tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20931937.post1058165878564132652..comments2024-02-26T10:45:15.818-08:00Comments on Musings of a Motherless Child: 35Denise Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16393220639430224731noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20931937.post-27141867247494350692017-07-31T13:57:34.065-07:002017-07-31T13:57:34.065-07:00My dear, I know some of this. Great good has come ...My dear, I know some of this. Great good has come of your post to the old OrthWomen's list on Yahoo, wherein you explained the nutritional support you gave your daughter so she would have less mouth sores. When I was started on Methotrexate for my rheumatoid arthritis (weekly injections which have continued for 10 years), the first thing I did was lose chunks of hair. And the second thing I did was develop some mouth sores. I referred back to your post (which was neatly filed in Yahoo's e-list files section) and started a regimen of Zinc, L-Lysine, Vitamin C, and Mega Vitamin B Complex. I have only had 3 mouth sores since then. When I awoke with "that feeling" in my mouth, I doubled the doses of each, and ate oatmeal at least twice a day. I made the oatmeal with extra water, and let it cook longer, so it was gooey and slightly slicky-sticky. Mouth sores healed within 24 hours each time. I will add that I take mega doses of Folic Acid, which cancer patients should not take - Methotrexate kills cancer cells by interfering with folic acid uptake, so folic acid supplementation will interfere with that aspect of the treatment. But Methotrexate also suppresses parts of the immune system - which is the problem with autoimmune diseases. So folic acid can be used for the side effect of mouth sores and hair loss without losing therapeutic value.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235917932407164518noreply@blogger.com