mouth ulcers

[gina32]

i have them continuessly, i know it isnt possible to cure them but wondered how others manage to ease them?

[Greedyfly]

I have a similar problem lately - I just use Bonjela Cool and ride it out, or salt! =(

[Mobius1]

Yeah as Greedyfly says, Bonjela is a good way to go as it a tablespoon of salt dissolved in hot water as a mouth rinse (though it can sting at first).

If you keep getting them continuously though I'd say its worth getting yourself checked out - unless a health care professional has already diagnosed you with recurrent problem, though I imagine that person would also have given you some advice on how to manage them.

It might be quite harmless but it could also be a symptom of another health problem.

[gina32]

already been seen by a professsional and basically just have to live with them!

[Slapshot]

Corsodyl mouthwash....it'll kill everything in there and it's good for your gums as well!!!

[gina32]

tried everything, nothing works

[echokilo]

Anbesol Liquid - which is a liquid antiseptic anaesthetic - is great for numbing the pain and reducing inflammation.

[gina32]

thanks, just wish i didnt get tehm in the first place

[fbg40]

Hi Gina
I've posted replies to similar questions before on here. I used to suffer with ulcers but was advised to try a six month course of vitamin B1 complex (over the counter from your chemist) - I haven't had one since and that was several years ago (hope I'm not tempting fate !). If you try it I hope it works for you. Good luck
FBG40

[HowardKennitby]

Anbesol or Bonjela for the pain. I would also consider a vitamin supplement with zinc.

[puzzled54]

Eat marmite! The vitamin B helps to stop getting them.

[tamirra]

Gina, have you any other symptoms besides the ulcers by any chance and d you get more than one at a time?

[puzzled54]

Why Tamirra? What would that imply?

[boxtops]

I was reading something about mouth ulcers today, I threw it away... but it says they're quite normal, you can get them at time of the month, or if you bite your tongue accidentally. Ask your pharmacists if you're getting nowhere with the GP.

[gina32]

get several or one at a time and at no particular time