On and off throughout my 3O years on this planet I’ve battled with chelitis. The basic symptom is painful chapped cracking in the corner(s) of my mouth. It’s not usually too obvious, but it is very painful!
There is a range of common causes for this plague:
Vitamin B deficiency – let’s order up some leafy greens STAT!
Iron deficiency – Outback Steakhouse here I come! Aussie cheese fries are loaded with iron too, right?!
Bacterial infection – yuck
Fungal infection – double yuck (I only like fungus when it’s sautéed in olive oil and garlic and buried in pasta thankyouverymuch)
So I do what every reasonable crunchy gal would do. I google home remedies.
The results:
Someone says apple cider vinegar (what is UP with that stuff?! I want to fill my bathtub with it and pickle myself until I emerge looking like Heidi Klum. I mean it IS the magic cure for everything from what I’ve read)
Someone else says baking soda and I’ve been a believer in that crack powder ever since it healed my armpits. (A whole other post entirely)
Then, the heavens part and a light shines down upon me! A lovely woman who suffered from painful chelitis for over 20 years has a cure! And it’s natural! And it’s inexpensive! And it’s made from household items that 99% of people have in their kitchen or bathroom! And…her eBook containing the secret recipe is a steal at only $47!
Wah wah waaah.
No dice. I’m not buying that snakeoil salesman’s eBook. No way, no how.
So I sit (or lay as the case may be right now) and suffer.
If you know if a cure, please pass it along before I rip my mouth off and replace it with a stainless steel trap.
I lol'd through your whole post. Good call on the apple cider vinegar!
I think I get that too, but never knew what it was! I usually use the aquaphor (sp?) I have on hand for Little Man's bum to sooth it a little until it goes away after a couple of days.
I lol'd through your whole post. Good call on the apple cider vinegar!
I think I get that too, but never knew what it was! I usually use the aquaphor (sp?) I have on hand for Little Man's bum to sooth it a little until it goes away after a couple of days.
what is the story with the baking soda and the armpits?
My life saver and go-to-potion lately has been “Eden Salve” cuz it's anti-everything. (antibacterial, anti-fungal…. those sound good for chelitis, right?… anti-inflammatory, astringent, etc.) It's been working wonders on my eczema over the last couple weeks and I am almost 100% healed. Chris is nearly swearing by it these days too, it's healed a couple of his cuts and burns from work really quickly. If you don't want to order any, you're welcome to give ours a test drive!
http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Eden-Salve_Organic
Hilarious! And, I know you're too vain to actually rip off your pretty pouter!:) Baking soda cured your sweating pits??!! My guess is that Chelitis is triggered by stress. And since I'm a doctor, I'm sure I'm right. Good luck dealing with it. Try the baking soda! MTV
Ahhhh Hahahaha! Your brown armpits!