Oral doctor
Re: Oral doctor
He has fairly typical Khmer style diet, which is reasonably healthy, at least compared to mine. Lots of vegetables. He used to be addicted to extremely hot food, the hotter the better, which was clearly the first thing that sprang to mind when I became aware of the issue. He hasn't touched chilli or hot food for six months now but it doesn't seem to have made any difference.Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:00 pm I used to get them pretty bad when I was a teenager, haven't had one (aside from when I hit my gum with a toothbrush or something) since I moved out of home and got into a much healthier lifestyle several decades ago. I started working out and eating healthier with much more salads, non-frozen/processed veges, and fruit.
I never thought much about it other than being glad not to suffer from them anymore, but I always just felt that it was down to my new lifestyle - I felt much better and was (and still am) noticeably healthier.
As mentioned above - you are what you eat so I'm not surprised by number 2 on Ira's list - nutritional deficiencies. I hadn't seen that list before but it resonates with me. Also number 5 - stress and anxiety. I was dealing with a lot of that as a teenager and I always felt that removing myself from the situation I was in, and finding some coping mechanisms (exercise in my case) played a big role in my overall health - that shit was killing me, kicking the ulcers was one of the more obvious benefits, in my case ulcers seem to be how it all manifested itself.
I personally think that leafy greens - spinach and that sort of thing - are like a miracle food. Big salads loaded with the leafys a few times a week undo a lot of damage from everyday life. Once you get into the habit of listening to your body you can almost feel the vitamin deficiency when you've been neglecting yourself.
As for vitamin / mineral deficiencies, he's also been experimenting with all kinds of supplements to see if its a lack of this or a lack of that. Again, no difference. This is why the time has come to see someone who knows more about this sort of thing than a couple of idiots finding whatever information they can from Google.
I appreciate all your help and advice, but to be honest, we're really looking for a professional we can go to and maybe get some tests done with. As someone mentioned above, I'll give Professor Ivan Matela a go. If anyone knows of anyone else, I'd appreciate it if you could drop their name in here.
Thanks.
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Re: Oral doctor
I would start with a Western trained GP, Intercare has doc Van der Marel from the Netherlands, Procare has a good French GP (Thongsavane?) and then there's good old English Scott. They can run the basic analyses / checks for your partner and when needed redirect you to a specialist they consider trustworthy.
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Re: Oral doctor
It’s not the first high incidence of mouth ulcers that I’ve heard of. The kids and SWMBO, for instance.
It’s often surprising where dietary deficiencies come in, especially when people have what might otherwise be seen as a desirably healthy diet.
After that, is excesses.
SWMBO is naturally low in iron- 2 full transfusions for anaemia during pregnancy, leading up to junior’s arrival.
She’s a lot better, recently, which curiously is aligned with my longer than normal stay in country. But I’d be hard pressed to identify significant dietary change, and only a massive increase in stress as I negatively respond to the more blatant Khmer apathy.
It’s often surprising where dietary deficiencies come in, especially when people have what might otherwise be seen as a desirably healthy diet.
After that, is excesses.
SWMBO is naturally low in iron- 2 full transfusions for anaemia during pregnancy, leading up to junior’s arrival.
She’s a lot better, recently, which curiously is aligned with my longer than normal stay in country. But I’d be hard pressed to identify significant dietary change, and only a massive increase in stress as I negatively respond to the more blatant Khmer apathy.
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Re: Oral doctor
I thought Dr. Matela left the country a few years ago. He may have returned.xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:32 pm I appreciate all your help and advice, but to be honest, we're really looking for a professional we can go to and maybe get some tests done with. As someone mentioned above, I'll give Professor Ivan Matela a go. If anyone knows of anyone else, I'd appreciate it if you could drop their name in here.
Thanks.
I wasn't particularly impressed by him.
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