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07-13-2015 06:18 PM
@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:I have a canker sore that's come up on my bottom lip (on the inside), and it's really making my mouth sore.
I used to get those often when I was little; I called them "ulcers" then.
Haven't had one in a long time. Daughter's going to pick some ambesol up for me.
P.S. It's not a cold sore. I've never had one of those.
I used to get canker sores a lot, as a kid. I still get them now, but infrequently. They can certainly be painful and annoying. You either want to keep feeling it with your tongue or biting at it, and that just makes it worse. Powdered alum dries them up quickly, but I really don't like using that. Swishing hydrogen peroxide around a few times a day is a pretty good treatment. Just don't swallow it.
07-13-2015 06:53 PM
Canker sores can be miserable; hope yours gets better soon. Also sorry about your Bell's palsy, tinnitus, and vertigo.
07-13-2015 06:53 PM
07-13-2015 07:22 PM
I feel your pain. I get them when I am stressed,eat too much of certain foods (walnuts,strawberries) ,etc.The day I took the LSAT I had so many ulcers I could barely move e my mouth or swallow. One thing I do is gargle with listerine (gold one) as often as needed.It hurts for a hot minute but it quickly numbs them for some time. It seems to heal them faster. I am gonna try milk of magnesia. I hope this helps.
07-13-2015 07:44 PM
07-14-2015 09:45 AM
Remembering back to childhood, my folk's used to use alum. It was because I think my dad ate citrusey foods and he'd get those. I get them rarely, but on the tip of my tongue as a rule. Painful little devils, luckily, they don't last long.
07-14-2015 10:07 PM
You may want to call your dentist or your family doctor and ask for a prescription called Kenalog in Orabase. I use it when I get them and it clears them up very quickly! A generic version is called triamcinolone dental paste.
It's relatively inexpensive, too. They certainly are a pain... Hope yours clear up quickly and you feel better!
07-15-2015 03:06 AM - edited 07-15-2015 03:15 AM
The last few years I have had several times where the whole roof of my mouth is a canker sore. Twice along with this I had them on the inside of both lips. Usually takes a week .to 10 days to clear up. Nothing but liquids and soft or blended drinks during these bouts.
@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:I have a canker sore that's come up on my bottom lip (on the inside), and it's really making my mouth sore.
I used to get those often when I was little; I called them "ulcers" then.
Haven't had one in a long time. Daughter's going to pick some ambesol up for me
P.S. It's not a cold sore. I've never had one of those.
Tried different things like cold sore creams/hot water salt gargle, felt better for awile, but did not speed up the process. Kinda like cold I guess: "take aspirin and drink lot's of fluids, and it will take about a week. Do nothing and it takes usually 7 days".
Tried to trace it back to a med change, but nothing has changed there or in any of the foods I consume. Not the worst thing I have had, but very annoying to say the least.
07-15-2015 09:01 AM
The ONLY thing that will cure this problem is Magic Mouthwash.
Ther are several different "recipes" but I will give you the best for all serious problems like this. * Ladies, it will also stop
Oral Thrush, or candida.*
Recipe #1 - Magic Mouthwash
80 ml. viscous lidocaine- 2 %
80 ml. Mylanta
80 ml. diphenhydramine, 12.5 mg.
per 5 ml. elixer
80 ml. nystatin-100,000 U
suspension
80 ml. prednisolone-15 mg. per
5 mg. solution
80 ml. distilled water
Directions:
Swish, gargle and spit 1-2 teaspoonfuls every six hours as needed. May be swallowed if there is esophageal (or stomach) involvement.
This MUST be kept refrigerated .
Recipe #2-
30 ml. viscous lidocaine -2 %
60 ml. Maalox (do NOT substitute
Kaopectate)
30 ml. diphenhydramine
40 ml. carafate- 1 gm. per 10 ml.
Mix well and use as directed for recipe #1.
Also keep refrigerated.
Ask your pharmacist to help you obtain these ingredients from the pharmacy.
Keep bottles covered, clean, and refrigerated.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE EACH USE
HTH
07-15-2015 06:32 PM - edited 07-15-2015 06:36 PM
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