Such an unpleasant phenomenon, as jamming in the corners of the mouth, is constantly accompanied by quite severe discomfort. Not only that, these cracks pretty much spoil our appearance, but they also interfere with normal conversation and eating. Burning and itching are constantly felt in the corners of the mouth, and trying to eat something spicy can cause considerable suffering.
Seizures in the corners of the mouth is a disease that can develop at any age, and it affects children, adults and the elderly. Moreover, most often, seizures (or cheilitis as they are called in medicine) occur in the spring, however, this troubles are not excluded in any other season.
The causes of cracks in the corners of the lips can be different. And one of the most serious is a disease of the digestive tract. Therefore, if you are tormented by seizures in the corners of your mouth, you should be examined for any pathology in the body.
In addition, it is believed that seizures in the corners of the mouth are nothing more than a bacterial or fungal infection. And, as a rule, they arise against the background of a decrease in immunity, which can develop due to a lack of vitamins, especially B vitamins.
There are other reasons that can lead to the formation of painful cracks, this is an allergic reaction to toothpaste, improperly selected dentures, and even an incorrect bite.
So, if everything is in order with your health, and seizures in the corners of your mouth periodically appear, you should pay attention to your diet. Be sure to include in the menu products that contain vitamin B2. This is cottage cheese, liver, cheese, eggs, broccoli, spinach, oats. You can drink a course of pharmacy brewer's yeast.
Seizures in the corners of the lips can also form against the background of a deficiency of trace elements such as iron and zinc. To increase the content of these substances in the body, you need to eat nuts, peaches, asparagus, buckwheat, oatmeal. Be sure to include seafood, pumpkin seeds in the menu, they contain a lot of zinc.
Unfortunately, just by adjusting the menu it is not always possible to solve the problem, so you should buy a good vitamin complex in the pharmacy. In any case, taking vitamins will not only help eliminate jams, but also just strengthen the body.
But these measures are more likely preventive, but how to treat seizures in the corners of the mouth, if they have already appeared? You can use traditional medicine recipes for this. It is recommended to lubricate the cracks with an oil solution of vitamins A and E, or sea buckthorn oil. For the same purposes, you can use goose fat, rosehip oil, avocado oil . It is very effective to use tea tree oil to treat cracks in the corners of the lips .
You can make lotions from decoctions of medicinal plants, for these purposes apply infusions of a string, sage, calendula.
It is worth a try and such a “delicious” recipe: mix butter and honey in equal parts and lubricate with this composition of the lips.
If Kalanchoe grows on your windowsill, then a very effective medicine can be prepared from its leaves to get rid of jam. To do this, you just need to squeeze the juice from the leaves and wipe them with sore spots.
Fans of exotic treatments can be recommended to lubricate the cracks with earwax. You can remove it from the ear with the help of a cotton swab (just do not overdo it, otherwise you can damage the eardrum). With recovered sulfur, immediately lubricate the affected area. Connoisseurs of alternative methods of treatment claim that this method allows you to get rid of not only jam, but also to cure the "cold" on the lips.
Well, for those who prefer to use drugs that are officially recognized as medicine, you can recommend using tetracycline ointment, levomekol, d-panthenol. These drugs need to be applied to sore spots several times a day.