Canker Sores?
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.If you've ever had those open, shallow sores in your mouth and taken a gulp of orange juice — ouch! — you know what a pain canker sores can be. You're not alone, either. About one in five people get recurrent canker sores. So what can you do about them? Read on to find out..
..What Causes Canker Sores?
No one is certain what causes canker sores. They often first appear between the ages of 10 and 20, although they can occur at any time in a person's life. One thing that doctors have noticed is that although the sores are not contagious, they can run in families. That means if your parents or siblings get canker sores, the genes you share with them make it more likely that you'll develop the sores, too.
There may be a connection between canker sores and stress. If the sores show up around exam time or some other big event in your life, it may be a sign of how much stress you're under. In addition, about twice as many women as men get them. Doctors think that may be due to the difference in male and female hormones, especially because women often get them during certain times in their menstrual cycle. Some research suggests that using products containing sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a foaming agent found in most toothpastes and mouthwashes, can be associated with canker sores. Dietary deficiencies, such as not getting enough iron or vitamin B12, may also contribute to some cases of canker sores.
very interesting site, good luck with them
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Try mixing salt with luke warm water and rinse your mouth with it.
u need to get some melialuca tea tree oil.get some lysine too from wal mart, may help Check it out at: www.mayoclinic.com. Hope this helps.
See your doctor. Toothpaste will help prevent them never cause them. Sometimes there is just bacteria in the mouth of some people that makes them more prone to them. My dad is the same way.
There is a special oral rinse that doctors can prescribe that will end them soon.
This used to happen to me until I started taking L-Lysine - an amino acid supplement available at any drug store. It takes a couple weeks to build up in your system but it worked like a miracle for me! Canker sores, also known as aphthous ulcers, are small sores that occur inside the mouth. You can get them on the tongue and on the inside of the cheeks and lips — the parts of the mouth that can move. They usually pop up alone, but sometimes they show up in small clusters.
Your mouth might tingle or burn before the actual sore appears. Soon, a small red bump rises. Then after a day or so it bursts, leaving an open, shallow white or yellowish wound with a red border. The sores are often painful and can be up to an inch across, although most of them are much smaller. Occasionally, someone who gets canker sores may also develop a fever and feel sluggish and uncomfortable.
The good news is that canker sores are not contagious like some other mouth sores, such as cold sores. So you can't spread canker sores by sharing food or kissing someone. Cold sores, however, are caused by the herpes simplex virus, which can pass from person to person. If you have a sore and you're ...
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