Is chapped lips caused by vitamin deficiency? How to treat it?

We all know that sore lips are caused by getting too hot or lack of vitamin B. Sore corners of the mouth is not a serious disease, but it does affect our mood. For example, we cannot eat this or that, and it hurts if we open our mouth a little. So, if we want to have a good time, we must first have a healthy body. If we have a healthy body and don’t have sore corners of the mouth, we must eat more fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins.

treat:

1. Malnutrition-related angular cheilitis

Vitamin B2 is usually given, and B complex vitamins are taken orally. Because when B2 is deficient, niacin and vitamin B6 are often deficient as well. Strengthen local care and apply gentian violet to the corners of the mouth to keep it clean and hygienic. If the interocclusal distance is too short, orthopedic restoration is required.

2. Bacterial angular cheilitis

Treatment should be done after the local area is cleaned, and antibiotics (such as erythromycin ointment) should be applied. Broad-spectrum antibiotics can also be taken orally, such as penicillin V potassium tablets, sulfonamides, spiramycin, etc.

3. Fungal angular cheilitis

For treatment, the area should be cleaned and dried with nystatin solution, and then nystatin, clotrimazole, miconazole, etc. should be applied topically.

prevention:

1. To prevent your baby from having sore mouth, it is important to educate your child not to be partial or picky about food. First of all, we must overcome children's picky eating habits and make them eat more foods, vegetables and fruits rich in riboflavin, such as coarse grains, soybeans, red beans, mung beans, soy products, animal liver, milk, fish, jujube, red and white radishes, cabbage, tomatoes, spinach, cauliflower, pumpkin, apples, bananas, pears, etc. In addition, you should also pay attention to supplementing foods rich in vitamins (especially B vitamins) and minerals, such as animal liver, lean meat, eggs, milk, soy products, carrots, fresh green leafy vegetables, etc. At the same time, drink plenty of water to help the toxins in the body be quickly excreted and keep the body in good condition; pay attention to oral hygiene: let the child rinse his mouth after meals, and do not let the child eat or drink milk before going to bed, so as to prevent food residues from remaining in the mouth and breeding bacteria.

2. Protect your facial skin, keep your lips clean and hygienic, and be sure to clean your lips after eating. When your lips are dry, you may want to apply a little glycerin, ointment or cooking oil to prevent cracking. Be careful not to lick them with your tongue. If you lick them with your tongue, the sodium chloride, amylase, lysozyme, etc. in the saliva will remain in the corners of your mouth, forming a hypertonic environment, causing the area to become drier and erosion will occur.

3. Supplement zinc to treat angular cheilitis. Zinc supplementation increases the zinc content in the body, so that there is enough zinc in the body to participate in the body's metabolism and fully treat angular cheilitis. For children, daily zinc supplementation mainly involves taking zinc preparations. You can also eat some foods high in zinc, such as oysters, eggs, lean meat and animal liver.