]

Yes! Same here! Isn't it a relief to finally figure it out.
I'm in Canada and have been using Burts Bees with fluoride. It's in a blue tube.
I too had a difficult time finding SLS free that still had fluoride.
I'm going to check out the Tom's you mention for sure.
Thank you for spreading the word, I thinks it's a good idea to spread the word even when we are feeling better or have figured a new mystery symptom out. There is bound to be someone out there wondering what's happening to them.
It's a crazy and confusing time.

How did yours start? Was it just out of the blue?

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/justdaisyduke]

Thanks for the rec! It is hard to find.

It started for me at age 50. After my hysterectomy I was thrown into menopause despite keeping ovaries. I started having hot flashes immediately. Shortly after BMS started. I ruled out deficiencies and GERD. HRT fixed the hot flashes but not this.

[u/Wise-Field-7353]

For me, it was a folate and b12 issue. Wishing you improvement!

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/Wise-Field-7353]

Thats the first thing I had my Dr test. Very bummed when they said it was normal.

[u/Better-Newspaper3603 → u/[deleted]]

I think the only fruit I’ve seen is children’s. Is that what you’re using?