Hi - I'm new to this site. Have RA for approx. 35 years, and have been on Enbrel for the last 8 or 9 years. I'm interested if anyone has had problems with EXTREME sensitivity to foods that are spicy(even mildly) or sweet - milk chocolate, candies, etc. etc. My lips are also very(!) dry and none of the lip balms seem to help. The inside of my mouth and lips always feel irritated, especially after eating. I'm beginning to think that I'm going to have to exist on bananas and milk, since those foods seem to cause the least problems!
could you possibly have sjogren's syndrome?
That is what I was thinking it might be too, Buckeye. I just went to go look up how to spell it I use the Biotene stuff and love it. I get bad dry mouth from my meds that I take and it drives me up a wall! Also, Oasis makes a convienent spray for dry mouth. Handy to keep in a desk drawer at work or in your purse. I also suck on sugar free mints and chew sugar free gum.