oral sensitivites

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Hi, I am wondering if oral sensitivities are common to any specific bacterias?

I recently treated my son with a 10 day course of augmentin and all of his oral

sensitivities went away. The augmentin was for a bladder infection so I figured

this out by coincidence.

Here is a description of some of the behaviors I am referring too: Tooth

brushing would almost seem painful, especially the teeth on the top and towards

the back. Eating habits were just a few different foods rotated and sometimes

even those foods were rejected. He will maybe swallow a few bites sometimes

only one bite and then run to the trash can and spit out the rest. He will put

a new bite in his mouth and chew it, but then spit it out instead of swallowing

and he would do this several times over. This is even with favorit foods.

Drinking fluids has never been a problem.

I have the impression that his mouth feels numb. I say this because he can only

blow air up and from the corner of his mouth. It reminds me of the novacaine

effect you get from the dentist. I am also seeing him crambing food such as

bread as if he has no idea how much food is in his mouth and then he all of a

sudden is choking and spitting it out.

Now, once on the antibiotic for a few days, we couldn't believe the appetite he

suddenly had and the sudden variety of foods he could enjoy. The problem has

never been getting him to try a new food. It has always been getting him to

chew it up and swallow successfully. Once off the antibiotic for 10 weeks now,

we are back to same old scenario. I have often referred to his eating

habits/apetite as " baby anorexia " .

I have been watching and reading several message boards for a few months now and

have not seen anyone mention anything other than food preferences mentioned.

This is not simply about texture and/or sensory integration I learned when I saw

the symptoms vanish with antibiotics.

My son is 3 1/2 years old and just learning to speak. It is very, very

difficult for him, but he is learning with lots of intensive therapy. His

speech reminds me of a patient with brain damage and/or motor impairment. I see

this by watching the way he is learning to use the muscles in his mouth, jaw,

etc.

Sorry this is such a long post, but I would like to know if anyone else has

these common symptoms. We are preparing to test for bacterias, viruses and such

at the current time and I don't want to miss anything. If anyone has any

insight, please reply.

Thank you!

Kari