Zinc deficiency may cause mouth ulcers.
Zinc is a trace element and mineral that is essential for children’s growth and development, an important component of energy metabolism and tissue formation, helps to improve appetite and skin health, and also helps to maintain the normal physiological function of the immune system.
If the human body is deficient in zinc, a variety of problems will occur, loss of taste becomes the first symptom of zinc deficiency, but also can cause damage to the function of T-lymphocytes, so that the immune function is reduced, and then prone to infections. When zinc deficiency is severe, it can lead to dry skin, various rashes, acne, desquamative dermatitis, redness and swelling of limbs and perioral area, keratitis, recurrent mouth ulcers and so on.
Therefore zinc deficiency may lead to mouth ulcers. When the body is deficient in zinc should be supplemented in time, and when the symptoms are mild, it can be supplemented by food, such as consuming lean meat, fish, animal offal and other foods rich in zinc. When the symptoms are serious, you should seek medical attention and should be instructed by your doctor to use medication to supplement.
However, mouth ulcers may also be caused by endocrine disorders, tooth irritation, and concurrent bacterial or viral infections, etc. If the ulcers are recurring and difficult to get better, they should be treated by a doctor in a timely manner.