About 12 years ago I had Epstein Barr Syndrome, which took me about 4 months to recover from. For the last 9 years, I've had recurrent frequent episodes with swollen tongue and mouth ulcers. The first time it was candida, but since then the doctors don't see signs of candida. There are certain foods that trigger it: bananas, strawberries, yeast breads, peaches. Recently there were more and more trigger foods and more frequent episodes, so I went to my family doctor. I should mention that in the past few years, I have almost always kept some type of infection as well: mono, strep throat, sinus infections, skin infections, salivary gland infections, ear infections, tooth infections. My family doctor questioned if the mouth problems could stem from a digestive issue, so she sent me to a gastroenterologist. He did several tests and labs and found nothing digestive, but my CRP and Sed rate were elevate. Also, my IgbM (? Immunoglobulin M) was either elevated or low, I forget which. The gastroenterologist referred me to a rheumatologist for arthritis, and now the rheumatologist thinks my arthritis may be from psoriasis because of my flaky elbows. So, he is referring me to a dermatologist now. My mother has questioned if I can have a problem with my immune system, and to me it seems that way. But I don't feel anyone has really tried to get to the root of the problem, just the symptoms. Can this be an immune deficiency and should I be seeing an immunologist? I should also mention that I did go to an allergist/immunologist a couple of years ago about the mouth problem to see if it could be food allergies (he wasn't really sure).