Toothpaste and canker sores (O.T.) *re: other home rememdies

[Guest guest]

I see several " home remedies " for canker sores posted here already; I might as

well

pitch in with a couple I've tried:

 

Similar to the " paint it with Mylanta " one, I have done this: hold a regular

" losenge "

antacid tablet (like Tums or even Pepto-Bismol) in your mouth against the sore

and let it dissolve.  Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get relief.  It seems

to help

them heal and does lessen the " acid " in the mouth (probably from saliva) that

keeps

the sores irritated.

 

Another " home remedy " --and I've tried this one, too--it seems to give relief

most of

the time:  swab a paste of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and water on the

area--

or just put a " blob " of baking soda right on the sore.  It usually tingles,

sometimes

even stings a little--but it seems the canker sores heal up pretty fast when I

do this,

and it seems to lessen the pain quite a bit. 

 

Anyway, those are MY 2 main " home remedies " that I use when I get a canker sore.

I can drink HUGE amounts of acidic orange juice, grapefruit juice...The

cranberry-

pomegranate (100% juice) stuff my DH loves is just TOO tart for me!  I rarely

get

any canker sores, but it seems that certain times of personal " stress " has

brought

them on in the past.  There are some spices (usually in tomato sauce) that seem

to

have CAUSED canker sores for me...and, I wore (dental) braces as an adult years

ago

and I remember there were SEVERAL acidic/spicy foods that seemed to trigger

canker

sores---my mouth was already sensitive because of the irritation my braces

sometimes

caused the insides of my mouth.

 

Nuts have given me sores in the mouth many, many times--especially the " rich "

tree

nuts: black walnuts, English walnuts, pecans, hickory nuts mostly--almonds,

cashews,

Brazil nuts, filbert/hazelnuts, and pistacios have rarely, if ever triggered

mouth sores. 

Has anyone else here had that experience??  I love eating nuts and, so far, no

nut has

given me any other kind of reaction.

 

Cheers!

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Raw walnuts, yes, but not other nuts. My dad says that bananas can cause

canker sores for him, but they don't do it for me.

 

Oh yeah -- braces were terrible, I had sores all of the time, from rubbing

wires in addition to acidic foods. But I had the worst mouthful of canker

sores when I was studying for a professional licensing exam a couple of

years ago -- it was so bad I could barely eat anything. Stress definitely

makes it worse -- I didn't even have to eat anything acidic to get them

then.

 

Audrey S.

 

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, L.B. <elbee577 wrote:

 

>

>

> I see several " home remedies " for canker sores posted here already; I might

> as well

> pitch in with a couple I've tried:

>

> Similar to the " paint it with Mylanta " one, I have done this: hold a

> regular " losenge "

> antacid tablet (like Tums or even Pepto-Bismol) in your mouth against the

> sore

> and let it dissolve. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get relief. It

> seems to help

> them heal and does lessen the " acid " in the mouth (probably from saliva)

> that keeps

> the sores irritated.

>

> Another " home remedy " --and I've tried this one, too--it seems to give

> relief most of

> the time: swab a paste of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and water on

> the area--

> or just put a " blob " of baking soda right on the sore. It usually tingles,

> sometimes

> even stings a little--but it seems the canker sores heal up pretty fast

> when I do this,

> and it seems to lessen the pain quite a bit.

>

> Anyway, those are MY 2 main " home remedies " that I use when I get a canker

> sore.

> I can drink HUGE amounts of acidic orange juice, grapefruit juice...The

> cranberry-

> pomegranate (100% juice) stuff my DH loves is just TOO tart for me! I

> rarely get

> any canker sores, but it seems that certain times of personal " stress " has

> brought

> them on in the past. There are some spices (usually in tomato sauce) that

> seem to

> have CAUSED canker sores for me...and, I wore (dental) braces as an adult

> years ago

> and I remember there were SEVERAL acidic/spicy foods that seemed to trigger

> canker

> sores---my mouth was already sensitive because of the irritation my braces

> sometimes

> caused the insides of my mouth.

>

> Nuts have given me sores in the mouth many, many times--especially the

> " rich " tree

> nuts: black walnuts, English walnuts, pecans, hickory nuts mostly--almonds,

> cashews,

> Brazil nuts, filbert/hazelnuts, and pistacios have rarely, if ever

> triggered mouth sores.

> Has anyone else here had that experience?? I love eating nuts and, so far,

> no nut has

> given me any other kind of reaction.

>

> Cheers!

> --Laura B., in Illinois

>

>

[Guest guest]

Most of these causes are either allergies or acid. My dentist told us to put

peroxide in a small cup about 1/2 and water about 1/2 and put a little in your

mouth

 

--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird wrote:

 

Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird

Re: Re: Toothpaste and canker sores (O.T.) *re:

other home rememdies

 

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 9:31 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw walnuts, yes, but not other nuts. My dad says that bananas can cause

canker sores for him, but they don't do it for me.

 

Oh yeah -- braces were terrible, I had sores all of the time, from rubbing

wires in addition to acidic foods. But I had the worst mouthful of canker

sores when I was studying for a professional licensing exam a couple of

years ago -- it was so bad I could barely eat anything. Stress definitely

makes it worse -- I didn't even have to eat anything acidic to get them

then.

 

Audrey S.

 

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, L.B. <elbee577 > wrote:

 

>

>

> I see several " home remedies " for canker sores posted here already; I might

> as well

> pitch in with a couple I've tried:

>

> Similar to the " paint it with Mylanta " one, I have done this: hold a

> regular " losenge "

> antacid tablet (like Tums or even Pepto-Bismol) in your mouth against the

> sore

> and let it dissolve. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get relief. It

> seems to help

> them heal and does lessen the " acid " in the mouth (probably from saliva)

> that keeps

> the sores irritated.

>

> Another " home remedy " --and I've tried this one, too--it seems to give

> relief most of

> the time: swab a paste of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and water on

> the area--

> or just put a " blob " of baking soda right on the sore. It usually tingles,

> sometimes

> even stings a little--but it seems the canker sores heal up pretty fast

> when I do this,

> and it seems to lessen the pain quite a bit.

>

> Anyway, those are MY 2 main " home remedies " that I use when I get a canker

> sore.

> I can drink HUGE amounts of acidic orange juice, grapefruit juice...The

> cranberry-

> pomegranate (100% juice) stuff my DH loves is just TOO tart for me! I

> rarely get

> any canker sores, but it seems that certain times of personal " stress " has

> brought

> them on in the past. There are some spices (usually in tomato sauce) that

> seem to

> have CAUSED canker sores for me...and, I wore (dental) braces as an adult

> years ago

> and I remember there were SEVERAL acidic/spicy foods that seemed to trigger

> canker

> sores---my mouth was already sensitive because of the irritation my braces

> sometimes

> caused the insides of my mouth.

>

> Nuts have given me sores in the mouth many, many times--especially the

> " rich " tree

> nuts: black walnuts, English walnuts, pecans, hickory nuts mostly--almonds,

> cashews,

> Brazil nuts, filbert/hazelnuts, and pistacios have rarely, if ever

> triggered mouth sores.

> Has anyone else here had that experience?? I love eating nuts and, so far,

> no nut has

> given me any other kind of reaction.

>

> Cheers!

> --Laura B., in Illinois

>

>

[Guest guest]

sorry hit the  button to send before done. DO NOT SWALLOW the peroxide and water

just whish in your mouth and spit it out  3 x's a day

and this worked for my kids and us.

Susan W

 

 

--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird wrote:

 

Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird

Re: Re: Toothpaste and canker sores (O.T.) *re:

other home rememdies

 

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 9:31 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw walnuts, yes, but not other nuts. My dad says that bananas can cause

canker sores for him, but they don't do it for me.

 

Oh yeah -- braces were terrible, I had sores all of the time, from rubbing

wires in addition to acidic foods. But I had the worst mouthful of canker

sores when I was studying for a professional licensing exam a couple of

years ago -- it was so bad I could barely eat anything. Stress definitely

makes it worse -- I didn't even have to eat anything acidic to get them

then.

 

Audrey S.

 

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, L.B. <elbee577 > wrote:

 

>

>

> I see several " home remedies " for canker sores posted here already; I might

> as well

> pitch in with a couple I've tried:

>

> Similar to the " paint it with Mylanta " one, I have done this: hold a

> regular " losenge "

> antacid tablet (like Tums or even Pepto-Bismol) in your mouth against the

> sore

> and let it dissolve. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get relief. It

> seems to help

> them heal and does lessen the " acid " in the mouth (probably from saliva)

> that keeps

> the sores irritated.

>

> Another " home remedy " --and I've tried this one, too--it seems to give

> relief most of

> the time: swab a paste of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and water on

> the area--

> or just put a " blob " of baking soda right on the sore. It usually tingles,

> sometimes

> even stings a little--but it seems the canker sores heal up pretty fast

> when I do this,

> and it seems to lessen the pain quite a bit.

>

> Anyway, those are MY 2 main " home remedies " that I use when I get a canker

> sore.

> I can drink HUGE amounts of acidic orange juice, grapefruit juice...The

> cranberry-

> pomegranate (100% juice) stuff my DH loves is just TOO tart for me! I

> rarely get

> any canker sores, but it seems that certain times of personal " stress " has

> brought

> them on in the past. There are some spices (usually in tomato sauce) that

> seem to

> have CAUSED canker sores for me...and, I wore (dental) braces as an adult

> years ago

> and I remember there were SEVERAL acidic/spicy foods that seemed to trigger

> canker

> sores---my mouth was already sensitive because of the irritation my braces

> sometimes

> caused the insides of my mouth.

>

> Nuts have given me sores in the mouth many, many times--especially the

> " rich " tree

> nuts: black walnuts, English walnuts, pecans, hickory nuts mostly--almonds,

> cashews,

> Brazil nuts, filbert/hazelnuts, and pistacios have rarely, if ever

> triggered mouth sores.

> Has anyone else here had that experience?? I love eating nuts and, so far,

> no nut has

> given me any other kind of reaction.

>

> Cheers!

> --Laura B., in Illinois

>

>