Glossodynia

Glossodynia (painful tongue), aka "Burning Mouth Syndrome BMS"

This is related to Macroglossia (enlarged tongue) and Geographic Tongue (which has a visible pattern on the surface of the tongue)

Tongue pain and problems can have a myriad of causes. Sometimes it's thrush (yeast). This requires a doctor to prescribe anti-yeast medications.

Sometimes it's simply poor hygiene. Sometimes it's a precancerous condition,  called Leukoplakia. Sometimes it's indicative of underlying immune disorders.

So the gist is that you need evaluated. It's too easy to think you have yeast/thrush, when you have leukoplakia...or vice versa.

But simple tongue pain with no visual changes, called Glossodynia, or BMS, is rarely a serious condition,  so it's safe to try at home remedies,  while waiting on an appointment. 

Dr. Eads' recommendations:

1) Iron.

Technically I'm supposed to tell you to see a doctor and have a blood iron level checked for a few reasons. 

First: if you are deficient in Iron, it may be due to "occult bleeding", which is blood loss you're not aware of.  And if you're having heavy periods,  you may need to have that evaluated.

Second: in rare cases, people are found to have HIGH iron levels when we suspected low! I've checked iron levels before on patients with Alopecia,  only to find out that they have Hemochromatosis, which is a liver condition that causes high iron levels in the blood.

So I can't "blanket recommend" iron to every reader. 

Nevertheless,  Iron is available OTC, so if you decide to take it,  we recommend:

Solgar brand Gentle Iron 25 mg twice a day. 

Dr. Eads personally suffered from BMS in the past and found immediate relief from taking iron!

2) Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

We recommend Nutricost brand,  which you can find online.  400 mg twice a day.  Your urine will turn a very bright yellow color! 

3) B-complex

This is "insurance" against other B-vitamins that are often also deficient, like Niacin. We recommend Nutricost

brand Vitamin B complex 462 mg a day.