Mouth health & lyme disease

I'm 55 yrs old, chronic lyme dx'd couple yrs ago (have had many years).  Tick bites over last couple years is when I experienced lyme symptoms (also have mold illness of many years).  Over this last couple of years my mouth health has deteriorated.  I have an abscessed tooth, shrinking gums and now some weird, non-painful raised bumps inside my lips/cheeks as well as whitish patches (not super obvious but I can tell a difference) between my back gums & cheeks.  The bumps inside my lips don't appear to be canker sores, flesh colored.  I'm really getting concerned about it.  As you all know, it's been one thing after another in my battle with lyme.  Anybody else suffer from mouth health issues with lyme?  Thank you for listening :)

Traveller!!!  I just read you were retiring from forum moderator and here I get a reply from YOU!!!  You have helped me so much over your time as moderator and here you are again!  Thank you.  I have ventured into rifing lyme & will add herbals as I see how my body responds.  My many research hours have been trying to figure out what to do & been off healingwell for a little while. 

I DO have severe candida, have a long time.....these bumps & whitish areas seem different somehow...not thrush-like at all, all I can say is...strange.  Of course, mind goes to the WORST (the big C).  I do have major digestive issues from mold/lyme as well (LPR/silent reflux) that has been under "control" for awhile (no PPI's) but my gut is not healthy and the mouth is part of the digestive system.  This "sudden" decline in mouth health does put fear in me as I've never had issues before. 

I often think of getting ahold of you about "goats 101" as I am getting closer to having my much longed for wish, to  get some chickens & a couple goats to milk!!!  Bought property, not moved  til hubby gets job transfer....but it's getting closer!  I remember your lil new babies.

I wish you well in your new "venture".....I KNOW you will find a cure.  Please keep in touch with all of us who have been touched by your generosity & love.  Thank you for being you.

Gosh....puter got goofy & wouldn't let me reply! Feeling better but not nearly 100%. Chickens first, when better than will get a couple milk goats....chickens will make me very happy for now :) I'm sorry you have had to let your goat babies go.....you have more important things to focus on (does it ever end?.....I relate, seems there's always something coming up)....at least you can visit them.

I do use kefir (make it).....used to get raw gm.....since moving into camper in another town, don't have a source, hence wanting to get my own! I had a revalation.....I think it's my silent reflux. Thought it was under better control that it is, I think. Being silent, only symptoms really are during the night feeling acid into my mouth. I think I should rethink my treatment (don't want the PPI's). I had been taking MMS that wreaked havoc on my reflux....had to stop twice now. But I do think it's been giving me more trouble than I was aware of.

Please don't go too far. If I can do anything for you, don't hesitate :) Maybe it's time you let others help take care of YOU! You've done so much for everyone here. I for one am so very grateful & appreciative for havign met you. Wishing you wellness on this next journey.

MMS is activated with citric acid. Citric acid is usually heavily sulfited due to it being a corn derivative (probably from GMO corn). Reflux is a common symptom of sulfite sensitivity.

Molybdenum and Vitamin B12 (methylcobolamin or hydroxycobolamin are best forms) help enormously with sulfite sensitivity symptoms for me...

Razzle.....thanks for the info. I'm using HCL rather than Citric Acid...said easier on stomach but I'm thinking it's too much for me. Use Molybdenum for mold exposures, maybe try using daily, might help. Never thought I was sulfite sensitive but worth a shot!

Traveler...Didn't see difference drinking raw GM kefir but my brother said he healed a stomach ulcer hears ago with it! Have heard of it actually being low acid levels....tried Betaine w/HCL for awhile but didn't notice a difference...maybe didn't use it long enough? Had testing for h.pylori but someone on the rife forum who had, rifed & got rid of it said testing is a high false negative (hadn't heard that) so going to try rifing....maybe I have it??? While still living in the house that made me very sick (mold/bacteria/toxic soup....whatever was causing me to feel yuck there), reflux was horrible....went on top dose of PPI's & acid reducers, couldn't eat, horrible symptoms day & night....awful. Moved out & into camper & got MUCH better, although still an issue. Use DGL occasionally, sodium potassium bicarb & a Zantac before bed...did the trick. Although I think it's been enough of an issue to possibly cause the decline in my mouth tissue health....unless it's age as I've just turned 55....don't know! Yes, I'm a huge skeptic as well...desperation causes us to trust the people like yourself on the forums that are having great success. And I do trust their experience & believe they are just trying to share what's worked for them. Between rifing & MMS, something gave me "NORMAL" energy levels like I haven't had in years!!!! I could've easily taken care of those goats!!! I'm reacting again now but hope to get that back again very soon!

Wish you both/all of us success on whatever path we are sent. Look forward to connecting with you again in the future. Thank you for your input & experiences.....they are all valuable :)