Sore at corners of mouth

Occasionally when I'm run down I get small red sore patches at the corners of my mouth and it's quite painful. I think it's pretty common and I was wondering if anyone knows if there's anything you can treat it with? I've put aloe vera vaseline lip therapy stuff on it which makes it hurt a bit less but doesn't seem to help much. Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

grace

you have oral herpes. you can buy special coldsore ointments that should help, just go into boots and ask someone there to help

Reply 2

cleas001

do you wear braces?
i used to have thi problem when i had braces... once they were removed it never came back

Reply 3

KPeh

grace

you have oral herpes. you can buy special coldsore ointments that should help, just go into boots and ask someone there to help

Not necessarily. It is perhaps a result of not enough moisture in the lip area.. Eg cracked lips, but at the sides. I find the corners are sometimes more sensitive to that sort of thing.

Reply 4

meeeee

try Blisteze/Blistexe relief cream

Reply 5

~the_one~

I dont think its herpes, as normally you would only get one sore, not two.

I get this aswell when im feeling ill/run down/stressed, and my doc said it wasnt herpes but a nutritional problem. Cod Liver Oil, or Vit B supliments should clear it up, in my case anyway it was a lack of Vit B.