MrsDepp
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Post by MrsDepp on Jul 28, 2014 3:14:48 GMT
Thursday night, I was fine. I woke up Friday with a good sized canker sore on the very back of my right palate. This morning, I woke up to one on the very back of the left palate, swollen lymph nodes, and a low grade fever (remember there's one on the right side also) This isn't my first rodeo with canker sores. They usually appear on the cheek or back side of my lip. Canker sores in those areas are tender. But this I have going on is very uncomfortable. It feels like I have an ear ache and the back of my eyes hurt. It hurts to eat, drink, or speak. Swallowing is bearable. Please, share with me your remedies. TIA
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 28, 2014 3:19:44 GMT
I try to ignore canker sores unless they're really bad. I do feel very antisocial when I get them though. Ambesol gel works well, but it's really temporary. The real key is to avoid foods that are too hot or too sharp. Chips are really bad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 3:21:33 GMT
I rinse with salt water a few times a day. The pain of the canker must reach the point where it is greater than the displeasure and general work of the salt water rinse.
I've had cankers like the kind you have now!! They are quite awful.
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Post by needtime2scrap on Jul 28, 2014 3:23:15 GMT
Gargle with warm salt water as often as possible. Seriously it helps ease the pain and helps them heal faster. I tend to get them from low immunity and stress. Went through a period of 2 years with canker sores almost constantly. Changing toothpastes (I use one without sodium laural sulfate), get lots of rest, exercise and take multivitamins. Helps a lot!
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Post by donna on Jul 28, 2014 3:23:42 GMT
I had to switch to a toothpaste without sodium lauryl sulfate in it. Currently only Tom's makes one. Once I switched my toothpaste I stopped getting them. I would get them so bad that I could barely talk.
I would honestly go to the doctor about yours because of the location. Anything on the soft palate can get serious. My youngest son had an infection of his soft palate and came close to being hospitalized for it.
I hope you get some relief soon.
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Post by gale w on Jul 28, 2014 3:24:48 GMT
I rinse with salt water and apply vitamin e oil at night. I have dentures so I seem to get them more than the average person.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 3:27:14 GMT
I use lavender essential oil on canker sores and cold sores. Works so well for me. You could also try melaleuca, which works best for my dd.
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Post by roxley on Jul 28, 2014 3:28:27 GMT
Agree with the salt water. They heal so much faster!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 3:29:43 GMT
If you can stand it, take lots of Vitamin C. That helps with the healing of the skin cells and strengthens your immune system. (Canker sores are an indication of stress.) But L-Lysine is my go to for canker sores. It speeds up the healing. I could take a dose or two and by the next day it is healed so well that I can touch the sore with no pain at all. Take a couple more doses and the day after that they are mostly gone.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 28, 2014 3:56:24 GMT
I take a zinc tablet, or two.
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Post by stephofalltrades on Jul 28, 2014 4:00:18 GMT
I think applying baking soda helps. I think that you can get them from high acidity, so it balances it out. DD says it takes away the sting. Salt water or listerine if you can stand it.
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Post by irisheyes on Jul 28, 2014 6:02:20 GMT
Use Milk of Magnesia as a mouth rinse. It heals them so quickly. I swear by it. After I used it, I got cankers less often and less often. I use to get outbreaks all the time. I haven't had a canker sore for over 15 years now. It really works.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 28, 2014 6:06:37 GMT
Sounds nasty. Am assuming they are what we would call Mouth Ulcers. Bonjela works well.
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Post by psiluvu on Jul 28, 2014 13:30:17 GMT
Gargle with warm salt water as often as possible. Seriously it helps ease the pain and helps them heal faster. I tend to get them from low immunity and stress. Went through a period of 2 years with canker sores almost constantly. Changing toothpastes (I use one without sodium laural sulfate), get lots of rest, exercise and take multivitamins. Helps a lot! I agree with the above. I had a mouthful of cankers for years. Once I changed toothpastes things started to get much better. I now use a SLS free toothpaste and take a B complex vitamin daily and unless I indulge in oranges or drink citrus juices I am relatively canker free.
I once had a dentist take a picture of one because it was so huge he wanted to include it in a text book. What an honour LOL
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Post by lillieleigh on Jul 28, 2014 13:32:20 GMT
I buy Glyoxide and rinse my mouth with that. It's very gentle. You can get in in Amazon.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 28, 2014 13:36:23 GMT
Rinse with salt water.
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Post by Rachel on Jul 28, 2014 13:36:45 GMT
Hydrogen Peroxide works well as well. I get them fairly often so I feel for you
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Post by NanaKate on Jul 28, 2014 14:19:20 GMT
Listerine (the original) worked for me...I had to use it several times a day, but it really numbs the pain and helps clear them up.
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Post by sharlag on Jul 28, 2014 14:19:26 GMT
Wow, lots of different suggestions! I get them ANY TIME I accidentally bite the inside of my mouth or tongue. Also, if I enjoy too much cinnamon chewing gum.
Mrs. Depp, your description sounds miserable! I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 28, 2014 14:27:15 GMT
I rinse my mouth with Cepacol, several times a day.
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Post by meridon on Jul 28, 2014 15:02:45 GMT
Rinse with warm salt water and I also use Peroxyl, which is a Colgate product you can buy at the drug store/grocery store. It's basically just flavored hydrogen peroxide, I think, so just the plain probably does the same thing if you can stand the taste. And I was curious, so I googled causes of canker sores and found this list: Mayo clinic canker sores causes They are painful! Hope you get some relief soon!
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Post by Cheesy on Jul 28, 2014 15:26:21 GMT
I've used Orajel Antiseptic Mouth Rinse and get pretty good results. I find it at Walmart in a white plastic bottle with a blue label.
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 28, 2014 15:39:13 GMT
Wow, lots of different suggestions! I get them ANY TIME I accidentally bite the inside of my mouth or tongue. Also, if I enjoy too much cinnamon chewing gum. Mrs. Depp, your description sounds miserable! I hope you feel better soon. Me too. Changing toothpaste is a good idea too. I was having an awful time for a couple of months. I was getting really painful canker sores and my throat hurt. I put my brain to it and realized that my problem started when Crest changed their formula. I switched to Sensodyne and the constant canker sores and sore throat went away.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 28, 2014 16:21:01 GMT
I think rinsing with salt water helps them heal faster. If I can, I will put salt directly on the sore. Hurst like hell but they heal so much faster.
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MrsDepp
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Post by MrsDepp on Jul 28, 2014 17:27:59 GMT
Thanks everyone... I have done the salt water rinses several times... I chose salt water because that's all I had on hand out of the responses. The salt water does burn. It has been worth it. The discomfort has lessened so much
You gals are great
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Post by azredhead on Jul 29, 2014 21:27:43 GMT
I had a really nasty one this last week. Today I can finally eat normal. I did the baking soda mixture, and at night and am I did straight peroxide. I wish I did the peroxide on vacation last week, I was kinda miserable at the end. I read about the peroxide being an antibiotic. Just don't swallow it. I just did a q-tip swab.
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Post by Jili on Jul 29, 2014 21:37:06 GMT
Wow, lots of different suggestions! I get them ANY TIME I accidentally bite the inside of my mouth or tongue. Same! I use salt water, and have tried Peroxyl rinse. I've also become a believer in alum. You can buy this in the spice aisle at the grocery store. Make up a paste with a little alum and water. Stir it up with a q-tip. Apply directly to the sore. It tastes horrible and burns like a mother, but I think that it really helps.
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Post by akathy on Jul 29, 2014 22:19:32 GMT
I put a pinch of alum on it. It's used for canning and found in the spice section of the grocery store. It's bitter but works almost immediately.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 22:48:03 GMT
I like peroxide. I'll usually rinse my mouth with peroxide and then put a small cotton ball soaked with it against the canker sore for 15 minutes or so.
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Post by pridemom on Jul 29, 2014 22:58:19 GMT
I take more Folic acid. I take a medication that inhibits folate absorption. As soon as I feel the tingle the precedes canker sores, I double my Folic acid Rx.
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