I have a SUPER bad cankersore.It will not go away and it bleeds. What can I do to help it heal and not hurt?
Question:
Answers:
It may sting some, but the best thing to use is a warm salt water rinse, two or three times a day.
Herpes takes time to heal over.
Try abreva or campophenique.
Gargle with warm salt water 3 times a day.
I would make an appointment with your dentist to rule out the possibility that you are dealing with something more serious than a bad canker sore. He/she will do an examination to find out what's going on. Please do that; it will be worth it.
Canker sores usually go away without any treatment. For pain relief, you can try taking ibuprofen (brand name: Advil) or acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol). Other medicines, such as Anbesol, Orajel, Orabase and Zilactin-B, might keep your canker sores from becoming irritated by eating, drinking or brushing your teeth. These medicines are applied directly on the sore.
You can also mix equal amounts of Milk of Magnesia and Benadryl Allergy liquid. After it's mixed, you can swish a teaspoonful in your mouth for about 1 minute and then spit it out. If you do this every 4 to 6 hours, your canker sores may hurt less.
Some people think that sucking on zinc lozenges, taking vitamin C or vitamin B complex, using a sage-and-chamomile mouthwash or taking a lysine supplement helps their canker sores heal faster.
you need to get something called Peroxyl. it's like a mouth wash, you will find it in the dental hygiene section at the drugstore. use this after each meal at least 3 times a day. it really works! i get bad canker sores as well and the numbing stuff will NOT help them go away. in the meantime, stay away from acidic foods such as orange juice and ketchup until the bugger goes away. drink plenty of water, and try to avoid touching the sore with food or your tongue or anything else. also take a daily multi-vitamin that contains Lysine, something like Centrum should be fine. also, as the sore begins to heal, it may get a thin coating on it. leave this alone! this is a sign that it is healing and if you mess with it, it will just take longer to heal.
Salt water rinse works ok, but believe me, the peroxyl works REALLY WELL!
Have you tried rinsing with Hydrogen Peroxide after rinsing put Carmex on a Q tip
and dab the canker sore and it will heal it will take a few days but it will work= hope you fell better
I think you may have herpes or a type of cancer. You didn't give enough info to know for sure.
More Questions & Answers...