mouth ulcers?

[$kint]

never really suffered during my 30 years but for the last 5 months for some reason i have had one after another of the painful f***ers

are there any reasons for this or cures?

n.b. im not stressed and have been excersising more than ever before as im doing the
marathon in april

cheers curt

[wulliec]

I suffered major from ulcers when on chemo.
Get your GP to prescribe you Nistatin and a chlorohexedine mouth wash. Clears the feckers right up but stings a bit to start with.

You just use a couple of drops of Nistatin daily.

[Mickey]

You could also get sum bonjella cool, its perfect as it numbz the pain

[Gunnzie]

I used to suffer very badly from them until I found it was being caused by an allergic reaction to the bicarbonate of soda that they started using in toothpaste. I now avoid any toothpaste with this in it and haven't had one since.

[rmj2663]

Adcortyl is also very good
Not too sure if its script only tho'
Missus had them for years, now the kids get em & she swears by it, it is a mild steroid cream by the way.

[$kint]

thanks for the info was hoping to try and rid them naturally ie. changing something that im eating so the toothpaste one is the first call if not off to the quak's then!!

cheers all
curt

[stevo25]

what about salt mouthwashes? my mum swears by them

[Eddie101]

what about salt mouthwashes? my mum swears by them

I used to get them as a kid ,and salt mouth washes cleared them up ,at first after the mouthwash they used to sting a lot ,but after a few times they die down and dissappear ,she also used to grind asprin up for after the mouthwashes and rub it into the ulcer (made it numb) ,havent had them since .Also great for throat infections .

[sparkzz]

about 3(ish) months ago, i had a terrible outbreak of uclers in my mouth. 1 came up and then loads, i had (all at the same time) 12 on my tongue, 4 on the roof of my mouth, 3 on my lips, 2 on the bottom of my tongue and 6 on the inside of my gums.

I had to have a week off work, went to the doctors and it was described as a viral infection, which was triggered from a normal cold. I suffer reguallary from uclers in the mouth.

I got (and was also recomemended by my doctor) DIFFLAM mouth wash which was bought from behind the counter at tesco. This cleared them up a treat and also aided me to drink water and eat, which i seriously couldnt do without the mouth wash.

It could be a number of reasons, stress is one of them, but also a sign of anaemia. Maybe worth a pop to the quaks?.

Hope this helps!!

[blaggard]

about 3(ish) months ago, i had a terrible outbreak of uclers in my mouth. 1 came up and then loads, i had (all at the same time) 12 on my tongue, 4 on the roof of my mouth, 3 on my lips, 2 on the bottom of my tongue and 6 on the inside of my gums.

I had to have a week off work, went to the doctors and it was described as a viral infection, which was triggered from a normal cold. I suffer reguallary from uclers in the mouth.

I got (and was also recomemended by my doctor) DIFFLAM mouth wash which was bought from behind the counter at tesco. This cleared them up a treat and also aided me to drink water and eat, which i seriously couldnt do without the mouth wash.

It could be a number of reasons, stress is one of them, but also a sign of anaemia. Maybe worth a pop to the quaks?.

Hope this helps!!

This worked for a friend, great advice.

[MsDG]

what about salt mouthwashes? my mum swears by them

Don't fall for that one... unless you want someone shoving a cock into your face!

[DB]

Wulliec is right, Nyastatin is excellent but will have to be prescribed, difflam spray is also good for short term relief BUT it has no anaesthetic properties.

A mouth wash like corsodyll will be good, these are usually used for gum disease and gingivitis. Bear in mind that because they are open wounds, all of these treatments will sting.

[talktalk]

My brother recommends Corsodyll, everytime he has an outbreak he'll use this straight away and it clears up for him

[-AMO-]

I used to get mouth ulcers daily when I had active Ulcerative colitis. I never really found anything to effectively treat them over the year I had them, but I did find that warm tea helped ease the pain as well as avoiding using too much toothpaste.

[Karoline]

Adcortyl is also very good
Not too sure if its script only tho'
Missus had them for years, now the kids get em & she swears by it, it is a mild steroid cream by the way.

Yes, i get this, and it works good, as a steroid paste it puts a protective coating on the ulcer, which helps get rid. (I have them in the awkward places like my jaw line near the tooth, very sore)
Adcortyl in Orabase is a prescription, but you can also get it from the chemist, the steroid is just not as strong, but still works efficiently, and at half the price of the prescription.