Cracked lips not healing

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Avatar m tn What can I use on my bottom lip? Currently cracked open, not healing, and can't keep anything on it for long. Eating or drinking it causes it to open again. Use aquaphor at night, but nothing stays on during the day.
Avatar f tn Dehydration is the commonest cause of dry cracked lips but you appear to be taking enough fluids. The other possibility is iron and Vit B deficiency. Along with multivitamin B (not a multivitamin which also has other vitamins) take an iron preparation and see. They can also be caused by allergies and infections. You could either be suffering from contact dermatitis or from allergy to some food. You should get an allergy test done, either a skin test or RAST, to know what you are allergic to.
Avatar f tn My nipples are SEVERLY cracked . Bleeding scabbing ECT. Any of you mommies on here know of anything I can do to help the healing process ? I've been speaking with a Lactationist and she has me only pumping right now . She said my nipples should have healed after 48 hrs and they still havnt . I've been using lanolin & also she prescribed be Bactroban it's an antibiotic ointment . But omg they hurt soooo bad and I feel like there not getting any better .
Avatar f tn I shared her straw but afterwards noticed like chapped skin on the inside of my lips. Sort of like a sore or healing cracked lip not sure. When I sipped from the straw, the straw was wet because she had just sipped from it, so I'm assuming it could have been her saliva. Could I be at risk of HIV?
Avatar f tn s in the blue tube) almost constantly and drinking about 8 glasses of water a day. My lips were the opposite though. They split and cracked on the outside but itched and swelled on the inside. It may seem like a pain but the chapstick really help- and I do mean specifically that one. Mine got so bad that neosporin, abreva, blistex, carmax, even bagbalm did nothing for it. I tried everything and that's all that works if I let it get bad.
Avatar f tn Hi, I'm 15weeks and my lips are always cracked and dry when I wake up I've tried Shea Butter its not working. Does anyone have a solution to this issue?
1652596 tn?1342011626 Every time I get cracked lips, and it is often, I think I am getting dehydrated. There are a lot of days in the winter that I just don't feel like drinking water and I think it takes a toll on skin and lips. I use Bert's Bees too and it helps some but I mainly have to refocus on the water.
Avatar n tn Or a bad case of Chapped lips , a condition whereby the lips become dry and possibly cracked. It may be caused by the evaporation of moisture. Lip balm can often provide temporary relief, though it should not be used extensively. One should avoid licking their lips as saliva contains the enzyme amylase, which can damage the already compromised lip tissue. Honey can be used on the lips as a natural remedy.
Avatar m tn Hi the skin around my lips started off red alittle itchy and then progressed to a yellow orange almost like a scab. if i remove a piece the skin is wet and this wetness dries to the yellow-orange scab. which then starts to peel. I'm assuming it is healing. is this just really chapped skin or something else. when i eat it stretches the skin and bleeds slightly where the skin tears. I'm just looking for the best thing to apply to the area.
Avatar m tn This layer though looks bad should be left as such so that the skin underneath it can get time to grow and cover the lips. If you peel this dry skin, the healing process starts all over again with dry skin on your lip. Dehydration is the commonest cause of dry cracked lips. Drink plenty of water and see. The other possibility is iron and Vit B deficiency. Along with multivitamin B (not a multivitamin which also has other vitamins) take an iron preparation and see.
Avatar n tn This layer though looks bad should be left as such so that the skin underneath it can get time to grow and cover the lips. If you peel this dry skin, the healing process starts all over again with dry skin on your lip. Dehydration is the commonest cause of dry cracked lips. Drink plenty of water and see. Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar m tn Or a bad case of Chapped lips , a condition whereby the lips become dry and possibly cracked. It may be caused by the evaporation of moisture. Lip balm can often provide temporary relief, though it should not be used extensively. One should avoid licking their lips as saliva contains the enzyme amylase, which can damage the already compromised lip tissue. Honey can be used on the lips as a natural remedy.
Avatar m tn try using savlon and spread it thick across your lips coz you need a skin healing cream wiv moisturiser and not just a moisturising cream hope this info was a little usefull
Avatar n tn supposed just before we kissed(it was in the dark)she just bite her own lips for blood to come from her lips as she saw that my lips were badly cracked!so she might just bite her lips..and it was in the dark...she bites on her own lips and me as a fool i kissed her!may be she wanted me to get hiv something and she knew i had broken lips(i always have broken lips)so she just bite her own lips to remove some blood and she kissed me!im really stressed over this thing!
Avatar m tn these are questions you need to ask the dentist who did the extraction. A film should be taken. In an ideal situation, a loose bony fragment should be removed (not difficult--it's already loose) so proper healing can take place and the tissue heals properly. you do not want problems under the bridge.
Avatar m tn He currently does not have any visible sore on his mouth, but he has very dry /cracked lips (may bleed). If he kisses me (with his dry /cracked lips), how likely will he pass the virus to me? Also, if he licked and kissed other parts of my body like neck and nipples, will it have chance of catching HSV1?
Avatar n tn Hi, This could be a part of Cheilitis, which is a medical condition involving inflammation of the lip. Or a bad case of Chapped lips , a condition whereby the lips become dry and possibly cracked. It may be caused by the evaporation of moisture. Lip balm can often provide temporary relief, though it should not be used extensively. One should avoid licking their lips as saliva contains the enzyme amylase, which can damage the already compromised lip tissue.
Avatar f tn But he has ate me out... and one time he had what looked like cracked lips... on both corners of his lips. and he ate me out... after i realized they were there it was to late... i freaked out but it was on both sides... and looked like cracked dry lips... anyways that was about 3 weeks ago.. well about a week ago i thought i had an UTI. Hard to pee. Felt like i had to pee all the time. hurt before i pee'd.
Avatar f tn Lips dry due to needing more hydration. Olive oil works for adults. Would that be safe for a baby? Never looked it up...
Avatar f tn Check out the website below that gives you more advice with regard to painful cracked lips, how to deal with them and the types of illnesses that can cause cracked lips. http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Painful-Cracked-Lips Make an appointment to see your doctor again so that he can take a swab of the corners of your lips and from inside your mouth to find out if there is a fungal issue and also ask your doctor to run some blood tests with regard to ruling out any medical conditions.
Avatar f tn The burning is not there right now, and my lips are fine now, can they do anything test that will tell me if I have the virus or not?
Avatar m tn Also, there is cracked mouth which are cracks in the skin in the corner of the mouth. This is not herpes either.
Avatar m tn i know tha saliva does not spread hiv but if there was blood that i did not noticed?? i dont remember if my lips were cracked and i am very worried, as 1 month later my throat was in pain for 3 days ( i had no fever or something else) and now i feel like there is knot on my throat for days......... i am so worried!! is there any chance??
Avatar n tn Or a bad case of Chapped lips , a condition whereby the lips become dry and possibly cracked. It may be caused by the evaporation of moisture. Lip balm can often provide temporary relief, though it should not be used extensively. One should avoid licking their lips as saliva contains the enzyme amylase, which can damage the already compromised lip tissue. Honey can be used on the lips as a natural remedy.
Avatar m tn His lips are almost always cracked up and he later realized that he had especially bad lips that day. He could see the "red flesh" from constantly biting his lips. He is interested in knowing that if (hypothetically speaking) the CSW was infected with HIV, could a wound on his lips, through the exposure he describes, allow for HIV to be transmitted? Does he need any testing at all? Your help is much appreciated.