Sharon, do you have any white patches inside your mouth, particularly on the tongue or around the tonsil area? My immediate thought would be thrush but obviously the white/yellowish patches are telltale, and such a widespread case might not pop up overnight.

Still, check inside your mouth - if you see patches, it might be thrush. Such patches should scrape off fairly easily, may be red underneath and perhaps bleed a little bit. Your breath may smell bready, or like beer.

Hope you can get to the bottom of this!

No, No white patches, no yeast smell just sandy texture like a rash but inside the mouth and throat...not changes in diet, meds or toothpaste...no product changes and since we didn't eat out all weekend I just can't figure it out. Was in a bit of a panic this morning because I thought that it was the start of an anaphalactic reaction but no...not better or worse just sandy down to the throat.
Thanks Spooky...
Sharon

If there is no sign of thrush (and you have not been taking antibiotics lately), my second thought might be dry mouth syndrome or even IBD related inflammation. Still, it can take a while before thrush becomes more obvious.

If you have been taking antihistamines, dry mouth can be a real problem, and your symptoms may be consistent with that. It can also be associated with viral infections.

Also, I recently had unexplained generalized pitting of my oral mucosa, with no discernible ulcers or current IBD flare. My dentist and GI doc were stumped, but assumed it was autoimmune related. It resolved without any further intervention.

A third thought is that this is related to your thyroid dysfunction.

Jan

Thanks Jan,
What symptoms do the thyroid give? I haven't been on antibiotics in quite a while but take antihystamines daily. Do not usually suffer from drymouth but the IBD option scares me. Just took another antihystamine tonight. Hoping that it will help. For now it is just making me sleepy.
Sharon

Symptoms can vary, but the thyroid gland affects pretty much every gland in the body in regard to maintaining homeostasis (normalcy). So, when your thyroid is wacky, your salivary glands can run that way too. Adding the drying effect of antihistamines can create a pile-on effect. In addition, you had a stressful bunch of days, adding other stress hormones to the mix.

My point is just that this another reason to get to the bottom of your presumed goiter and the reason it is there. It has probably been simmering for far too long.

Jan

Sharon, how are you today? I thought I'd mention, I've also had oral inflammation that was originally misdiagnosed as thrush. I had painful white, raised lace-like ulcerations of the gums and upper palate. These were not the same as the more common aphthous ulcers of the tongue, though I've had those too. This was eventually all attributed to IBD; unfortunately nobody, even my GI at the time, was sure how to treat it. Eating anything salty was extremely painful, and my gums bled when I brushed my teeth. I got bounced around to several different specialists before I finally landed in an ENT's office. He prescribed a mouth rinse consisting of a combination of cortisone, antibiotic, anti-fungal, and anti-histamine. Cleared the problem up in literally 2 days.

Thanks Spooky,
It is still here...as you said it is kind of like tiny little white bumps that occasionally bleed. I have noticed that my stoma is bleeding more too so I think that it is the whole digestive tract that is a bit raw...I will see my doc tomorrow and show it all to him.
Thanks

With all of your symptoms now, I'm worried about your lymphoma. Of course I know nothing about lymphoma. I have a feeling I'm even spelling it wrong. Please post as soon as you know anything tomorrow. Good Luck kiddo

I suspect that the mouth/digestive tract irritation (bumps) are not related to anything else...they seem to get better/worse according to what I am eating although they never totally disappear...my stoma bleeds every time that I intubate and has a lot of granulation all around it (time to burn those suckers off) and there is some bleeding from the inside but I have no gastro here and my GP is in no way capable of helping on this one...I will aim for a refferal with a Gastro and an endocrinologist if this stuff keeps up...for now, I have to leave town for work again and have piles of work to catch up on from the last trip (who would of thunk that once I got back to work I wouldn't have time to breath???? No complaints, at least I am working!)
I am sleeping ok, not totally depleated in energy and functionning so for now it is all going to have to wait another week...
Sharon

Maybe you picked up a food allergy? I picked up one recently. I jist get super
Congested lately if I eat something in pizza when i indulge. Not sure what it is, dairy doesn't do it. Rare I eat it but something that just started.

Been tested for celiac disease?

Wow, what about the doctor today with all of this? I remember a post about this yesterday on another thread? Or was that a different doctor?

Didn't get in to see him...been crazy busy...No, I have never been tested for Celiac but I do have tons of food alergies...just none that ever did this to me...next week will see a doctor..don't know which...whoever has time to take me in...for now, off to another town to do some work and can't slow down or I will never get started again...I'll keep away from all bread and cheese (darn, this is France!)
Sharon

I'm sorry to read that your having more problems Sharon. You r a good person and I hope this goes away quickly.

Thanks Ally Kat,
It seems to have gone away for now...it took about 10 days...never did figure out what it was or where it came from, I am just happy that it is gone.
By the way..my sense of taste is pretty much gone too. Is it related?
Sharon