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Mouth ulcers

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I have been getting a lot of really painful mouth ulcers recently so i was wondering if anyone has any tips or anything they think might help me get rid of them as they r pissing me off badly & not too good for the social life either! lol.
Thanx <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="smile.gif" border="0">

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    bonjella cream works pretty well, it can be bought from most chemists, and gets good results.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Corsodyl mouthwash. Tastes fucking foul, but very good.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah Bonjela is great & tastes gorgeous! <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0"> But if you want to go for a more traditional way - gargle with TCP EWWW <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="tongue.gif" border="0">
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok, thanx for the help everyone Im gonna try the bonjella & the mouthwash so hopefully it'll do the trick,
    Thanx again <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="smile.gif" border="0">
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How can you say Corsodyl tastes bad?? I drink gallons of the stuff. Its a very good mouthwash and tastes lovely <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0">

    Bonjella is best for ulcers though. I think all it does it numb the whole thing..Im not sure theres anything that can actually cure ulcers as they heal naturally.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you get lots of ulcers, prolonged use of Bonjella is not recommended.

    We have a factfile here: http://www.thesite.org/info/health/general_health/mouth_ulcers.html
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Why isnt it recommended? i looked on that page but it didnt say why?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i use adcortyl in orabase (or some sort of spelling like that). it seems to work ok!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    salt works stings like hell but seems to do the trick
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by buglove:
    <STRONG>Why isnt it recommended? I looked on that page but it didnt say why?</STRONG>
    That's because the page was to explain how to treat them, not the ins and outs of bonjella - but the reason why, I believe, is that bonjella is purely for kids teething, it doesn't actually treat ulcers, they usually heal by themselves.
    Follow the advice on the factfile.
    Susie

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    did you get any results then? or are u still plagued with the kissing nightmares
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yep!! For about the first time in 5-6 weeks i have none at all <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0">
    Not sure what did the trick tho cuz i used the mouthwash & some bonjella (nicked from my nephew! <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="tongue.gif" border="0"> ) along with salt & water.
    But they are gone anyway <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0">
    Thanx everyone.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I haven't been able to find any reason not to use BONJELA. Susie is right to say that it is also used for teething and that ulcers will heal on their own. Karla is right in so far as if the same ulcer has been around for 3 weeks or more, you should not rely on Bonjela as a treatment. But that is not because Bonjela itself is harmful, rather that the ulcer needs to be seen by a doctor since mouth ulcers can be symptomatic of more serious conditions.

    Having said that, you should never exceed the stated dose because Bonjela contains a substance similar to aspirin which has been linked to duodenal ulcers and will also affect the ability of your blood to form clots.

    If you are particularly susceptible to mouth ulcers I would start to consider the causes as mentioned on the link above. But generally Bonjela, if used correctly, can be very useful.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok, i get TERRIBLE mouth ulcers that nothing seems to help, but i read an article a couple of months ago and there's an ingredient that most shampoos have in them that had been known to cause mouth ulcers.. it's called sodium laureth sulphate, and it's a foaming agent, and i switched my shampoo and i haven't had any since, so it's worth giving it a go. Pantene doesn't have any in it, by the way. hope that helps! S. x
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