Medical, Canker Sores

Canker Sores

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Bobbie Bee #1 / 6	Canker Sores Quote: >Speaking of human mouths, does anyone know what causes >canker sores? >I get them maybe twice a year, and they can take up to 2 >weeks to heal. >I am also open to any remedy suggestions. >From : Elizabeth Salzer >Try Glyoxide for debriding the canker sore and easing the >pain. I've heard that people with high IgE levels are more >susceptible, and indeed a friend with a lot of allergies >seems to be quite prone to them. >Glyoxide also comes in a variety of knockoff brands such as >Cankaid, all of which contain carbamide peroxide 10%. Jim, Elizabeth's statement above is true, at least in my case. Both my husband and I get canker sores. His is from drinking too much iced tea with lemon, or acid foods. Mine are definitely caused by allergies. I also get {filter} blisters orally. Toothpaste is the main culprit in my case. If you use one of the newer mouth gels, I've found them to be highly conducive to creating cankers. Try switching to either plain old baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide, or one of the natural toothpastes. This works for me. Also too much soda pop, candy (sugar), and tomatoes, or anything made with tomatoes, citrus fruits (acidity) will also cause problems. Canker sores also seem to pop out more readily when the weather is humid. My canker sores got so bad the first time I tried the blue gel toothpaste that I couldn't eat for 3 days. I also eat a lot of yogurt when I get them and that seems to get them straightened out quicker. Bobbie -- Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!237!506!Bobbie.Beers
Mon, 19 Apr 1993 19:12:00 GMT

Richard J. Stok #2 / 6	Canker Sores In response to articles on canker sores: The best solution i have ever found for canker sores are silver nitrate sticks. The silver nitrate cauterizes the sore and the pain goes away immediately. They can be obtained at any pharmacy but unfortunetly require a doctor's prescription. Does any one know why one needs a prescription for these ??
Wed, 19 May 1993 17:22:00 GMT

Casey Schaphor #3 / 6	Canker Sores Re: pain relief of aphthous ulcers with AgNO3 cautery. I take issue with your statement that pain goes away almost immediately. The very act of cauterizing the base of the ulcer with the sticks is probably one of the worst pains (beaten perhaps only by dental drilling sans anesthetic) that anyone could experience. I can remember profuse lacrimation and myoclonic jerks the last time I did one. Nevertheless, for the agony that is thus prevented I also recommend cautery. The sharp lancinating severe pains associated with the ulcer are replaced by dull ache associated with having your mouth burned. Definately worth it in my book :-) -cs- -- Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!231!80!Casey.Schaphorst
Wed, 19 May 1993 15:08:00 GMT

Dr. Daniel R. Mas #4 / 6	Canker Sores Quote: >Re: pain relief of aphthous ulcers with AgNO3 cautery. >I take issue with your statement that pain goes away almost immediately. >The very act of cauterizing the base of the ulcer with the sticks is probably >one of the worst pains (beaten perhaps only by dental drilling sans anesthetic) >that anyone could experience. I can remember profuse lacrimation and myoclonic >jerks the last time I did one. >Nevertheless, for the agony that is thus prevented I also recommend cautery. >The sharp lancinating severe pains associated with the ulcer are replaced by >dull ache associated with having your mouth burned. Definately worth it in my >book :-) As one of the multitudes afflicted with recurrent aphthous ulcers from time to time, I did a little case control study (n=1) in the mid-70's with silver nitrate sticks. I determined the average "life" of individual ulcers to be 8 days, by keeping track of their appearance and disappearance individually (unhappiness is having two or three at different stages of maturation at the same time :-(). Then I tried silver nitrate cautery on perhaps 6 or 8 of them over a period of several months, applying the cautery at various stages-- at the time of first discomfort (< 1 mm break in mucous membrane), out to the mature and most painful stage (3-4 mm crater). Result? Regardless of the time of silver nitrate cautery application, the ulcers lasted (you guessed it) 8 days. The cautery also turned a number of small ones into raging sources of pain. Other things that don't work? Kenalog (steroid)/Orabase cream, tetracycline, mouthwashes, aspirin (swallowed or applied as a paste to the ulcer), megadose vitamin C. Things that do work appear to be all preventive: avoid foods that cause them, avoid concurrent infections (e.g., colds), good dental hygiene including professional plaque removal, good general health (e.g., regular exercise). Bottom line: if you know of something which really cures your canker sores, consider yourself one of the fortunate ones. Medical science won't help you very much. Dan Masys, MD
Wed, 19 May 1993 20:02:00 GMT

Jim Somervil #5 / 6	Canker Sores Quote: >My canker sores got so bad the first time I tried the blue >gel toothpaste that I couldn't eat for 3 days. I also eat a >lot of yogurt when I get them and that seems to get them >straightened out quicker. This is the second yogurt recommendation I have seen for relieving the sores. There must be something interesting in those milk souring bacteria. I now make yogurt with active culture a regular part of my diet. -- Jim Somerville (bnr-vpa!bnr-rsc!jim) Phone: (613) 763-4497 Bell-Northern Research Usenet:utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-rsc!jim P.O. Box 3511, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4H7
Wed, 19 May 1993 01:11:00 GMT

Chris #6 / 6	Canker Sores Quote: > >Speaking of human mouths, does anyone know what causes > >canker sores? What are canker sores? Are they the white/yellowish spots inside the lips? If they are, there is a gel called 'bonjela' (spell?) that I used when I was in England that will do a very good job. They are over the counter medication but I am not sure you can get them here in the US. -- Chris Ng UUCP: {asuvax \| hrc}!gtephx!ngc
Wed, 19 May 1993 20:00:00 GMT

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