Cuts/sores in corner of mouth

[blaque]

Hi all!

Every time I go raw, I get these cut-like sores in the corner of my mouth...like in the crease of my lips if that makes sense. Eventually they go away, but I only get them when I start eating raw.

Right now I usually have a salad a day and lots of fruits. Maybe a green smoothie on the weekends. Is there a deficiency in my diet perhaps? Anyone else experience this?

[BlackKat]

As long as you are getting ENOUGH greens and ENOUGH fruits you should be good. Are you eating any seeds or nuts? Avocados? Check your fat intake. I don't get cut-like sores in the corners, but I do get sores on my inner bottom lip and I think it's from eating a lot of oranges and grapefruit. I can't stop they're just too good this time of year!

[zinny]

Hm, this didn't happen to me when I initially went raw. But last year, when I bumped back and forth between raw and er, quite not raw, I got those same little cuts that you are describing. They're better than detox zits but still not that great! :rolleyes:

[blaque]

Hm, this didn't happen to me when I initially went raw. But last year, when I bumped back and forth between raw and er, quite not raw, I got those same little cuts that you are describing. They're better than detox zits but still not that great! :rolleyes:

Busted...:D I'll try committing to being 100% and see if that helps! LOL

And BlackKat, no, I haven't had seeds, nuts nor avocados. But I will start including them in some of my meals.

Thanks alot! :)

[Bookish Lass]

For me it seems to be lack of B vitamins. If I have some nutritional yeast or some such thing with B vits, it goes away.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i've heard it's lack of zinc... pumpkin seeds are high in zinc if i am remembering correctly!

[blaque]

Thanks for your responses B.L. and Aleesha. I guess I need more variety in my raw food choices to make sure I am getting all the nutrients I need!