Crack in corners of mouth

[myusernamewastakenbyme]

Morning all...for the last 2 weeks ive had a painful crack in the left corner of my mouth...this morning ive developed one on the right hand side aswell...can anyone recommend anything i can buy from a pharmacy or do i need to call the docs?...ive been applying lip balm constantly but its not doing anything

It's usually down to iron deficiency you need iron tablets.

It might be angular cheilitis. Anti fungal cream might help. Worth a try

Could it be angular cheilitis?
If so the cracks may be bacterial / fungal

Thank you all...can i buy anti fungal cream over the counter?

@myusernamewastakenbyme

Thank you all...can i buy anti fungal cream over the counter?

Yes. It's daktarin and similar.

Mine are caused by iron deficiency and sometimes flare up with cold weather and the weather changing. I find Vaseline helps.

I’ve had this quite a few times, despite using lip balms, all different types, all the time.
What got rid of mine was actually putting diprobase onto my lips, and the corners of my mouth. It literally cured it.Now I never use anything on my lips and mouth corners to moisturise them, other than diprobase.
It’s great.

Go and speak to a pharmacist who should be able to tell you what is causing it and what treatment. For my son it was a vit deficiency (can't remember which one now).

@Kolo - gosh how many sons do you have?

I had this in both corners. Unusual for me
I readabout the fungus thing and popped a bit of canesten I had on it a few times overnight and it went away. However I have had iron deficiency issues in the past so I might get that checked out.

I get this every few months, and found hand gel works to stop it getting worse.

I had this last year and it was really painful. Blistex (white tube, red lid) sorted it within 24 hours.

When I had this the dentist said I needed anti-fungal cream

If you are more tired than usual, and have been having sore/blurry/dry eyes, it's a vitamin B deficiency

Another vote for Daktarin oral gel- the pharmacist will sort you out.

[quote TwoLeftSocksWithHoles]@Kolo - gosh how many sons do you have? [/quote]
Haha just seen this. 😂

My daughter had this last year when she was very run down after a virus and the pharmacist recommended Carmex, the one in the yellow tube with the red lid. It cleared it up within 24 hours.

Just out of curiosity do all of the recommendations have some form of paraffin in them? I'm allergic to white soft paraffin, so most creams are out, I can't even use savlon .
When I've had this issue I've used coconut based creams.