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Angular cheilitis

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polar2019 · 07/09/2021 19:24

I'm wondering if anyone has any remedies for
Angular chelitis (dry, cracking skin in the corners of the mouth) - I have this currently, it's very sore and painful and I need it to clear up ASAP as I am maid of honour at a wedding this Saturday!!!

So far I've applied Daktarin cream, sudocrem and coconut oil, nothing seems to improve it.

Any ideas?

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SpringlikeBunk · 07/09/2021 19:25

Oh there’s a medicine for this over the counter

Hang on

SpringlikeBunk · 07/09/2021 19:27

Argh it was Daktarin I used which I see you’ve tried , sorry and only other thing which worked for me is blisteze ointment which may have been discontinued

Tarrarra · 07/09/2021 19:30

I get this from time to time and use a combination of hydracortisone 1% and Canesten. Not sure how I came across this combo but it seems to work!

Cheekyandfreaky · 07/09/2021 19:30

I find giving up sugar and bread for a few days helps. Also avoid salty food and drink lots of water. It’s awful, hope it heals in time!

CandleWick4 · 07/09/2021 19:32

I get this, I use the Daktatin, make sure I keep the area dry (I tend to drink through a straw as well), normally clears up in 4/5 days.

CatherineCawood · 07/09/2021 19:33

canesten and knocking sugar on the head usually works for me.

Shhhhhhhshh · 07/09/2021 19:33

I get this regularly. It goes hand in hand with being iron deficient for me.

Zovirax cold sore patches clear it up within 24-48 hours. Come back again though unless I get on the ferrous sulphate.

HotPenguin · 07/09/2021 19:34

This might sound weird but I put plasters on my face at night to sort of pull the skin so it wasn't constantly damp. I also applied a cream that was prescribed, might have been daktarin - but be aware there are different types of daktarin.

whatsmybabysname · 07/09/2021 19:34

Iron and vitamin b, not sure if it will work quickly enough but if you take high doses initially with the topical stuff should help.

EducatingArti · 07/09/2021 21:30

Mine always improved with high dose bit B

Delatron · 07/09/2021 22:08

I had this over summer. Normally Berroca sorts it out. It didn’t this time and was only when I started taking high strength vitamin C that it cleared up. That may be a link to iron though too as I know iron is absorbed better with vitamin c.

RoseAndGeranium · 07/09/2021 22:24

I’ve had most luck with vitamin B. Hope you find something that sorts it and that you’re healed up for the wedding, OP.

mibbelucieachwell · 07/09/2021 22:26

Daktacort. Says not to use on your face but is okay for a few days. Mine starts when I eat yeast. The worst offender is yeast extract which is in loads of things. I never ever eat it now.

PeachesPumpkin · 07/09/2021 22:27

Iron tablets and get checked for Coeliac disease.

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polar2019 · 11/09/2021 10:21

Thank you everyone for your replies! It's much better today for the wedding but not totally gone. I'll share what I did for anyone who's desperate for it to go in future....its a bit unconventional...but I read on another forum to use hand sanitiser the type that kills 99% of bacteria and viruses! It stings but it really helped speed up the healing. That and hydrocortisone cream.
Thanks again for everyone's help

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