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Took TUMS, Had Indigestion, Lower Lip Tingled, Swelling, Took Benadryl. What Is It?

Woke up inmiddle of night with what I thought was indegestion. Took two TUMS like I always do and went and sat at the ktchen table. All of a sudden my lower left lip started tingling and swelling ...to the point that I felt like I had gotten in a fight and got a fat lip. Took a Benadrykl and went to bed - with a cold washrag inside and out of my mouth. This morning it is still swollen...feelis tingly still. What is it and what should I do? YYYY@YYYY
Sat, 20 Jul 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing your query.

After reading your post, it seems that you might have bitten your tongue leading to swelling of your lips.

You can take an antacid like Omeprazole for increased acidity in your stomach along with an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen one tablet twice a day along with an antihistamine like cetrizine 10 mg once day.

Local application of cold compress/ice on your lips will help in reducing the swelling of your lips.

If the problem persists, get yourself examined clinically.

I hope this is helpful to you.
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Took TUMS, Had Indigestion, Lower Lip Tingled, Swelling, Took Benadryl. What Is It?

Hi, Thanks for writing your query. After reading your post, it seems that you might have bitten your tongue leading to swelling of your lips. You can take an antacid like Omeprazole for increased acidity in your stomach along with an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen one tablet twice a day along with an antihistamine like cetrizine 10 mg once day. Local application of cold compress/ice on your lips will help in reducing the swelling of your lips. If the problem persists, get yourself examined clinically. I hope this is helpful to you. Thanks.