Angular cheilitis driving me crazy

chilove

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sregan said:
Looks exactly like what I had. Was mostly on my left side.

You can up Methylfolate alone and let the AC be your guide to when you need more MF if it resolves with an increase in MF.

And/or try any of the other things that have helped others on the internet (had a link in my earlier reply)...Listed Below:

How to remedy:

1. "Angular Chelitis is inflammation usually caused by a combination of staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. Miconazole is effective against both these microorganisms which is probably why it is a better option than other anti-fungal products alone."

2. "Just doing a follow up, I cured by angular chelitis by using clotrimazole cream. I did exactly what this girl said with rubbing alcohol (drying up the scab so it can cure) followed by the cream. For the first couple of days I put it on about 7 times a day b/c I just wanted this damn this to go away. I saw results after 2 days, right now it's day 3 and all I pretty much have is a scar which will probably fade soon. If you're using the cream IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLEAN WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL FIRST."

3. "Wash area 2 times a day with antibacterial soap and dry well. Apply petroleum jelly. Coat area with a good amount. Apply the jelly as often as needed. The jelly will cut off oxygen and help reduce the pain."

4. "Cortisone 10 ointment literally gets rid of this in a day."

5. "The anti fungal cream works for me too but some angular chelitis is caused by a bacterial infection rather than fungal. In that case neosporin will work for that. you just have to try both and see which is the cause of yours."

6. "Hey try an antiseptic oil like tea tree or orange and as a mosturizer use a mixture of coconut oil 1 tbl spoon to 1 tsp glycerin"

7. "Zinc oxide works as well!! I have used it and it shares the same components that the other would for why it works but a plus would be that zinc also helps with inflammation"

8. "LISTERINE AND RAW HONEY WILL WORK"

9. "So another thing I've heard to try is salt water and sun"

10. "Since it's antifungal, Myrrh essential oil does the trick."

11. "You can also use Olive oil as it has anti-fungal properties plus seals the area from saliva when it is applied. Only down side is it has to be reapplied often as it dries up. "
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Thanks so much sregan... your story is encouraging.. I was a bit leery of taking higher doses of folate but I'm encouraged to try now
 
chilove

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I will thanks! It's already better today after increasing to 4000mcg yesterday and doing lots of green juices. What dosages of folate and B12 are you up to?
 
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chilove said:
I will thanks! It's already better today after increasing to 4000mcg yesterday and doing lots of green juices. What dosages of folate and B12 are you up to?
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I'm doing 9mg of Mfolate and about 7mg of MB12. I have been taking about 2.5mg of ACBL in the AM along with about 150mg of LCF. I'm stuck here for the moment because my adrenals are starting to get exhausted (not sure why possibly because the SMP is boosting my thyroid?). For me when I start getting unexplained lower back pain I suspect the adrenals first. Anyway holding tight until my 450mg Jarrow Pantethine comes tomorrow. I was taking it before I ran out and doing really good. You can read more about it on this post click here
 
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Wow.. very encouraging! Thanks so much for all your input. I'm so relieved that the AC is going away! It will be interesting to see what other changes happen with higher doses
 
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My AC has healed now. Tried anti fungal cream without success. Eventually nailed it with diluted tea tree oil and medical honey (used to help heal wounds).
 
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PeterPositive said:
@minkeygirl I use to suffer from continuous itchy rashes on the wrists, ankles, feet, back etc... Some food would trigger it, such as spinach, tomatoes, potatoes etc... It was pretty nasty. It also caused anxiety, heart pounding, not fun :(

B12 did aggravate this at the beginning, so I used small-ish doses of 200-400mcg and after a few months I started seeing improvements and I was able to increase the dosage.

These days I hardly have any histamine symptoms. When they reappear they aren't nearly as dramatic as they used to be. The dry and cold weather usually makes them worse, that's possibly the only thing that can trigger some of those symptoms these days.

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@PeterPositive, did you have any of the classic histamine symptoms, more 'allergic', like stuffed or runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, etc.?
 
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I have a problem with this for over 25 years and more aggravating the last 10-15 years and after trying everything I recently tried lotrimin/clotrimazole and unbelievably it works like a charm
strange thing is I have tried ketoconazole in the past few times and it was slightly helpful but did not get rid of it...i wonder why not
 
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Thanks for sharing xrayspex! I also found that putting petroleum jelly on the sides of my mouth a few times per day has been keeping it away.
 
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