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I've never found any references to this on the web, so this may be unique to me alone for all I know (but I kinda doubt that).
Back when my MC symptoms began to become severe, I began to notice that I would occasionally accidentally bite my tongue. When I looked it up online, the references I found usually attributed this symptom to hypothyroidism. A few years later I had a prescription for Armour (thyroid), but that didn't stop the occasional tongue biting. Sometimes the problem was so bad that if I wasn't especially careful, I would bite my tongue virtually every time I ate a meal.
But I can't help but notice that after I resolved my magnesium deficiency last year, I no longer accidentally bite my tongue. That just doesn't happen any more. And I doubt that it was due to hypothyroidism, because I'm taking half as much Armour now as I was back then.
Anyone else notice this problem (with or without magnesium deficiency)?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I noticed that that happens to me but I never associated it with anything other than I was clumsy. I can remember it happening all the way back to grammar school. I'm now going to pay attention to it.
Yes, this has happened to me too! Not so that I gave much thought to it, but I've noticed it happening maybe 2-3 times a month just the last few months. I chew very carefully for several reasons and suspect if I didn't, my tongue biting would be more pronounced! Very interesting!
I no longer bite my tongue. It has been so long that I forgot I used to do it quite often. I always thought I kept biting it after the first bite because it was swollen?
Tex, I just saw this post during my research on Magnesium Glycinate and was stunned...I used to bite my tonight all the time and never thought too much about it , except that when it would be repeated several hours later, I'd think since the bite was so hard my tongue was now swollen and getting in the way!
I've been taking ReMag Magnesium for about 18 months now but never connected those dots!
"It is very difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. "
Upton Sinclair
I suspect that the reason why this occurs is due to the fact that magnesium deficiency interferes with the normal functioning of muscles, and the tongue simply is not as responsive as it should be, causing it to occasionally be in harms way when it shouldn't be.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex....that makes sense! And think about that muscle I have had such problems with : my HEART! And the constant Atrial Fibrillation that required 2 ablations. No cardiologist ever mentioned Magnesium! I found Carolyn Dean and learned about the effect of Magnesium stopping Afib and have so far been in sinus rhythm.
So much to learn...still! I'm so thankful for all the work you & Gabes do for this Group.
Sunny
"It is very difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. "
Upton Sinclair
Yes, it seems almost a crime that so many conditions are treated by expensive drugs when a magnesium supplement (or vitamin D, or some other vitamin or mineral) is probably what's actually needed. The ads for the drug sold to treat "AFib not caused by a heart valve" come to mind, for example.
Unfortunately, it appears that your tagline is right on target regarding the treatment methods used for many medical conditions.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
That just doesn't happen any more. And I doubt that it was due to hypothyroidism, because I'm taking half as much Armour now as I was back then.
