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What's holding up ILM?
While vendors work to fill in the gaps in the information lifecycle management stack and connect the pieces, IT and business units must hammer out a manageable set of policies to drive the ILM process in their organizations.
The pieces that will enable an enterprise-wide information lifecycle management solution are starting to appear, but until meta data standards become available, ILM is still a work in progress.
There's been a lot of buzz about information lifecycle management (ILM) and its promise of efficient data and storage management. And while some companies have taken steps toward implementing ILM, few--if any--are doing fully automated enterprise ILM the way it was conceived. Today, ILM implementations are narrowly focused and usually address a specific application like e-mail-related compliance.
"You can't do complete ILM today," says Arun Taneja, founder and consulting analyst at Taneja Group, Hopkinton, MA. "At best, you might find a vertical stovepipe solution." ILM was initially defined as a layered stack of technologies. Some layers, such as the ability to set up storage tiers, have been addressed, while other layers, such as information classification and management (ICM), are only just beginning to be addressed. ICM describes an emerging set of automated tools that combine search, indexing and data movement to help companies categorize their stored data based on its meaning and value to the organization (see "New ICM tools").
Moving data to different types of storage or tiers may prove more difficult than some vendors let on. "If you're using data movement utilities that have microcode dependencies you can have problems, like if you're moving data between an old EMC Symmetrix and a new EMC DMX," says Angelo Castellano, a data replication engineer at Softek Storage Solutions Corp. However, when working at the host level, where ILM data movement tools tend to operate, microcode dependencies don't matter. "The host never experiences the microcode," he says.
This doesn't mean an enterprise can't start to pursue ILM. "ILM is a strategy, not a product," says Brian Babineau, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Milford, MA. "There are a number of tactical measures a company can take today to start its ILM strategy." These range from creating data taxonomies to classifying data, to setting up the storage tiers needed for ILM. IT managers also need to line up the enabling technologies that will make automated enterprise ILM possible going forward. This will include technologies that automatically move data between storage tiers and policy engines that will drive the ILM process.
Some of these technologies have been part of the IT landscape for years. Others, like ICM, have only recently emerged. But assembling an ILM technology stack isn't enough; the problem of applying the policies--based on file characteristics--that drive the automated ILM process remains.
Why ILM is so difficult
ILM is more than simply moving data to another type of disk within the array or to a different storage subsystem or tape. "Tiered storage is not ILM, although it is a piece of ILM," says Michael Peterson, program director for the Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA's) Data Management Forum (DMF). Rather, "ILM is an information-based management practice that uses information about the data as a central actor for setting policies about what to do with the data," he explains. Those policies can specify performance requirements, retention periods, security needs, service levels and more. Seen in this light, "ILM transcends storage," he says.
In short, ILM describes a management process for moving data based on its value to the organization and its need for protection, availability, speed of access and other services. "ILM is a conceptual state in which data is stored in accordance with its changing business value," says Stephen Foskett, director of strategy services, GlassHouse Technologies Inc., Framingham, MA.
To do this, you need to know the data's value, which isn't as simple as you might think. It requires sophisticated metrics that go beyond aging or frequency of access. "You have to take into account the relevance of the data to the core business and the risk of the data not being available," explains Foskett. Determining the relevance of the data to the business may be the hardest part, and it's a task IT can't do on its own.
Bill Rhyme is manager of support services at a major transportation company. His firm embarked on an ILM initiative six months ago and is still struggling with determining its data's value. "We have the data classified into various categories, but even that doesn't tell us what it is. We're surprised at how much effort even this takes," says Rhyme. The company hopes to have an ILM strategy by the end of the year and to begin implementing pieces of it next year.
For ILM to work across the entire data center, companies need systems that store data based on a unique, meaningful name and meta data stored separately from the data's storage address. That way, data can move to any storage address and the applications can still find it. "Today, we store and access data according to its address and expect it to be there," says Foskett. "If the data is moved, the applications can't find it."
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Information classification and management (ICM) represents an emerging class of tools to address information lifecycle management's data classification needs. The tools are rules-driven and use proprietary algorithms to handle such functions as search, discovery, classification and indexing. They use any existing meta data tags attached to the data and classification taxonomies specified by the company. Some tools include a database and also offer data movement capabilities.
Setting data requirements
Another obstacle to implementing an effective ILM storage strategy is the issue of data requirements. "You need to translate the data's [storage] requirements into policies a computer can act upon," explains Foskett. The requirements specify such things as how data should be protected or how accessible it needs to be and for how long. These requirements should be put into the meta data that accompanies the data. Compounding this situation is the issue that "users don't know what the requirements should be," he adds. Most users want their data to be immediately accessible forever and at the highest levels of performance and security.
"We're just starting to think about setting data requirements," says Rhyme. "We need to identify the data owners and they have to make decisions about the data, [such as] the kind of protection or retention it needs." This will involve people at the highest levels of the company. "Company-wide decisions will have to be made about some of the data, like e-mail. Our vice president recognizes [that the decision] can't be driven by storage," he adds.
Today's ILM enablers, such as tiered storage, hierarchical storage management, e-mail archiving and even content-addressed storage (CAS), don't resolve these issues. "Companies are only starting to address things with tiered storage, classification and indexing; the user needs and requirements part hasn't been addressed at all," says Anne MacFarland, director of enterprise architectures and infrastructure solutions at The Clipper Group Inc., Wellesley, MA.
Despite the obstacles, some companies report that they're doing ILM. "But it is more like hierarchical storage management than real, dynamic tracking and movement of data. And they're pretty much using homegrown tools," says Robert L. Stevenson, managing director, storage practice at TheInfoPro Inc., a New York City-based research firm.
Strong interest in ILM
In the latest TheInfoPro storage study, ILM moved from fourth to first on the firm's Heat Index, which reflects the immediacy of respondents' interest in implementing ILM. Thirty-two percent of respondents implemented ILM pilots or plan to implement pilots this year, nearly double the number from a year ago. Policy-based archiving, closely related to ILM, ranked second on the Heat Index.
The ILM elements most sought after by respondents to the TheInfoPro survey were tiered storage, data migration and policy engines. These responses reinforce the view that it's still very early in the ILM game. Data classification, a key component of automated, enterprise ILM, ranked fifth in the functionality importance ranking and sixth in the Heat Index, leaving this critical ILM requirement at the bottom of the list.
A recent IDC survey suggests more ambivalence toward ILM. "ILM had more awareness and was more of a priority with larger firms," says Laura DuBois, research director, storage software at the Framingham, MA-based research firm. But even large firms weren't flocking to ILM: Slightly less than 40% expressed interest in implementing ILM vs. a little more than 15% of smaller firms. "There is still a lot of skepticism about ILM [and] the ability of the industry to deliver on the vision," she says.
At least some pieces of the ILM vision are falling into place, beginning with tiered storage. According to TheInfoPro survey, 37% of respondents had already deployed tiered storage, while 26% reported pilot projects underway or plans to deploy tiered storage in the near future. Still, researchers found complaints about compatibility and interoperability among different tiers of storage--even from the same vendor.
CAS is also gaining traction and can be a stepping stone to full ILM. It allows organizations to sever the link between the data and its storage address, which is a key obstacle to ILM. "CAS addresses data by a unique name, not the address, so you can move the data around," says GlassHouse's Foskett. The problem with CAS today, however, is that the applications don't address the data as CAS records, but as files or blocks. Still, adds Foskett, "CAS can be an ILM enabler by breaking the link between what's being asked for and where it resides."
Storage virtualization products from numerous vendors will mask the physical location of the data. By separating the data from its stored address, applications can access the data logically even as its physical location changes based on ILM policies. Organizations can also use their existing data replication tools, like products from Softek and Symantec Corp., to move data between heterogeneous storage systems in a tiered storage environment. Data movement tools, however, may not move data to different storage subsystems as seamlessly as advertised.
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Remaining gaps
Probably the biggest impediment to a successful ILM solution is classifying the stored data. Specialized data classification tools from vendors such as Abrevity Inc., Kazeon Systems Inc., Njini Inc., Scentric Inc. and StoredIQ Corp., are still quite new and haven't been battle tested by many companies. "You can look at file meta data, but that's very limited--it tells you who created the data and when," says Michael Masterson, an information system architecture at a Fortune 500 manufacturing company in the life sciences industry. To appropriately handle the stored data, the company needs much more information. "We need to know if the file contains private data that must be kept confidential, regulated data that must be saved for a certain period of time, proprietary intellectual property or public information that we can make available to anyone," he says.
This can get very complicated. The company uses instruments that generate scientific data based on the Flow Cytometry Standard (FCS). "We need to be able to automatically read the FCS headers and classify data based on what's in there," explains Masterson. The company turned to Abrevity, one of the new breed of ICM tool vendors, to classify stored information so users can find it based on terms in the FCS file header.
"Before Abrevity, we were managing data based on the need for storage space, like dumping in a landfill," says Masterson. "Now we're managing the data based on [its] meaning." Ironically, points out Masterson, today's landfills try to separate the different kinds of trash based on disposal requirements. That's what he's trying to do with his firm's stored data.
"The classification vendors typically are starting with archiving, legal discovery or something like that," says GlassHouse's Foskett. "These tools will enable ILM, but for now the vendors are staying more narrowly focused."
For example, St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, part of the Ascension Health Network, uses StoredIQ's data classification product for HIPAA compliance. "We had been relying on users to tell us what the data was and that didn't work," says Karen Johnson, HIPAA security officer for the 16 hospitals in the network's St. Vincent region. The HIPAA compliance team found itself manually trying to classify the data. With well over 100TB of stored data on multiple SANs, that proved to be a nearly impossible task.
After looking at some of the emerging data classification tools, Johnson brought in StoredIQ. "They came in, plugged it in and it started data crawling," says Johnson. "I didn't have to give it keywords or taxonomies or anything." The tool classified the data using linguistics, pattern searching and keywords.
However, data classifications need standard taxonomies that must be consistent throughout a company. "In a large company, each department might have its own way of classifying things," says MacFarland at The Clipper Group. This makes ILM impossible, even with classification tools (see "What's here, what's missing," at right).
Basing policies on meta data
Another gap results from a disconnect between policy engines and the other ILM pieces. For example, an ICM tool can recognize patient information, but then what does it do?
"You need to link the classification of the data with policies. Data-driven file systems like Windows FS may help solve this problem," suggests GlassHouse's Foskett. Today, this connection is often made by manually entering meta data.
Masterson hasn't gotten to the point where he has tried to automate the data movement process at his manufacturing company. "We don't have any rules to move data around yet, because we didn't know what the files mean to the business," he says. "We don't want to move files just because they're old; [we want to move them] based on what they mean." Now that Abrevity provides that information about the data, the firm can begin to automate an ILM process. "We think we can use Abrevity for this," says Masterson. "They have some utilities to connect with policy and data movement." If necessary, he's ready to write scripts to do it.
Meta data--information about the stored data used by policy engines and classification tools--has proven frustrating for storage management in general and ILM in particular. Today, the industry is awash in meta data. Every application, such as enterprise content management or records management, and every management tool generates its own meta data. "We end up writing special interfaces for each vendor's product. It takes just a few vendors and you end up with an interface nightmare," says Jered Floyd, vice president of development and co-founder of Permabit Inc., Cambridge, MA, who also co-chairs SNIA's DMF eXtended Access Method (XAM) Initiative.
XAM couples extensible meta data with the data itself as an object called an XSET, and provides a standardized, generic interface. XAM is just one of the DMF initiatives to address the meta data management issues hindering ILM and other aspects of storage management, such as long-term data archiving. Another initiative, the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) for Services, "will automate the services layers by providing a common interface," says SNIA's Peterson. "Otherwise, you just have a bunch of point solutions." The Long-Term Archiving and Compliance Solutions Initiative (LTACSI) uses meta data standards to address the challenge of archiving data for 100 years or longer.
For companies wrestling with enterprise ILM, XAM is the initiative with the most immediate value. XAM addresses the meta data needed to automate policy-based decisions surrounding ILM. It promises to provide a single access method to transparently span multiple storage devices and applications. "XAM is an extensible access method run at the application layer," says Peterson. It allows for the automated movement of data between tiers based on standardized meta data and service-level agreements.
Without the XAM interface, meta data tends to be tied to a specific application. And "[the user] ends up being locked into a platform or application," says Floyd. XAM, however, allows for the common access and management of the meta data, says Edgar St. Pierre, an EMC manager and co-chairman of the DMF's ILM Technical Liaison Group.
XAM is in the earliest stages of the standards development process. Floyd expects the initial draft of the standard by the end of 2006, with actual products employing the specification to begin appearing in the second half of 2007. Work is just beginning on the ILM initiative, SMI-S 1.3. Don't expect widespread adoption anytime soon.
While vendors work to fill in the gaps in the ILM stack and to connect the pieces, IT has plenty to do on its own. To begin, IT must enlist the company's business units in the process of identifying, assessing and tagging data based on taxonomies so ICM tools will know how to label it. IT and the business units will then need to hammer out a manageable set of policies to drive the ILM process. At this rate, analysts agree, fully automated enterprise ILM is probably 18 to 24 months away.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles Schwab has announced the launch of mobile deposit capabilities for Android smartphone users, enabling Schwab brokerage and Schwab Bank clients to deposit checks remotely by taking a picture of a check with their Android smartphone camera. Charles Schwab launched its first native Android application last month and is one of the only financial services firms to provide its clients with integrated mobile deposit capabilities for both bank and brokerage accounts.
"Android devices are becoming increasingly popular, and we're very pleased to add the mobile deposit capability to an already full list of features on our Android app, reinforcing the convenience of our integrated Schwab Bank and Schwab brokerage capability," said Diane Russell, senior vice president of platform services for Charles Schwab. "Combined with the reimbursed ATM fees for debit card transactions from Schwab Bank and Schwab brokerage accounts, mobile deposit provides great value for people on the go."
According to a recent Schwab survey of 2,000 consumers on mobile banking and investing, nearly seven in ten Americans ages 18-44 showed interest in depositing checks using a mobile phone, citing convenience as the primary reason. More findings from this survey can be found here and on Schwab's new corporate blog, Schwab Talk.
To deposit a check via Android or iPhone®, clients will select the Schwab Bank or Schwab brokerage account into which they wish to deposit funds, enter the deposit amount, take a photo of the front and back of their endorsed check and hit submit.
In addition to the new mobile deposit feature, Schwab's native Android application enables clients to transfer money between Schwab Bank and Schwab brokerage accounts; place trades within their brokerage account; and view balances for Schwab Bank and Schwab brokerage accounts, Schwab 529 College Savings Plans and Schwab-administered 401(k) and stock option plans.
New mobile app for 401(k) plan participants
In the next few months, Schwab also plans to introduce an Android app for the more than 1.4 million participants in 401(k) plans serviced by Schwab Retirement Plan Services. This first app will include view-only access to 401(k) account information, including balances, year-to-date personal performance, contribution rate, a 45-day transaction history, and Schwab contact information. There are enhancements planned for the app in the coming year.
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As noted in today's news story, all the major regions experienced year-on-year air cargo declines, but the introduction of new consumer products such as the iPhone 5 could offset some downward pressure from the weak business environment.
To put this "two-speed" recovery into perspective, The International Air Transport Association (IATA), drilled down to these details:
*Asia-Pacific carriers saw a 1.6% decline in demand in September compared to the previous year. This is an improvement over August, when demand dropped 5.3% but still no progress compared to a year ago. Capacity dropped 3%.
*North American airlines had a 1.1% drop in demand, against a 3.1% drop in capacity. The load factor climbed 0.7% points to 35.2%.
*European airlines had a 0.4% decline in traffic, but capacity climbed 1.2% and the load factor dropped 0.7% points to 45.6%.
*Middle Eastern carriers had a 16.3% rise in traffic on a 6.9% rise in capacity, pushing up the load factor 3.8% points to 46.1%.
*Latin American airlines' demand slipped 1.6% while capacity jumped 9%, resulting in a load factor of 37.8%, down 4.1% points.
African carriers saw a 4.1% rise in demand with capacity up 1.4%, raising the load factor 0.6% points to 24.1%, the lowest for any region.
But there may be some positive numbers surfacing in the final months of the year, IATA analysts suggest. They conclude their report by observing that "tough times deliver innovation. High oil prices have turned fuel management into a fine art of conserving every last drop."


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Welcome to the first ever Forum dedicated to the history and operations of the world's Flying Boats and their crews brought to you by SEAWINGS. Enjoy your stay and come back often! You are more than welcome to contribute, however small or large. Enjoy!
Adventureguy wrote:The real problem with flying boats seems to be economic, not technical, at least for someone such as myself with technical skill but only moderately good income.
I read the postings from Chris (AKA dogsbody) regarding the fires with special interest after seeing the movie made by my neighbor's brother as he escaped from his burning small town with only his life and his phone. As he and his buddy drove away, the pickup truck just ahead of them in the evacuation drew a burning ember into its air cleaner and caught fire, so those people had to be hurriedly crammed into other vehicles.
That disaster and the advert for flying the Mars make me wonder if there might be an economic case for flying boats that are normally recreational craft but can be pressed into service as water bombers when needed. The government might provide some relief from the normal expenses, especially aircraft taxes, insurance, and landing and storage fees at government airports in exchange for the right to priority use of the aircraft during disasters.
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A stool test is one of many tests used to look for colorectal cancer. These tests may find cancer early, when treatment works better. Colorectal cancer affects the large
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There are three kinds of stool tests:
Blood in the stool may be the only symptom of
colorectal cancer, but not all blood in the stool is caused by cancer. Other
conditions that can cause blood in the stool include:
Stool tests may be used to check for
colorectal cancer, but they are never used to diagnose it. Other tests
for colorectal cancer include flexible
colonoscopy, and
CT scan (virtual colonoscopy).
Many tests may be used to screen for colon cancer. Which screening test you choose depends on your risk, your preference, and your doctor. Talk to your doctor about what puts you at risk and what test is best for you.
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Stool tests are done:
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different stool samples. This increases the chance of finding blood in
your stool if it exists. A stool DNA test requires only one sample.
You may need to avoid certain foods for 2 to 3 days before the test. This depends on what kind of stool test you use. If you aren't sure, ask your doctor.
Do not do the stool tests during your menstrual period or if you
have active bleeding from hemorrhoids. Also, do not test a stool sample that
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regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the
results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
You will need to collect stool samples over three different bowel movements on three different days. The test kit includes a wooden applicator and test cards. Be sure to follow the instructions that come with your test kit, including any instructions to avoid certain foods in the days before the test.
Other ways to do FOBT:
If there is blood in your stool, call your doctor as soon as possible.
You will need to collect two stool samples for testing over different days. The test kit includes brushes and test cards. Be sure to follow the instructions provided in the test kit. The FIT/iFOBT test doesn't require a special diet in the days before you take the test.
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A normal sDNA test means that no abnormal cells were found. Normal test results are called negative.
An abnormal FIT/iFOBT or FOBT test means that there was some blood in your stool at the time of the test.
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'Spoon,' a Children's Book About a Self-Conscious Spoon
There's something about anthropormorphized utensils that you just have to love. In honor of International Children's Book Day today, here is a look at Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Scott Magoon.
The protagonist is a spoon with your average identity issues—should he be jealous of forks that can twist up pasta? Are exotic chopsticks a threat? Does he live a fulfilled life if he can't spread jam?
For the most part, Spoon lives a pretty happy existence scooping up stuff, with a sliver of a line as a mouth (usually smiling) and stick figure hands (that wave). But you know, it's tough. Images from the book, after the jump.
This is probably my favorite page. The spoon family tree, with a moustached uncle on the left and slotted spoon cousins. Gotta love the freakishly tall ladle.
But those rounded edges mean he'll never see the likes of a salad or spongy cake. He'll never be a fork. Sigh.
But like all feel-good children's books, Spoon realizes he has strengths, even if they are limited to cereal bowls and tea-stirring. And not to ruin the ending, but there's a bedroom scene that uses one of his best strengths—a horizontal snuggle move. None of the other utensils can claim that.
If there were to be a sequel, I feel like sporks are up next. They've got plenty of messed-up identity issues.
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I learned a hard lesson today. How to not cook nachos.
As a wonderfully quick yet amazingly delicious meal, nachos are one of my favorite treats. I have mastered – or thought so – the basic chip with melted cheese recipe by laying out a single layer of corn tortilla chips and lightly sprinkling with cheese before popping in the oven for a few minutes. Yet tonight something went horrible wrong. After only a brief cooking in the oven, I notice a little bit of smoke coming out of the back burn and when I openned the oven the nachos where burning like a s'mores making fire pit. The not-good-with-crisis me just flipped out and yelled for my roommate. As I openned all the doors, turned off the oven and scurried the house for the fire extinguisher, she quickly and calming put out the fire.
All I imagined was they entire apartment burning down – good thing she was around.
So to help me out. What is your favorite nacho recipe? I don't want another repeat of tonight – it ruined my appetite.


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Can certain vitamins cause mouth ulcers?88 messages in this subject.
| I have the same issue
|Kim 20 February 20
|YES! I have also had a reaction to Multivitamins, ever since ive been taking them mouth ulcers on my tongue. One starts to heal and another one appears. Its never ending! Im going to stop taking the multivitamins and see what happens! Ill report back!
|Leah 20 January 20
|THANK GOODNESS I FOUND THIS PAGE> YES it must be multivitamins! Since i started taking a prenatal vitamin , all i get is mouth ulcers - especially on my tongue. Going to stop taking them for a week and see what happens!
|Leah 20 January 20
|Ok ive been reading a lot of same ulcer cases here but getting no answers??? Why?
|Frank 23 May 19
|I dont dream (or perhaps remember my dreams) unless I take a multi-vitamin. Sadly I have also discovered that when I take the vitamin I get a flare up of geographic tongue.
|Joe 21 December 18
|I have a geographic tongue. It has been sore off and on for years. I cannot eat pineapple , walnuts and acidity food. What is a good remedy for that. It has been bothering me off and on pretty bad for the past two months. I was thinking it may be a heart medicine I started at that time.
Can you help me.
|Evalene Graham 20 September 18
|This is INSANE! I thought I was insane! My doctors thought I was insane! EVERY single time I go back to multivitamins , my mouth BURNS SO BADLY FOR DAYS! IT SUCKS because I want to have the nutritional value they offer but its so insanely uncomfortable and I thought I was the only person in the world who has experienced this. As soon as I stop the multivitamins, BOOM the burning is gone and everything is back to normal. Its so strange!
|Robbie 4 August 18
|I have recently become pregnant and started to take a prenatal vitamin. I have found that I have had an out break of mouth ulcers (usually one has just healed and then another one appears). I think when I forget to take the vitamin, they settle down. However, last week I took two by mistake in one day and now Im in complete agony. I was thinking maybe its just pregnancy hormones, but after reading this message board I think its the vitamins. Im going to stop for a few days and see if things improve. Will check back in for update.
|Molly 9 June 18
|I get daily ulcers under my tongue and tip of tongue. They come and go and I have seen 3 or 4 different Doctors and no one knows why. I will try lysine.
|Debbie 17 April 18
|Since I was a child, every time I take a multivitamin I get bad fever blisters in my mouth. My mother & grandmother told me what was causing the flare-ups. If I take a high quality multivitamin with L-Lysine, I reduce outbreaks. Recently tried Menoquil for menopause and have the worst, most painful fever blisters in the roof of my mouth, & the L-Lysine isn't helping. I know from experience that once the blisters grab hold, its a full 10 days before it goes away. I just can't believe how many people suffer with this yet there is so little information about it. How to get a study started??? Any ideas?
|Suzanne 12 February 18
|I found out that Vitamin C is causing ulcers for me. So I stopped it.
|Ali 19 January 18
|B Vitamins wreak havoc on my mouth. Gums, teeth, tongue and lips. Horrors! I just got a new batch of "The Best" multi-vitamins and after two days my mouth is on fire. I am so glad I found this site and the messages from those who have the same problem as I do with Vitamin B's (although I seem to do ok on Vitamin B shots). Everything else I found on the subject says the opposite, that more B vitamins are needed! Taking vitamin C in large volume is the only way I've every been able to handle the mouth soreness in the past. I do well on a lot of Vitamin C (by the Synergy Company - made from berries) and with this new Multi-vitamin I started taking yesterday, the extra C was overpowered by the B's. So I am off this multi-vitamin and onto just the C for a few days. The one multi-vitamin I have found that does not effect my mouth at all (and which I am immediately switching back to) is made by The Synergy Company, and it is made with organic vegetables and fruits. Real food. I hope this helps others.
|Joann 10 January 18
|I get awful mouth ulcers every single time I take multi vitamins. Anyone know which vitamin causes this please
|Viv 17 November 17
|I got canker sores and painful corners of my mouth long time ago after taking B complex vitamins and had to stop. It cleared up. I forgot about this and started B complex recently thinking it would give me more energy. After a few days canker sores appeared again which made me quickly remember the first experience. In my case it is definitely B complex. I take other vitamins and vitamin C drink and have no problems. Must remember now to avoid B complex. supplemewhich.
|Jessica 23 August 17
|I took one Alive gummy and my mouth was sore immediately. I had problems chewing the following week. Now it feels like there is something in my mouth that needs to be removed. Based on the recommendations in this post, I will try L-lysine.
|Mark 21 August 17
|I started to take vitamin Alive 2 years ago and since than I got mouth sores now I hear people are getting the sores with the vitamins so I am going to stop them see what happens. I was told to take L-Lysine for them to go away. I just started to take them see what happens.
|Rosie July 14 14 July 17
|I just started multi vitamins and got a canker sore on roof of mouth a week later.. hmmm then yesterday an irritation where bottom lip connects inside mouth... so I came to internet to see if others have correlation.
|mke 12 June 17
|Has anyone gotten canker sores while using Remag-magnesium supplement? Just curious
|Barbara 5 May 17
|I never get mouth sores nor cracks in the corners of my mouth .Recently, I have gone through several different antibiotic regimes for an infection in my foot (Cellulitis). Nothing was working and the ER doctors tried three different antibiotics including an intravenous drip. Most of the antibiotics were 100mg in strength. The last one which I am currently taking is 800mg (2x daily). At the same time, my son (a true believer in heavy doses of vitamin C when one is sick) brought me a large bottle of vitamin C from the health food store (Full Circle brand 1,000mg each). He told me to take NINE of these per day (three, 3x daily). Guess what? The corners of my mouth are very cracked, sore and red. I wondered if it was the strong antibiotic killing even the good bacteria in my body and causing the mouth sores or if I was taking an insane amount of vitamin C. I quit taking any vitamin C as of yesterday but continue taking the antibiotic for now. The mouth sores are still present and still very sore. I have been putting different ointments on my mouth but so far nothing is helping. OUCH!
|Christy 27 February 17
|I have been taking a prenatal vitamin (MegaFood Baby & Me 2 - which is supposedly from whole foods) for the last month, one capsule a day since I am not pregnant yet and checked the amounts of each vitamin/element inside one capsule from the website of an independent analytical laboratory and concluded 1 capsule/day covers nearly all my daily vitamin needs. Anyway, for the last few days, I have a huge canker sore at the tip of my tongue. Yesterday, I did not take the vitamin, in case it is happening due to it and it is already much better today. This is not to say that this determines the cause, it might be simply that over the last few days, the tongue has started healing and it is just coincidental. Nevertheless, I am writing this to show that vitamins from whole foods are not a solution to canker sores - at least based on this anectodal evidence...
|Sheila 21 February 17
|As far as the chewable vitamins go...I'm wondering if it could be the citic acid. I also notice the mouth sores when I eat jellybeans or gum drops...which also contain citric acid.
|Patricia 23 January 17
|I spoke to a friend tonight who told me her doctor recommended buying a Vitamin Supplement from a Vitamin Store. She did and, within a few days, the inside of her mouth was coated with about 25 ulcers!! She needed the Vitamin C but said she will never take Vitamins again. I told her I take a Whole Food Supplement which gives me all the minerals and vitamins I need, straight from the food itself. The water has been extracted and the food reduced to a powder has NO Side EFFECTS! The only allergic reaction would result from an allergy to Broccoli, Cabbage, Oranges, Papaya, Spinach and 12 other foods in a capsule. Over 22 Double Blind, Gold Standard, Peer Reviewed studies have been done and published in Medical Journals supporting this food in a capsule is the very best route to take!! Everyone is different with different needs so it's difficult to say what exactly the foods will do individually. But it is a fact, everyone needs these foods daily for optimal health.....not a hard pill in a Vitamin bottle!
|Sybil Smith, Greensboro, NC 3 January 17
|I too have detected a link between vitamins and mouth ulcers..for both me and the kids..no more for me.
|Theresa 30 August 16
|my grandmother has bad blisters in her mouth on her gum and is taking Nature's Bounty Hair skin and nails. Warning please do not take those gummies!!!!!!
|Elizabeth 29 July 16
|Lyzine is THE BEST cure. 6000 mg/day! Empty stomach. Twice a day, 3000 mg each time. Within hours they start to heal Also there is a VERY VERY GOOD Mayo Clinic site on what to eat and what not to eat to prevent canker sores!!!!! Follow this, and you are cured!!!
|Christmas 28 July 16
|i also got blisters in my mouth after taking multivitamins..what is the reason.?
|nimi 19 June 16
|I had been taking the Natures Bounty "Hair, Skin and Nails" gummies which are very high in vitamin C, E and biotin, and slowly started to develop multiple sores on the inside on my mouth. It started with one on my lower gums but grew to develop all over my gums, tongue and even some on my tonsils, which was incredibly uncomfortable and felt like I had strep throat for two weeks straight with no relief. I have stopped taking them after seeing this page and seeing the relation between excess vit c and mouth sores, so I'm hoping everything clears up quickly!
|Kay 12 June 16
|If Vitamin C is absorbed from our diets and not from a lab-created pill, powder, or liquid, vitamin C can help in preventing viral attacks on the body, and can help the body cope better with stress and stress-related chemicals. Both of those things are what causes my mouth ulcer flare-ups. As long as I'm getting enough vitamin C from my diet, I seem to avoid not only mouth ulcers but colds and illness in general. Within a couple of months or maybe not getting enough vitamin C in my diet, coupled with any real stress (we have a baby, 5 prys, and are selling our home), I always get an ulcer and fever blister flare-up, and usually a nasty cold afterwards. I tried taking vitamin C supplements but it always ended with some other weird side effects like sensitive teeth and too much acid in my stomach. The only exception is Sonne's Naturally Sourced Vitamin C tablets. I find it's a lot easier to just make sure I eat enough vitamin C in my diet than to remember to take 4-5 tablets a day.
|Lexie 8 June 16
|I get cold sores on my lips occasionally, but several years ago I broke out with three at one time. I read later in Dr. Blaylock' s monthly news letter that vitamin C should be taken in buffered form. I realized that I had taken powdered ascorbic acid just before the eruptions. Now I use only buffered vitamin C capsules. That problem was eliminated. This occurred several years ago. Some of the readers may want to consider buffered C supplements.
However, last week, ulcers on the roof of my mouth developed. I thought I had burned it with hot soup, or eaten kimchi that was too spicy. However, they are not healing. Has anyone ever dealt with ulcers on the palate related to supplements? I use many different types.
|Helen. March 1, 2015 2 March 16
|I have had very bad canker sore the only thing that help me get better B complex
|Jim 8 January 16
|I discovered this message board while researching "Vitamin C as a cause of canker sores". All I can say, is that in my opinion, it absolutely is responsible. I have found that I can no longer take any Vitamin C, even when I am sick, or I will develop at least one of these things in my mouth. I keep looking for remedies to get rid of these quickly, and thus far, have not discovered anything beneficial.
|Anna Maria 23 December 15
|Specifically looking for info on iron supplements and gum irritation
|Maxie 21 December 15
|I noticed mouth ulcers when I started taking magnesium/calcium/zinc liquid supplement. I stopped and they disappeared. Then took the liquid again and presto, they appeared again. I believe it is the zinc in the supplement since I have taken calcium/magnesium liquids with out the zinc many times with no appearing mouth ulcers.
|sherry 12 December 15
|I get ulcers on my tongue every time I drink orange juice. These last 2 days I have only been having a small amount with water. I find a good pure Aloe Vera gelly works really well on my ulcers and also good for cold sores.
|Tracy 23 October 15
|I have been taking an organic mineral supplment and a tumeric tablet for quite some time, with no problem. I recently added vitamin D3 and the inside of my mouth amd lips have been very sore, even the outside ofy lips hurt. Thank god for this sight.
|trisha 2 October 15
|I used to suffer from cancer sores monthly. I never new the cause until I found out! Since then I never get them. I found that it is a certain ingredient in toothpaste. Any toothpaste with Sodium Laurel Sulphate can cause cancer sores. I now buy my toothpaste that is free of this ingredient at Sprouts or any health supply store . I never get canker cores anymore!
|Stacy 13 August 15
| Anyone know anything about the effect of high doses of Vit D3 and Magnesium? Can this cause canker sores?
I found a great natural treatment for canker sores on the tongue...make a paste of cumin powder, honey and coconut oil and swab the ulcers with th paste 3-4x/day.
|margot 5 August 15
|Same problem here. I have a mouth full of cancer sores. I've narrowed it down to the brand of multi vitamins:
One a Day Prenatal vitamins, One A Day gummy vitamins; Natural Factors Hi Potency B Complex. I'm going back to my old vitamins from primal nutrition, I didn't have a problem with that brand. I'm glad to see this site and know I'm not the only one. I also learned the cancer sores can be caused by stress. I'd get them before every speech I used to give.
|Darlene P 4 August 15
|About a month ago I felt really sick and thought I would take 1000 mg of C to beat down whatever was coming on... Well, within a couple of hours I felt this really sore spot on my tongue. When I touched it with my finger I felt a flap of skin lifting and it freaked me out so I went into the bathroom to look in the vanity mirror and saw this perfect circle flap of skin sticking up. Sticking my tongue out further I saw what looked like about 20 or 30 blisters all the way down heading toward my throat. Almost gave me a heart attack as I had never seen anything like that before... Even woke my hubby up in a panic frenzy to show him. I visited my GP and even mentioned to him that the reaction was immediately after taking C but he never mentioned C reactions to me. I am writing this today because I just came back from the backyard from eating red currants that grow there and I started to feel a soreness and like my throat is swelling up and now my tongue is really sore on very targeted precise spots (too chicken to look in the mirror). I remember now as a kid that I could never stomach orange juice as it always upset my stomach now I am letting my own body tell me what not to eat or drink. Boy do I ever have a few things to discuss with my GP on my next visit. I am so grateful to have stumbled on this forum as I no longer feel like a hypochondriac.
|Celine 5 July 15
|Reading thru the comments above, I believe some people are confusing cold sores with canker sores. For those people, cold sores appear on the outer lips, around the mouth and in the nose area. Canker sores only appear inside the mouth. When you're trying to determine what it is that's creating either sore, first look to the most common triggers, and most of them are the same for both sores: stress, fatigue, hormonal changes, low immune system, some kind of irritation or trauma in or around the mouth such as a dental procedure, injury. Too much sun or wind exposure can cause cold sores while wearing braces can cause irritation on the gums. But for all these causes, be it for a cold sore or canker sore, use remedies known for healing herpes simplex infections, such as l-lysine, lemon balm, for some people, propolis or olive leaf, or grapefruit seed extract, which is an anti-viral, which you'll find to be highly effective. Although I swear by tea tree oil for some kind of infections, it has never been effective for me for a cold sore or canker sore. Those remedies I've just mentioned won't be effective if your sores are caused by food allergies, such as acidic food. For this, I've read that calcium/magnesium products can be effective. Quantum is a brand that makes some good products that can help either cold or canker sores. There is also a brand that makes chapstick like products, one is Cold Sores Begone Stick that prevents the sore from surfacing when its applied at lst symptom, and Canker Sores Begone Stick which heals my cankers overnight but I know from a few I've recommended it to, that it can take 2 days or so, but it doesn't work if the canker sore is caused by something you eat. I can't speak to the vitamin connection because I just don't know, but for some of you, that might not be the cause afterall if there's some kind of chronic stress or illness (lower immune system) occurring. Still, I hope this helps some of you.
|Robin 10 May 15
|For me ...mouths ulcers melt away with Stresstabs Vitamins the one for energy. I get them from Walmart and they are cheap. At the first site take 2 and then take one in am and one in pm ....takes care of it for me. Lysine with Vitamin C works well on cold sores...but nothing on mouth ulcers for me.
|NW 3 May 15
|I'm no medical professional, but I I have almost constant mouth sores & ulcers which I believe are caused by Lupus and/or Sjogren's Syndrome. I have found that Tea Tree Oil on a q-tip pressed against the ulcer for a minute or so will heal them almost overnight. I don't know why this works, but it does work -- for me, anyhow.
I use it straight from the bottle which I bought at a local health food store. It smells and tastes like turpentine, so it's probably not something you want to use overly often.
As with everything, your mileage may vary --- but I hope this helps someone.
|Abbey 22 April 15
|I have had mouth ulcers too, on two different occasions, worse the second time. I take multivitamins including fish oil. I am just now reintroducing the fish oil, but I think I have narrowed it down to my toothpaste, not vitamins.
My lips and mouth area will start out tingling, and then start to burn, a red ring comes up around my lips and then the ulcers come. It is horrible!! I, too, did internet research and whitening tooth pastes can cause mouth problems. I know of several other people having mouth ulcers too, and all were using whitening toothpastes. Just another "Food For Thought" for everyone when trying to determine what is causing a reaction.
|Donna B, Texas, age 48 30 March 15
|I swear by lysine for cold sores. Used to suffer a lot especially after getting glandular fever and having low immune system. Taken lysine and only had one when I ran out of them! Amazing. However, I've just started taking floradix liquid iron supplement and my mouth is covered in ulcers. I've also just noticed little blisters on my fingers and toes??!! Only been taking it 2 days so not going to take any more. Only thing that's different is the new supplement!
|Marnie 21 March 15
|i was taking multi vitamins and vitamins D3 i had a lot of pain in my gum very irritated and lots of cut in the cheek ,the doctor give me medicine for trash,didn't work and another doctor told me I'm in need of vitamins B and C i went to buy more vitamins and then i saw this page and realize that the probleme is the vitamins so i stop and my mouth is back to normal now,thank you to all of you
|chantal 18 March 15
|My mom thinks that its vitamin C causing my mouth ulcers, but I have a feeling it's the multi one I take with D,A, and B in it along with the vitamin C. As I have taken a break from them for a week now, and the four ulcers I had are still there, one of them is even worse!
|Fate 1 March 15
|Well.. I found this page and thought I'd contribute.
I have been taking multivitamins for YEARS. Usually two, with a few fish oil, and a 2000iu vitamin D. I was preparing for a cruise and took a ton of vitamin C, with the other vitamins I took and guess what? TERRIBLE canker sore outbreak in my mouth the entire cruise and its still lingering 2 months later. I really think Vitamin C is causing this. Also, I am now not taking any multivitamins and no more vitamin D or C. Only fish oil. I will report back if these viscious canker sores clear up. This is a terrible way to live.
|Ryan 9 February 15
|Doug I have the same problem.. Dr. told me i was allergic to the compounds in the vitamins.. i've now given up and just don't take them any more and try to eat more better. Any knows of a vitamin that won't let me break in cold sores.. let me know! Thanks
|Helen 17 January 15
|I cannot take vitamin c either. When I was a toddler, I began getting cold sores. Our family dr told my mom to eliminate all juices for a month then add them back one at a time. They figured out that juices high in vitamin c caused the sores. The dr said that for whatever reason, my body does not utilize vitamin c and in fact, purges it from my body. I am 50 yrs old now and still cannot have vitamin c. I drank a glass of lemonade a couple of days ago and sure enough, now I have a cold sore. Even facial creams that contain vitamin c will cause a breakout. Other drs thru the years have said that my old family dr didn't know what he was talking about & that it's not the vitamin c but something else, but I know better. I have lived with this my whole life.
|Amy 4 January 15
|Been taking multivitamins for a while now, and continuously getting ulcers in my mouth and this is the first time ive discovered anything of the sort relating to this on the internet. Everyone keeps telling me that the correlation is all in my head, but its clearly not reading this!
Has anyone found a solution yet?!
|EB 17 December 14
|I have been taking a large number of supplements under a dr's recommendation for my general health and I AM feeling better - she instructed me to make my own liposomal vitamin C - which is a way to bind C with lethicin so it it's more absorbable. The first batch lasted about a week with one dose a day and I noticed I was getting mouth/lip ulcers. I used up the first batch and they cleared up but I wasn't paying great attention. I waited about 2 weeks and made another batch and almost immediately got the mouth and lip sores back. It's the Vitamin C without a doubt because even one day off clears them. I don't know if it's helping the rest of me to take it, but the mouth reaction isn't good. No more home chemist for me.
|Esmeralda November 2014 18 November 14
|Vitamin D needs magnesium, if you take a high dose vitamin D capsule then that will place a big demand on magnesium. Many people exist on an already low level of magnesium because of poor diet (you have to eat really healthily. Magnesium, along with calcium and zinc are supposed to prevent cold sores. My guess is the vitamin D creates a temporary blip in magnesium that gives the cold sore a chance to develop. It's probably the same when you take magnesium, the body notices the excess and starts using it. All speculation.
|Mal 23 October 14
|I get like a cut in the corner of my mouth that hurts when I open it and small cuts on the top,along my gums, and on the inside of my cheeks. I take a vitamin B complex and Vitamin D. I stopped taking both for a while when I ran out and the sores went away. A few days ago I started taking both again and the cuts are back. So now I have to stop taking 1 and see if the sores go away. If not I'll have to try the other. Since I'm vitamin D deficient I guess I'll stop the vitamin B complex and see how that goes.
|jodi 26 August 14
|I would like to further expand on this subject ..... I never take supplements or High fresh Orange Juice. Recently I had a severe cold so bought some real OJ with pulp and have been guzzling it ever since ... I have had a mouth full of ulcers and 3 back to back colds and I hardly ever get either. There is a link between all this and Vit C
|Steve 27 July 14
|Glad I found this board. Honestly for the past 2 years maybe a little longer I always felt a tingle come on the left of my tongue and a feeling like someone is pushing in the left of my throat. It got so annoying ..my blood work came bak normal and no one can figure it out then last week I had the same feeling and the doctor said mouth ulcer back of throat left side tonsils. I don't have tonsils anymore but you know what mean. I drink a lot of booster juice after the gym and before that is high in vitamin C. And I think this is the cause. Not sure anyone else experiences left side of tongue numbness and left side under jaw uncomfortable feeling. But ya. Thanks
|Dan 17 June 14
|I've whittled it down to Vitamin C . I used to try and take Multivitamins , but no matter what brand , in a couple of days i'd develop ulcers on the inside of my cheeks, and on my tongue. As soon as I stop taking the supplements , they disappear . So I started to take different isolated vitamins in capsule form , and last week I started 500mg Vitamin C , and lo and behold ... I have 3 ulcers. Not sure if the effervescent stuff does the same thing . But will check it out.
|Mike83 25 April 14
|For me the culprit seems to be vitamin d or c. Now I just need to figure out which one. I will try to remember to post back here when I figure it out.
|DLB 24 April 14
|My family gets sores on our inner cheek after eating kiwi or grapefruit like fruits (high in Vit C).
They hurt and I use to chew them off. I just read tums or tea reduces the acid to speed healing. Aloe also cold help.
|Amber 27 February 14
|I workout and take a lot of different pills and get these sores/cuts on my tongue and inner lip that really hurts especially when eating. I'm gonna try and narrow it done on what it is. I take multivitamins, bcaa's, fish oils, fat burner etc
|Chad 10 February 14
|my mother and I also get blisters when taking vitamins. can it be the man made part of the pills?
|can not eat 7 February 14
|I have suffered with cold sores since I was young. I've have 4 cold sores back to back since I switched from centrum to gncs energy blend. I work out daily and take numerous supplements. I've narrowed it down to either a) multivitamins or b) yohimbe. I can't find any research or posts to back my yohimbe theory but I have luckily found this site. If anyone has any info that may prove beneficial, feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
|chris 15 January 14
|It doesn't matter what supplement I take, I always get mouth ulcers. Very frustrating. I get restless legs and this is apparently due to low magnesium but I cannot take it for long enough to see if it makes a difference.
|Michelle 31 October 13
|I know the cause of my mouth ulcers when I get them, though for a long time I did not, since everyone (including Dr Weil) advocates taking Vit C for mouth ulcers. So when I first started to get them I INCREASED the dose @#%##@!! I started to realize that it was the Vit C CAUSING the problem. So after having about 8 in my mouth at one time I stopped the Vit C and slowly they cleared up. The only trouble is, most multivitamins contain quite a large dose, I can tolerate about 15mgms anything higher and I am in agony.
|Patty 22 August 13
|I am a 40 year old male. I too have noticed a link between taking multivitamins and small blisters appearing on my lips, which are very painful. They are more painful and more widely spread than cold sores I have otherwise had. The vitamins I take are Centrum Advance. I only take them when I am feeling otherwise rundown - then I get the mouth ulcers within 24 hours, so I stop again. I have repeated this three times, including once when I was feeling great and same problem every time. This is the first time I have found a website which takes about mouth ulcers or cold sores caused by vitamins. Every other site tells me I should take vitamins to get rid of the mouth ulcers. I have heard that either VitA or VitD could be an issue, as could Argenine used in the manufacture of the tablets.. Any other guesses? Easy solution is to stop vitamins - but I am low in Vitamin D as I have Colitis.
|George 17 August 13
|Denise - those capsules do stick readily, and if pulled off will remove some skin. Any sort of vitamins and supplements should be kept securely away from small children (and pets) just as you would prescription medicines.
|Dom Walton 10 May 13
|My 17 month old grandson developed blisters inside his upper lip and tongue. I found one of my husbands B Complex gel caps by his highchair on the floor. It did not have bite marks in it but I began to suspect that this may be the reason for the blisters. I'm sure that if he put it in his mouth that he spit it back out right away because of the foul taste but maybe it was in there long enough to cause the blisters.
|Denise 10 May 13
|My 12 year old son has just been given Vitamin D medicine by a Paedatrician. He now has the most horrendously painful mouth ulcers, is it the Vitamin D.
|Deborah Deane 20 April 13
|Add me to the list. I just added Calcium to my vitamins (I take D, Generic Multi Vit Fish Oil) and almost immediately had the mouth blisters. mostly on my tongue. They'd clear up and the very next day a new one would form.
I've been taking the others for quite a while with no problems.
|Dixie 10 April 13
|I suspect the higher dose of B complex vitamins set off ulcers in my mouth & on my lips & in my throat. Prior to the large oral dose,I had been taking a monthly shot to which I never reacted. The ulcerations are large & they're painful.
|Cindy Coletti 8 April 13
|About how long does it take for the ulcers to go away once you stop taking the vitamins?
This really hurts, and it is hard to talk! And that is a problem for me since I am a big talker. Guess I am giving everyone a rest
|Pamela 2 March 13
|I have been dieting and thought it would be smart to start taking a multivitamin. About 2 weeks ago I started getting sores on the right inside of my mouth. I thought I might have bitten myself. THey got worse. Then the other side. Burning has been so bad. I thought did I do pr eat anything different. Well Ihurt so bad tonight. I sat down at the computer..and there they were. What I had started to do different 2 weeks ago. The multivitamin. I entered vitiamin allergies on the computer...and there you were. Thanks. I hate to say I am glad I am not alone. But at least we all have found our answers.
|Pamela 28 February 13
|Well i've been off and on with the B group vitamins for years because i'm not sure if they contribute to my ongoing migranes or not but if I don't take them then I soon become flat and tired, and yes there does seem to be a link from the time I restart the vitamin B and the return of my mouth ulcers and yet I just read on another site that a lack of vitamin B12 may be the reason for the mouth ulcers so now i'm just confused.
|Abel 27 February 13
|Hallelujah!!! I've suffered from this problem for years and so relieved to hear there are similar cases out there! Various doctors could not provide an explanation, they simply told me to stop taking the multivitamin citing they are a money making scheme in any case. That simply isnt a solution...so I need to find a brand that is not harsh on my body? Any suggestions?
|Lands 8 February 13
|I started taking Centrum Silver and noticed that I started getting severe mouth ulcers. It took me awhile to figure out that my ulcers stated at the same time I started taking the vitamin supplements. I tried mouth wash, an oral topical medications that my dentist prescribed, peroxide,etc...but nothing worked. I stopped taking them 3 days ago and my mouth feels almost normal. There needs to be some record that vitamin supplements can possibly cause mouth ulcers. January 13, 2013
|Chuck 14 January 13
|For the past 2 weeks I have been taking B Complex (expensive brand) and I have been in agony with mouth ulcers. I do believe there is a link between the two, so I have now stopped and hoping that they will clear up.
Does anyone know why B Complex causes mouth ulcers?
|LH 13 January 13
|I too am having this issue. I started 3 days ago taking many different vitamins and omega3, I have gotten very small sores on the edge of my lips and a few inside my mouth, this is very discouraging but somewhat relieved to know I'm not the only one.
|Lisa 19 October 12
|Yes, I too have observed over the years that whenever I begin to take multivitamin or even B-complex I get mouth sores or mouth ulcers or fever blisters. Sometimes inside my mouth, sometimes at the edge of my lips. It was thoughtful for me when I discovered this phenomenonal connection between vitamin intake and fever blisters/mouth sores. Before I would immediately stop the vitamin intake after the observation. But today I'm begining to feel like it may not be a bad thing so instead of stopping I just go ahead and double up on my vitamin intake. But what I'm not too sure is if I would get same immediate reaction by consuming an extremely excessive amount of fruits and natural foods-containing vitamins. Though it might be difficult to get an increased amount of vitamins within a short time by eating fruits no matter what quantity.
|KC 8 October 12
|I have exactly the same problem, took me a while to figure out what it was but it is definitely the multivitamins, i have now just expanded my diet to get all the vitamins and minerals i need, so much better
|ted 2 August 12
|I have been taking a calcium and magnesium supplement in a high dose a week before my mentsral cycle to help with PMS. good news is PMS is much improved. bad news is mouth and tongue are really bothering me. wondering which is worse.
|Annelise 17 June 12
|I too have mouth ulcers with multivitamins. Started GNC men's multivitamin and within 2 days developed ulcers. It has been two weeks with no improvement. I have read Vit C can cause mouth ulcers but cannot confirm. This Sucks.
|My 18 April 12
|What a relief to hear that so many others like me have been expereiencing the problem of mouth ulcer on vitamin supplements. Surprisingly this has developed in the recent past (that is last 6 months). Earlier the same vitamins I was taking without any problem. I am 48 yr old female and I wonder ???? if it is anyway related to the changes during menopause.....
|Mythili 16 April 12
|I am so glad I google and am not alone. I am on day 2 of a multivitamin and have noticed a lot of small sores on my tongue and the roof of my mouth. This is the first time I've experienced this, but I bought Kroger brand because they weren't so expensive. I'd like to know what vitamin is causing this. Thanks!
|Belle 28 March 12
|Still dont know what causes it whether its an overdose of a mineral or vitamin ( in the 100% RDA varieties) but I cant take sainsburys A-Z multivitamin/minerals-if I do within a week Ive got my tongue ulcer back. I am now taking a different less than 100% RDA supplement.
|Lechef 13 March 12
|i too experience the same problem. i checked internet for people with similar problem and this is the only page i encountered... i noticed that when i take multivitamins i also seem to have mouth sores.. does anyone know what exactly is causing this?
|Emmanuel 12 March 12
|I'm a 48 year old female and I too believe the vitamins are giving me mouth ulcers. Every time I try to take calcium, I'd get mouth ulcers so I'd stop. Just recently I purchased from GNC a Womens Ultra Mega suppliment for energy and metabolish. When I started developing the mouth ulcers, I figured it was just the normal reaction to something new in my body and thought I'd ride it out hoping they go away. It's been 2 weeks and I'm not sure it's worth it. GNC does offer a 30 day money back guarantee. I'm planning to revisit the store this week.
|CheerMOM 17 February 12
|I am trying some other alternatives supplements at present too. You can actually buy hypoallergenic vitamins in my health shop but they are very very expensive.
|Lechef 15 March 11
|I have noticed increased random out breaks of mouth/tongue ulcers as a result of prolong usage of cheap multivitamins. Once i stop, the ulcers do not reappear for months. I don't know if it is the vitamins or not but i am on a 2 month cycle right now experimenting.
|Ste 14 March 11
|For years I have noticed certain multivitamins cause me mouth ulcers. Does anyone know why that is?
I have been told the cheaper vitamins can do that due to the way they are manufactured. Another possibility I am told is that my body is getting something it does not need and it is rejecting it or there is a reaction. I just did a comparison between some a multivitamin that does not bother me and ones that do give me the ulcers. Seems like the ones that give me the ulcers contain Iron, Potassium, Boron, Phosphorus, Chloride, and Coenzyme. Does anyone know if these items are known problems to some people?
I have been dealing with this for 20 years or better and would like to know the answer to what is causing the ulcers. There is no doubt it is due to certain multivitamins.
|Doug 10 January 11
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Jimi wrote:I just watched this movie. It is a horrible story. This women was stoned in Iran. It happens regularly. Of course this is an unspeakable act in most of the world. It is. Ot even talked about. But if you believe in allah, the prophet Mohammed, and the last day, stoning is an acceptable form of punishment for moral crimes. It is done to prevent moral crimes. Obviously if stoning is the punishment, few would even attempted the crime. This is the logic anyway.
Some of us wonder why a all powerful loving god needs his creations to carry out such a punishment. Is this not between god and the person? This movie is worth a watch, but it will not make you feel very good. What a crime against humanity.
Well, its not more of a Shia thing.
its just that the Sunni's tend to agree it is abrogated.
KD75018 wrote:No Ringmaster, I don't.
So, What is a "muttah", please ?
July 25, 2010 update: Misyar is coming under criticism from Saudi lawyers and Shari'a experts as its human costs become apparent. From the Arab News:
A typical tourist marriage usually lasts for fixed periods of time (sometimes ranging a few days) and is aimed at gaining sensual pleasures and not procreating. Marriage officials often carry out these marriages with two witnesses. The officials are, however, often unaware of the fixed time periods that the couples fix between them, a clause that would, according to the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence, render the marriage illegal.
The newspaper gives the example of Abu Fadi, 45, who traveled often to Southeast Asia to recruit housemaids.
It was during one of these travels that he married a woman for a short term "to avoid committing adultery." "We had memorable moments together, especially since I thought my marriage was legal Shariah-wise. I, however, regretted the decision because my ex-wife sent an e-mail with photographs from the marriage to my Saudi wife," he said. "It was a terrible experience. My wife, however, forgave me after I expressed sorrow and regret on condition I would allow her to accompany me abroad, regardless of whether it is for business, education or leisure."
The article goes on to quote various Saudi authorities about the illegality and immorality of misyar marriages.
Ozes wrote:........................................In the following verses it is used, verses on marriage not mentioned here use zawaq.
Surah 24:3
Surah 2:27
Surrah 24:32
Surah 24:33
Surah 2:60
Surah 24:127
Surah 33: 53
Surah 2:235
Surah 2:237
Surah 4: 3
Surah 2:220
Surah 2: 221
Surah 24: 3
Surah 33: 53
Surah 4:6
Surah 4:22
Surah 4:25
Surah 4: 127
Surah 33:49
Surah 33:50
manfred wrote:......................
Shias practice it, Sunni on the whole don't. as they assume this practice to have been abrogated.
So... that's why I said is more of a shiah thing...
ringmaster wrote:manfred wrote:......................
Shias practice it, Sunni on the whole don't. as they assume this practice to have been abrogated.
So... that's why I said is more of a shiah thing...
Sunnis and shias disagree on lots of things, which is why they like to kill each other with such abandon.
EssEmmEss wrote:................
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Metabolizable Energy (kcal/kg): 3896
Chicken Meat Meal, Ground Rice, Ground Spelt, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat, Dried Egg, Dried Yeast, Dried Tomato Pomace, Fish Meal, Rice Bran, Protein Hydrolysate, Whole Ground Flax Seed, Dried Beet Pulp, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Celery, Dried Peas, Fish Oil, Dried Whole Carrots, Sodium Chloride, Dried Apples, Potassium Chloride, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chicory Powder, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Dried Marigold Petals, Chondroitin Sulphate, Lecithin, l-Lysine, Fructooligosaccharides, Mannanoligosaccharides, dl-Methionine, Zinc Sulphate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulphate, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Manganese Sulphate, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Copper Sulphate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Copper Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate (source of iodine), Manganous Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), Folic Acid.
Typical Analysis
Crude Protein 24.5%
Crude Fat 16.5%
Crude Fiber 2.5%
Moisture 9.0%
Ash 7.0%
Calcium 1.1%
Phosphorous 0.80%
Potassium 0.65%
Sodium 0.35%
Magnesium 0.10%
Vitamin A 16500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1100 IU/kg
Vitamin E 120 IU/kg
Vitamin K3 1.55 mg/kg
Vitamin C 20 mg/kg
Thiamine B1 15 mg/kg
Riboflavin B2 22 mg/kg
Pyridoxine B6 8 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 200 mcg/kg
Biotin 520 mcg/kg
Chloride 2300 mg/kg
Folic Acid 2 mg/kg
Niacin 60 mg/kg
Pantothenic Acid 32 mg/kg
Trace Minerals
Zinc 170 mg/kg
Copper (as copper sulphate) 8 mg/kg
Copper (as copper chelate of amino acids hydrate) 4 mg/kg
Manganese 52 mg/kg
Iron 280 mg/kg
Iodine 2.0 mg/kg
Selenium 0.32 mg/kg
Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulphate 385 mg/kg
Fructooligosaccharides 900 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 3.78%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.60%
Omega 6:3 Fatty Acid Ratio 6.3:1
With antioxidants (extracts of tocopherols of natural origin, propyl gallate from plant extract)
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First ingredient is a named meat product
Insufficient meat content, mixed quality ingredients, controversial filler
The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product, in meal form. There is a further meat meal ingredient 9th on the ingredient list. This is far too far down to make any substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. We note it is a fish ingredient, but we find no sign on the manufacturer website of a guarantee that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the product (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients, but which is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
The main grains in the food are rice, spelt and barley. All are decent quality grains. We note that chicken fat is the fourth ingredient in the food. Research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. We assume the egg ingredient in this food to be whole eggs, which is appreciated. Tomato pomace is filler, as is rice bran which is a grain fragment. The protein content of the food is boosted by hydrolysate, which is not a high quality ingredient.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
We appreciate the range of fruits/vegetables in the food but we note that this product includes synthetic vitamin K, a substance linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality dog food products.
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Ackstorm: Using Google Cloud Platform to help Edebé bring book publishing into the digital age
About Edebe
Edebé is a Spanish publishing house founded in Barcelona in 1888 that specializes in publishing content for the educational sector. It has more than a thousand titles and includes materials such as multimedia training courses.
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Google Cloud Platform results:
- Handles up to 500,000 concurrent users
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Barcelona-based Edebé is one of the leading publishers of books and educational materials in Spain and Latin America. With smartphones and tablets now ubiquitous, the company wanted to build an online publishing platform that gives people in Europe and Latin America access to digital content from a variety of devices. The platform would also have a content management system that could be used by editors, writers, programmers and Edebé partners. And it would have to be capable of delivering interactive educational content, including applications.
To build the platform, Edebé turned to Google Cloud Platform partner Ackstorm, which has more than 15 years of experience in system integration, cloud consulting, and infrastructure management. Ackstorm chose Google Cloud Platform because it is highly scalable and has a high-speed content delivery network (CDN) that can deliver static content such as PDF files."We turned to Google Cloud Platform for Edebé because it has an international delivery network that can deliver content quickly no matter where customers are located, can scale on demand, and gave us the tools we needed to create a world-class publishing platform," says Javier Domingo, senior engineer, Ackstorm.
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About Edebe
Edebé is a Spanish publishing house founded in Barcelona in 1888 that specializes in publishing content for the educational sector. It has more than a thousand titles and includes materials such as multimedia training courses.
About Ackstorm
Ackstorm has more than 15 years of experience in systems management, integration, and infrastructure management. The company specializes in the design, implementation, and management of cloud services.


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A TGN customer favorite, the Thirsties Duo Wrap comes in two sizes with 3 rise settings in each size allowing for the perfect fit.Size One - 6-18 lbs (3-8 kg) 0-9 monthsSize Two - 18-40 lbs (8-18 kg) 9-36+ months
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