Dry lips and mouth

DevonDownUnder
DevonDownUnder Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:09 in Living with arthritis

Hello! I have CREST syndrome and Scherwins (?). Among other symptoms I have extremely dry mouth and lips. I use Vit E lip salve which helps but it is getting worse and they are sore all the time. I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips. Thank you.

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  • Anna
    Anna Moderator Posts: 1,068
    edited 11. Oct 2022, 16:27

    Hi @DevonDownUnder and welcome to the online community,

    All of our members have experience of living with some sort of arthritis, but I have to say I've never heard of either CREST syndrome or Scherwins. I looked them up on the NHS website and there was a page on Sclerodoma, with a brief mention of CREST. The Versus Arthritis website also has a page on systemic sclerosis, but no mention of CREST. I looked through both pages but could find no mention of dry lips. I wonder if any of our members have any experience of this?

    Unfortunately, I could find nothing about Scherwins. Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about both conditions. Presumably they have a link to arthritis in some way?

    Here's the link to the NHS website:

    And here's the Versus Arthritis link:


    Best wishes,

    Anna (Mod)

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  • DebbieL
    DebbieL Member Posts: 64

    Hiya.

    Have you tried Vaseline original petroleum jelly or pure aloe Vera lip balm?

    Take care

    Debbie