Sore split mouth: B12 deficiency Symptom return 2 days after injection

[Cherylclaire]

Further to previous reply to post regarding return of symptoms. Taken a couple of days after NHS injection at GPs. This is quite usual for me, so GP has recognised this as a symptom of B12 deficiency for me.... which is good because I can show her this photo now. For those looking for recognition of a similar symptom, this may help you.

[deniseinmilden]

I may (unintentionally) be playing devil's advocate here but...

I just wonder if the extra B12 from your jab is working to repair deficiency damage sustained while you were waiting for your jab and as everything is going full tilt it is using up other resources more quickly than you can replace them so you are getting other deficiency symptoms a couple of days after your injection.

As well as B12, other deficiencies such as iron, zinc, and B vitamins like niacin (B3), riboflavin (B2) can cause splitting around your mouth.

If it was the B12 deficiency that was causing it I would expect it to be worse leading up to your jab and be better in the days afterwards, providing you had enough supporting supplements for everything to work well.

Just a thought... Please don't shoot me!

[Cherylclaire Forum Support in reply to deniseinmilden]

No, it's worth considering everything.

I had a sore split mouth for years - difficult to remember because it wasn't until it disappeared, when I was getting frequent injections, that I realised it was a symptom. It now comes and goes randomly, and stays about 4-6 days at a time.

There seems to be no discernible pattern to any of my symptoms, although I still record them. As I'm self-injecting every other day, I might reasonably expect no symptoms at all by now. It's a very slow progress I'm making.

I do take a multivitamin and mineral tablet daily which contains iron, zinc, and Bs too.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Cherylclaire]

Thank you for your reply - really interesting. I too get things that just come and go for no discernable reason. The interactions of vitamins, minerals, hormones and... goodness only knows what including the weather (why not!? 😁) is all so complicated that I have mostly given up trying to explain them and just put it down to "autoimmune" problems that all seem to have their remission and relapse phases. It's through sharing ideas like this that it makes it easier to cope with the random ups and downs!

At least if you're suffering you know it's got a good chance of getting better and if it's good then make the most of it!! 😃👍x

[Cherylclaire Forum Support in reply to deniseinmilden]

Well, there are a whole lot worse symptoms to have than a sore mouth, Denise.

I'm quite happy that the GP has noticed and puts it down to B12 deficiency: it helps to have a visible declared symptom - or it might do at some point !

Generally speaking, not too bad at all at the moment. Hope you can say the same.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Cherylclaire]

I know where you're coming from - if the Dr goes with it that's really positive, isn't it! 😎

I'm definitely much better at the moment (more than 3 weeks now, except for antibiotic reactions!) than I have been since February.

Good luck with staying that way too! x