[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Sores in mouth (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/26/2004 10:28:10 PM EDT
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What causes these things? I get some kind of open sores in my mouth alot, they are mostly just to the point of being annoying, but they do make eating some things hard. They go away faster if I use peroxide but it still takes a few days. |
Sorry Taxman, I just couldn't help myself. It was just to good of an opening. I know, ...... I know, ..... I'll smoke a turd in hell for that one.  Zen "This is my turd, there are many like it, but this one smokes like moldy ass" |
leukoplakia is some serious shit. i always thought is was the snuff rubbing and making lesions... it was when i found out that it was pre-cancerous leasions...thats when i decided to quit. hard habit to kick after 7 years. sorry to hi jack your thread tax. |
If you check out that link, you will find that lack of vitamins is one of the causes. It mentions nothing about herpes though. Herpes is different I think. Do you chew your nails? It could be a factor as well. If you are not taking vitamins you should be anyway. One of the causes is stress, and taking vitamins will really help you handle stress. (like when some jackass insinuates that you have had SEMEN in your mouth)  Hope that helps. (really I do, but I am still going to break your hump about having semen in your mouth) Zen "This is my semen, there are many like it, but this one is, ........" (I just can't finish that one) |
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Yet another link: http://familydoctor.org/613.xml I got one of these a couple of years ago. The first I can remember having for many years and I had been drinking a lot of orange juice (which I usually don't drink) around that time. Acid type juices can cause these. Here is the name of a medicine I bought over the counter at the time which was a big help: KANKA It both numbs the pain (which is considerable) and helps heal. Hope this helps. Zen "This is my rifle, there are many like it, but this one is mine" |
| I get canker sores rarely. I have one on the tip of my tongue right now. WORST spot ever to have one too, because it's constantly rubbing against your teeth and hurting like hell. I just dab on some ambesol and it numbs it for a while. They don't last long for me. |
Last dental visit was in the 90s, but I had them then too. Quess I'll look into changing toothpaste. If its due to the salt, etc in my diet I'll just have to live with them |
I asked about the nail biting because nail biting can bring all sorts of bacteria into the mouth. And canker sores seem to be a bacterial infection. I think that is also another reason why I got the one I did. But not taking vitamins or acid juice killing the good bacteria seems to make it possible for the bad bacteria to take over and infect. Costco sells a good multi vitamin. Here is what I recommend: 1. A daily multi vitamin 2. A 1000 vitamin C. 3. Some L-Lysine 4. A folic acid 5. A vitaim E supplement. 6. A good Calcium suppliment The multi will give you general stuff, and the rest will make sure you got what you need. You will feel better and have better health. Believe me. And don't believe any asshat who tells you that "vitamins dont' do you any good" It's complete new age bullshit. And for Gods sake, lay off the SEMEN! (or at least cut down on your daily intake) Zen "This is my advice, there are many like it, but this one is good" |
Thanks Operatorerror, It's good to be back. (except now I never get anything constructive done) Zen "This is my rifle, there are many like it, but this one is mine" |
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I get these all the time. I have three right now. 1. It is NOT herpes. That is the sore on the outside of the mouth. 2. These are probably genetic and probably some sort of auto immune process. They are NOT contagious. It is not a virus nor bacteria. However bacteria can agravate them. 3. There are many reasons to get them. #1 cause is stress and lack of sleep. 4. There is no cure nor remedy. Some people do get better healing from peroxide, vitamins or changing food or toothpaste and mouthwash. 5. Nothing has worked for me. I still get them no matter what. 6. Doctors still really don't know what causes these or what to do about them. 7. The offical name is aphthous ulcers. |
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I was going to ask if the problem was chronic or acute, but you seemed to have answered that. It sounds like a chronic problem. So, unless there is something in your regular diet that might be responsible (allergic reaction), then it's likely genetic, a vitamin/mineral type deficiency, or a toxicity problem. A genetic problem probably can't be totally eradicated, but you may be able to control it through dietary supplements. A vitamin/mineral deficiency has an obvious remedy as does a toxicity problem in you system. Do you know a good holistic doctor in your area? If so, he'd probably be able to find the cause and be able to treat it properly. I can tell you from my experiences with holistic medicine that there's usually some deficiency in the body that causes most of these annoying maladies and a good holistic doctor can usually rectify the problem. |
| I get those sores every once in a while... annoying, like you said. Don't really know what causes most of them. Sometimes if I bite myself, like I did the other night, the puncture ends up turning into a canker sore. I have a bottle of that spray stuff that numbs it for a while... Usually I just deal with the pain and annoyance. Try to keep your mouth clean, and they'll go away faster. I usually brush and use listerine. Might burn like hell, but it'll kill off the bad stuff festering in there. |