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How do I get rid of a painful mouth ulcer?

How to get rid of a mouth ulcer?

  • I have a very painful ulcer in the inside of my cheek and it gets really annoying. Is there any way to help get rid of it faster or help it feel less painful? Help please!

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    Trust me. I know what I'm talking about. I think you probably have a canker sore. It's got a white center and it hurts like blazes. It's caused by a virus, and it will get better, but there's no way to hurry it. The good news is you can make it hurt a lot less. Go to any drugstore and ask for gentian violet. You don't need a prescription. They usually keep it behind the counter. It's cheap and almost nobody buys the stuff, so why waste shelf space? They have it, but you aren't likely to see it on display. Gentian violet is like purple ink. Put it on the canker and rinse your mouth out with water. It will mostly only stick to the white center of the sore. You'll have to re-apply it after eating. It won't make the canker sore go away any faster, but it will make you feel much better. I used to get cankers until I started taking vitamin C every day. Now I take 500 mg morning and evening. The vitamin C also made my athlete's foot go away. That's not all. Now I don't get colds often, and when I do they're milder. I remember having colds that made me cough up blood in the bad old days. Not any more.

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Rinse two or three times a day with warm saltwater. It should help a lot.

kj

hey kim Will B is the only one that gave you the correct answer LYSINE!!!! I get mine from GNC I suffer from big painful ones where I have to ice my mouth air dry my mouth I cant eat nothing but pudding and ice cream I even have to stay in from work and school the dr think its stress because my health is in good condition and I brush my teeth regular and have excellent dental hygeine..LYSINE is a wonder vitamin it will take about 3 days to get rid of the ulcers but if you feel one coming on afterwards take a lysine and it will be gone by the next day I kid you not this work wonders for me I love LYSINE...go to GNC to get it or a vitamine shop. Walmart and Target has it as well. Salt water and warm water makes it worst trust me I have suffer from that...malox is not ggod numbing is not good you need the sore gone not just the pain,fenugeek does not work,vinegar salt and water makes it worse...

babs

Mix water & a little hydrogen peroxide in a glass & swish it around in your mouth & spit it out. I will sometimes just put some on a Q-Tip & put it on the ulser. It works my mommy use to do it all the time when I was little.

shalia s

1) You should consult your doctor to be sure that it is not cancerous. 2) For first aid, in the meantime, get Glyoxide from your pharmacy. Rinse your mouth with it and it will ease the discomfort. Doctors and dentists frequently recommend this product for mouth irritation. There's also an ointment that you can dab directly onto the area. I think you have to get a prescription for this. Can't remember the name of it but someone out there might know what I'm referring to. Stay away from citrus and spicy foods also.

bombastic

Rinse with salt water. Is there a product called Kenalogg at your drugstore? I use that too and it really helps--it forms a barrier over it and dries it out---but its medication so check with your doctor first.

Nika

Try L-Lysine tablets, its a simple dietary supplement. Its is used for the heath and integrity of the skin and lips. You can get it from the vitamin section at most stores. I use lysine for cold sores, but have tried with an ulcer and it seemed to shorting the time tremendously!

Will B

it is probably caused by consuming too much acidic foods. I get them from time to time. you can buy a canker sore medicine from the pharmacy but they are mostly iodine. My mother always treated our mouth sores with straight iodine which is the main active ingredient in most products sold for mouth sores. it is cheap and if you apply it 2-3 time a day for a few days it will heal up quickly. Don't drink the stuff just wipe it on the sore. It hurts but just for a minute. i swear it will solve the problem.

poof10958

A friend had to get surgery!

ivan m

you can also put rubbing alcohol on your finger and dab it on it. It will sting for a couple of minutes but it will stop hurting and go away.

Wendy C

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