i have white stuff on my lips and when i touch it .. it hurts. Does anyone know what it is and if u do how to cure it?
2006-12-10 10:08:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
thrush maybe? You can get ointment from the chemist for you, it is called Nilstat or canasten in Australia, unsure of names overseas. All you have to do is apply it and keep it on as long as you can. Do you have any sore white areas in your mouth or on tounge? If you do, just use some nilstat or canasten and it will be fine :) If you dont think it is thrush, please visit your doctor. For more info please view below.
This may cause a sore mouth and throat, and as well as redness, it is characterised by white discharge on the surface. Babies, especially those being bottle fed, may suffer from this, as well as adults.
Causes
The cause is a fungus which is found widely in nature (Candida albicans), and indeed, is frequently present in the mouth and motions of people in good health. It seems that it is at periods when the defence mechanisms are down that it actually causes a problem. This can be when physically or mentally "run down", in women either pregnant or on the oral contraceptive pill, in diabetes and people either on steroids, or whose immune systems are suppressed.
Antibiotics, which deplete the naturally occurring bacteria, which are useful to the body, as well as the invading bacteria which they are being used to treat, may disturb the natural balance of the body and lead to thrush developing.
Thrush is otherwise known as Candidiasis, Moniliasis, or yeast infection.
2006-12-10 10:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by Emilie25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using tiger balm
2006-12-10 10:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Mariya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dry skin
2006-12-10 10:16:59 · answer #3 · answered by katie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋