There are 5 habits in winter, no wonder your lips are dry and rotten! Many people do this every day

The weather is so cold

It's time to test everyone's physique again

Come

First open your mouth and say "Ah~"

I'm sure many of my friends have dry lips.

Can't open my mouth at all

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Pay attention

This may be the result of being stubborn.

Suggest changing your mouth

Back to the topic

My mouth gets sore in winter

It's mainly because you have some bad habits.

It is recommended to change it immediately!

First of all, we need to know that "sore mouth corners" are usually "angular cheilitis", which refers to acute and chronic inflammation in the corner area of ​​​​the mouth where the upper and lower lips meet. It is a common disease of the oral mucosa.

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The clinical manifestations are generally white infiltration, blistering, erosion or scabs on one or both sides of the mouth, accompanied by pain.

Patients often cannot open their mouths wide, or the corners of their mouths bleed and become painful when they open them. In severe cases, it can affect their eating and talking.

So here comes the point, what bad habits will cause you to get angular cheilitis ?

Not protecting your lips from the cold in winter

The epidermis of the lips is thinner than the skin in other parts of the body and is more prone to dehydration.

The climate is dry in autumn and winter, and the body's oil secretion decreases, which makes it more likely that the skin on the lips will become dehydrated and oily.

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If you don't protect your mouth regularly, the probability of getting angular cheilitis will become greater.

Like to lick the corners of the mouth and tear dry skin

Some people feel their mouths are dry in winter, so they always want to lick them with their tongues, thinking that moistening them with saliva will make them feel more comfortable.

This is a complete negative example!

Saliva is different from water and cannot moisturize the lips.

On the contrary, saliva contains food residues, proteins, microorganisms and other substances. After the water evaporates, they will be retained on the lips together with the digestive enzymes, irritating the lips and causing the lip mucosa to contract and tighten.

In addition, the evaporation of saliva will take away heat, making your lips feel uncomfortable, and you will want to lick them even more. The more you lick, the drier they become, and the more you lick, it becomes a vicious cycle.

If you don't change this habit, you can only wait and see if you want your lips to get better...

Not paying attention to hand and mouth hygiene

Infection is one of the most common causes of angular cheilitis. Fungal, bacterial, and viral infections are all possible, such as Candida albicans, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus aureus infections.

These germs are widely present in the human body and on the surface of objects. They are impossible to prevent. You may get infected without even knowing what you touched.

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When you wipe your mouth with your hands or breathe out, it is easy to bring germs into your mouth, leading to infectious angular cheilitis.

The mouth is often exposed to certain irritants

This situation is more common in people with allergic constitutions. When the lips come into contact with some allergens or toxic substances, it may cause contact angular cheilitis.

There are three common types of substances:

Cosmetics: some lipsticks, lipsticks, face creams, etc.;

Foods prone to allergies: mango, peanuts, seafood, etc.;

Drugs that may cause allergies: aspirin, ibuprofen, penicillin, etc.

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I would like to emphasize the issue of cosmetics. Although boys use them less, you should be careful if you are allergic to them. Her lipstick and lip gloss are also a potential risk to you. Be careful!

Trying to bet on everything will only hurt you.

Picky eaters

If the diet is irregular and unbalanced, and you don't eat this or that, it may lead to vitamin B deficiency, which can easily cause nutritional angular cheilitis.

Moreover, this type of angular cheilitis is not caused by poor eating in a short period of time, but is the result of long-term accumulation.

Studies have shown that people who have been deficient in vitamin B2 for one year may develop angular cheilitis due to long-term abnormal biological oxidation process in the body or fat metabolism disorders.

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In addition, systemic diseases such as diabetes, anemia, and immune dysfunction may also cause nutritional angular cheilitis.

▲ Keep your lips moisturized: drink plenty of water, apply some lipstick, but don’t apply too thickly; lick your lips less! Lick your lips less! Lick your lips less!

▲Eat more foods rich in vitamin B: such as carrots, eggs, liver, and lean meat. In severe cases, you can take some B vitamins under the guidance of a doctor.

▲Don’t use medicines indiscriminately: Keep hygiene and clean, and give targeted drug treatment after the doctor diagnoses which microorganism is causing the infection.

▲Find out your own allergens: Stop contact with suspicious cosmetics, medicines, and foods, and avoid contact with allergens. You can go to the hospital for an allergen screening to further determine what your allergens are.

To sum it up simply

Don't lick

Don't eat randomly

Don't touch

Don't mess around

Statement: This article is a medical-related educational popular science article. It does not involve specific treatment methods or medical behaviors and cannot replace hospital visits.