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Swollen Tongue no one knows why

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Aug 18 11:35pm | Replies (44)

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@sbouchard77

Hi, an update on my situation... my doc sent me to a nutritionist to test for food sensitivities. So I’ve cut out gluten and dairy. I noticed a big difference cutting out out gluten... the face swelling/neck swelling has gone away. My tongue is about once a month but seems to be somewhat better after cutting out some of the major food allergy. I am waiting for blood results on food sensitivities... so I’m curious what that comes back as. I’m still on Zyrtec and Prilosec. My doc mentioned singular but haven’t dared to start it. My tongue gets ridged like yours @johannahansen and my doc said that was swollen but normal ....which I know isn’t true cause my tongue isn’t always like that! I’ve seen multiple specialists and they have no answers for me... lots of blood work and a CT scan. Nothing. I try to stay calm now when I get the tongue swelling... I try to relax my jaw and take deep breaths and not focus on it. It seems to help some. I’m
Sorry you’re going through this ... it is really frustrating and scary.

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We are in the exact same boat! Have you been tested for vitamin deficiencies or thyroid problems?
I reviewed my past thyroid labs and they are all over the place, I have a lot of the symptoms of hypothyroidism, I will be seeing my doc again to further test them rather than just the TSH.
What also makes me think it is not an allergy is that when I take Benadryl there is no relief.