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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 6:25:51 GMT
well since yesterday after work my lips are feeling strange. not sure how to describe it - a bit like i had been eating something sour or spicy, except without the taste or stinging.
it doesn't really bother me, i am just a bit confused what could have caused it, so i thought maybe you have some suggestions. all the things i ate yesterday were normal things i eat regularly, so an allergic reaction seems unlikely to me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 6:26:49 GMT
Oh, from the title of the post, I thought I was going to read something about Angelina Jolie.
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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 6:28:05 GMT
yeah well, if i can't post interesting topics i try to at least make the titles interesting...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 7:38:30 GMT
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 29, 2009 8:40:33 GMT
Did you have Chinese food?
Sichuan pepper makes your whole mouth numb. It's not even related to 'piper whatever' and I found out the hard way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 11:44:19 GMT
I had a bizarre' strange lip 'episode happen to me one time. I woke up with a Carly Simon lower lip(this was before Angelina was even born so I refuse to credit her). Anyway,I have no idea what caused it except perhaps stress. I had a date with someone I had a crush on for a very long time so I went into panic mode,ice,benadryl,the whole nine yards.Eventually went away along with the crush on the guy. Never did figure out what caused it.  |
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 29, 2009 20:30:33 GMT
maybe a virus?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 20:33:41 GMT
from pigs?
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 29, 2009 20:34:24 GMT
nope... just normal garden-type virus.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2009 20:54:10 GMT
Don't you love it when the whole forum just sort of comes together?! We have actress, musician, clinical, and food references. To add to the Sichuan reference above:  |
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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 22:01:03 GMT
well while i like most things pickled, i hope no one mistakes my lips for pig lips and tries to pickle them.
they feel a bit better now, though today i started also getting a slightly torn corner of the mouth. though i have that more often...
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2009 22:44:59 GMT
Rikita ~~ any chance you have a vitamin B deficiency? Stress could cause that, & I believe you're juggling school and a job, aren't you?
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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 23:01:39 GMT
well i am not exactly stressed, but have lack of sleep because of work... so it is possible i guess... what things does one get vitamin b from?
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Post by BigIain on Apr 30, 2009 10:11:03 GMT
I guess that an offer to "kiss them better" is pretty much redundant now?
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Post by happytraveller on Apr 30, 2009 10:45:23 GMT
Rikita, have you been drinking enough ? It happened to me a couple of years ago and my doc asked me if I had enough to drink... I didn't ! Went away after I've drank lots of water. I never drink enough water.
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Post by rikita on Apr 30, 2009 14:18:41 GMT
hm i try to drink enough, but there are times when i forget, like at work... oh well, it is already a lot better anyway...
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 30, 2009 15:26:50 GMT
... what things does one get vitamin b from? Google "sources of vitamin b" for many more articles. Do you take a multi-vitamin? That's a good way to make sure you're covered. And what Happy said -- drink water!!! Even though the symptoms are going away, take them as a wake-up call to take better care of yourself. |
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Post by rikita on Apr 30, 2009 16:38:27 GMT
well not taking multi-vitamins, don't really take vitamins at all, but rather try to get them through food...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2009 17:35:18 GMT
Af first I thought that Bixa had written that Google was a source of vitamin B. If that were the case, I would be dead from a vitamin B overdose.
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Post by rikita on Apr 30, 2009 21:58:40 GMT
hehe well then i should google a bit every day... well, i tried to drink more today, and my lips feel almost normal. i did by mistake drink a bit of water from a bottle with a bit of mold in it (the bottle was standing on the floor next to my bed, and i thought it is the juice bottle i just finished last night, so i filled some water into it to drink it). i noticed quite quickly and spit the water back out, but had a strange feeling on my tongue... oh well... distracts from the lips anyway.
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