taste buds

my mouth became a war zone over the last 1.5 days. what can I do? I gargled some hydrogen peroxide and my mouth fizzled all over

I bought some Anbesol, but only helps with the pain and no healing.

The canker sores are behind my tongue at the back of my mouth.

11/28/2007 10:16:46 PM

Eat any citrus lately?

11/28/2007 10:17:59 PM

haha, i had to look it up--i've had them before, i just never knew what they were

11/28/2007 10:19:02 PM

Treatment for canker sores SUCKS. Don't just gargle the peroxide, you need to directly apply it to the sores.
Take a q-tip, put peroxide on it, and rub it over the sore until you scrape all the white part off. This will hurt like a BITCH and it will bleed when you do this, but it WILL NOT heal unless you get under the white part. Then, once you have the sores "opened" so to speak, gargle salt water to clean them out. Do this 2 - 3 times a day.
This SUCKS, but it will get the swelling to go down to the point where they hurt less pretty quickly, and then they'll heal completely in 1 - 2 weeks.

11/28/2007 10:21:43 PM

^^that would suck

i read on the wikipedia that large amounts of sugars can cause them. i ate a giant bag of skittles and starbursts the other day, and chewed them with my back teeth, where the sores are

11/28/2007 10:22:31 PM

i've had to put peroxide in my mouth one time--i'd rather have the sore

11/28/2007 10:23:02 PM

I get these things frequently. From my understanding there is nothing you can do to speed up the process of healing them because they have to heal naturally. Generally I peroxide them directly with the q tip (but I don't scrape under as someone mentioned) and I kill it with Oragel or Ambasol. It numbs it enough to be bareable. I can say there are certain foods you should certainly avoid.

I have heard if you take L Lysing (a supplement) it helps in preventing them if you get them chronically.

11/28/2007 10:34:40 PM

i haven't had one in years...

11/28/2007 10:36:32 PM

i get them anytime i bite my mouth, the only solution i have ever foudn that works quickly is burnign them with chemical cautirization stuff ie silver nitrate, other than that deal, and they suck ass

11/28/2007 11:26:02 PM

^ exactly the same with me since I can remember. I used to go to the doctor for the brown match looking thing, guessing that's what you're talking about. Now I just deal with them. You can get those over the counter?

11/28/2007 11:29:56 PM

Quote :

"I have heard if you take L Lysing (a supplement) it helps in preventing them if you get them chronically."

It's Lysine, and it's the best thing I've found for keeping them from getting bad. You have to start taking it right when you feel a canker sore forming, or else it doesn't do a whole lot (except for helping you not get more). You get it in the vitamin section at the drugstore.

I used to get these things ALL the time, but not so much anymore.

11/28/2007 11:36:49 PM

also, eat more folic acid

11/28/2007 11:38:35 PM

Duke doctors developed a prescription med called "Magic Mouthwash." It is the best thing I've ever used for any type of mouth sores.


But I second the thought that you should probably try to keep your own juices out of your mouth from now on...

11/29/2007 2:19:19 AM

Duke's mouthwash, gargling salt-water, and orabase always helped mine when I had braces and shit.

11/29/2007 2:20:29 AM

my gp usually prescribes corlan pellets - you apply them directly to the sores/ulcers and they clear in a few days

[Edited on November 29, 2007 at 5:58 AM. Reason : .]

11/29/2007 5:58:08 AM

swish with sauerkraut juice.

homeopathic remedy.

http://tinyurl.com/2c7ng9

11/29/2007 8:09:42 AM

Quote :

"Treatment for canker sores SUCKS. Don't just gargle the peroxide, you need to directly apply it to the sores. Take a q-tip, put peroxide on it, and rub it over the sore until you scrape all the white part off. This will hurt like a BITCH and it will bleed when you do this, but it WILL NOT heal unless you get under the white part. Then, once you have the sores "opened" so to speak, gargle salt water to clean them out. Do this 2 - 3 times a day. This SUCKS, but it will get the swelling to go down to the point where they hurt less pretty quickly, and then they'll heal completely in 1 - 2 weeks."

wtf is this shit about it will not heal unless you do that crap? I've never had one take longer than a week to heal without doing anything except maybe gargling with some warm salt water once or twice.

11/29/2007 8:58:57 AM

Quote :

"i've had to put peroxide in my mouth one time--i'd rather have the sore "

dude they make a dental hydrogen peroxide that's specifically for this

tastes like a cool mint listerine that foams

11/29/2007 9:12:42 AM

You have to mix peroxide with water you homos.

There is no treatment as has been said only things that can make it better, your body heals these naturally.

11/29/2007 9:22:40 AM

listerine seems to do the job for me

11/29/2007 9:32:00 AM

I thought this was going to be a race joke

11/29/2007 9:34:00 AM

NC State makes a type of milk called Sweet Acidophilus. You can get it at most grocery stores, only in half gallons, although sometimes it sells out fairly quickly. (usually a purple label) I used to get mouth sores religiously, and the doctor recommended drinking this kind of milk. It is WONDERFUL in preventing mouth sores, and does help getting rid of ones you have as well. It's something to do with the bacteria in the milk, but it works great

11/29/2007 9:37:30 AM

every treatment listed in this thread works just as well as doing absolutely nothing

they go away when they're ready to go away

11/29/2007 9:42:20 AM

^thats bullshit.. apparently you've never had bad ones or chronic ones

11/29/2007 10:05:07 AM

Quote :

"dude they make a dental hydrogen peroxide that's specifically for this"

haha, this was not available at the time, and it wasn't because of these. i had a blood vessel burst in my soft palate while i was asleep and woke up with a mouth full of blood--it sucked

11/29/2007 10:05:29 AM

I usually chop the white tastebuds off with a toe-nail clipper. And put Anbesol on the rest of it.

11/29/2007 10:24:38 AM

Quote :

"apparently you've never had bad ones or chronic ones"

correct

but i like to pretend that i know everything

11/29/2007 10:27:26 AM

There is a product called Gly-oxide that works really well for these types of sores

11/29/2007 10:39:49 AM

If you see tiny blisters on your hands/feet, it might be foot and mouth.....(no you fucktards...not hoof and mouth)....look into it

11/29/2007 11:22:44 AM

Quote :

"I usually chop the white tastebuds off with a toe-nail clipper. "

Holy ouch, why would you do that? They don't even take very long to heal.

11/29/2007 11:31:07 AM

Quote :

"This SUCKS, but it will get the swelling to go down to the point where they hurt less pretty quickly, and then they'll heal completely in 1 - 2 weeks"

ummm ... in my experience they go away in 1-2 weeks without doing anything. I usually get them after eating too much candy, like joenumers said

11/29/2007 11:33:51 AM

I get these bad a lot. Used to take Lysine and found that they never work. I have never found a solution that works for these, or preventing them. never heard of sugars causing these. From my research no one really knows where they come from. All I know is that I have gotten some on my mouth that keeps me from being able to eat without being in horrible pain and it sucks.

11/29/2007 11:34:43 AM

salt ftw

Quote :

"Treatment for canker sores SUCKS. Don't just gargle the peroxide, you need to directly apply it to the sores. Take a q-tip, put peroxide on it, and rub it over the sore until you scrape all the white part off. This will hurt like a BITCH and it will bleed when you do this, but it WILL NOT heal unless you get under the white part. Then, once you have the sores "opened" so to speak, gargle salt water to clean them out. Do this 2 - 3 times a day. This SUCKS, but it will get the swelling to go down to the point where they hurt less pretty quickly, and then they'll heal completely in 1 - 2 weeks."

WOW, do not do that! that is crazy!

peroxide is unnecessary, and so is medicine (except anesthetic for the pain, if you like)

all you need is saturated (by boiling) salt water

seriously, I promise

The sores that last a long time are only doing so because they're being irritated

try to avoid talking, gum, playing your trumpet, chewing on that side, fellatio, etc. until healed

sauerkraut juice might work; it certainly tastes better, but I doubt it works anywhere near as well as salt



if you can't stand to gargle with saturated salt water (it is really foul)

take a couple big spoonfuls of salt, and add a few drops of water to form a paste like wet sand

take a small glob of the salt paste and literally hold it on the sore for a minute or so

either way (gargle vs. paste) repeat this many times a day

it should clear up in a few days at the most; none of this more-than-a-week crap






[Edited on November 29, 2007 at 11:57 AM. Reason : ]

11/29/2007 11:56:51 AM

i usually just do the warm salt water thing once or twice a day. Doin this, especially if you do it early, gets rid of them in a few days. They do suck though, i have one right now actually

11/29/2007 2:09:50 PM

are these the same as those little white bumps that form on the tip of your tongue and hurt mildly bad, but are more annoying than anything? If those aren't wanker sores, what are they?

11/29/2007 2:17:34 PM

11/29/2007 2:20:25 PM

bttt

7/7/2008 8:51:01 PM

i got them like a plague throughout a good bit of college... warm water and baking soda seemed to be the best thing

7/7/2008 8:52:45 PM

^ will try that. how long before they cleared up?

i've tried just about everything, but this one had not made the list.

7/7/2008 9:56:32 PM

not long at all (few days) but it really seemed to help with the whole pain part of it. i had had those sores for a week or so though. i've read that it's best to start treating them as soon as they start to appear and it's possible to either stop them or clear them up within a couple days.

7/7/2008 11:56:00 PM

^^This isn't exactly a treatment, but if you get them pretty often it would be worth it to switch to a toothpaste that is free of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.

I used to get these bastards all the time, I would have 2 or 3 in my mouth over 50% of the time. After reading around a bit I saw the SLS free toothpaste recommendation and tried that about 2 or so years ago. Ever since then they have pretty much cleared up completely. I now only get them when I bite my lip or checks and even then they only take a few days to heal up with no special treatment, not 1 week or more like before.

7/8/2008 12:44:12 AM

Brew some tea then use the wet tea bag as a compress... just hold it there like it is dip/chew. The tannic acid has been shown to speed up recovery from canker sores.

7/8/2008 12:54:17 AM

I always use Benadryl. burns like a bitch but it numbs it and generally goes away in 5-7 days

7/8/2008 1:49:37 AM

Dude what the fuck?

That's no canker sore, thats herpes.

7/8/2008 1:52:59 AM

Quote :

"I usually chop the white tastebuds off with a toe-nail clipper."

Thats pretty much what I do for the white taste buds, it hurts for an hour or two but they go away within 2 days or so.

7/8/2008 7:14:32 AM

Fry thanks for the info. I am usually pretty good about treating the sores as soon as I can see them appearing, I guess mine just don't go away as fast. It is not uncommon for them to stay as long as 2 or 3 full weeks. I didn't get a chance to try the baking soda trick last night because I didn't have any, but I'll see about that tonight.

Quote :

"Brew some tea then use the wet tea bag as a compress... just hold it there like it is dip/chew. The tannic acid has been shown to speed up recovery from canker sores."

Interesting. I was not aware of this either.

Quote :

"I always use Benadryl. burns like a bitch but it numbs it and generally goes away in 5-7 days"

5-7 days would be an improvement. Do you swish the liquid benadryl in your mouth?

Also, does anyone know if there are over the counter toothpastes without Sodium Lauryl Sulfate like Poe mentioned? Does anyone else use it with good results? I might have to get on that.

Someone also told me taking a laxative works for clearing up canker sores. I don't really understand why that would work and to be honest, I don't want to try that.

7/8/2008 7:34:43 AM

i get them anytime i drink lots of orange juice

7/8/2008 1:38:42 PM

Baking Soda for the win.

^^Tom's of Maine offers toothpaste without that ingredient.

Natural Clean & Gentle Care SLS-Free Anticavity plus Whitening Fluoride Toothpaste
Natural Clean & Gentle Care SLS-Free Anticavity plus Dry Mouth Soother Fluoride Toothpaste
Natural Clean & Gentle Care SLS-Free Antiplaque plus Whitening Fluoride-Free Toothpaste
Natural Sensitive Care SLS-Free Toothpaste



[Edited on July 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Reason : .]

7/8/2008 1:53:23 PM

Sensodyne doesn't have sodium lauryl sulfate either.

7/8/2008 2:00:42 PM

set em up

7/8/2008 2:36:22 PM