Mouth sores and B-vitamins

[gbat]

Hi all,

Been making great progress on my workout/diet program. Now I've run into a problem with mouth sores that have in the past been associated with taking vitamins. I believe this is a Vitamin B deficiency symptom. I know that if you take too much of one B vitamin it gives you a deficiency in another. Here's what I take:

Whey protien
Glutamine
Cheap multi-vitamin

at night:
Zinc
Magnesium
B6
I have discontinued the B6 and multi-vitamin but still have a bit of a problem, or maybe the mouth is just healing slowly.

How can I get a balanced B-complex intake that won't screw up my body? Brewers yeast? Do you think the B6 could have caused this problem?

Thanks.

[MiloMan]

I'm not mush of an authority on supplements of any sort, but this might be relevant info, straight from the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy:

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3a.htm

It probably won't answer your question directly, so read or disregard as you see fit.

[TrishB]

Add some extra Vit C....works great to heal up sores, especially gums and mouth. Take 500mg twice a day and it should help alot. And get back to taking a good multivit. You need that with the stress you put on your body with workouts.

[Hibiscus09]

I agree with Trish. I take 1000mg of vitamin C a day & it really helps with the mouth sores & definitely seems to ward off colds. I used to get those mouth ulcers a lot -- never seem to any more.

[Musicguy]

You might also try supplementing with the free-form amino acid L-Lysine. It works very well to suppress the cold sore virus.

[MsFit]

In addition, instead of taking just one form of B, try taking a B Complex form so you are getting some of each. They tend to work better in balance.
MsFit

[cyndi63]

I have used a product called Cuprident it is a natural toothpaste and rearranges the bacteria in your mouth without destroying it. You can buy it and learn about it at http://www.cuprident.com it also helps with gingivitis and an overall healthy mouth. they actually use it to help with mouth sores from radiation for cancer patients going through radiation.

[imperfectly_lou]

You might also try supplementing with the free-form amino acid L-Lysine. It works very well to suppress the cold sore virus.

Cold sores aren't the same as mouth ulcers. Cold sores are part of the herpes virus family. I believe the original poster was refererring to mouth ulcers.