How to get rid of an ulcer that wont go....???ulcer solutions?!

mouth wash i tried it the other day its an anticeptic my gran told me !.!. just gargle it until the pain goes away do it 3 times a dayWww@Answer-Health@Com

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Hi there, I have been plagued with mouth ulcers since I was a child, and a really good way to get rid of them is to put bicarbonate of soda on them a few times a day, don't mix it with water, just put the powder straight onto the ulcer, it will hurt like hell but it works!. Salt also worked for me be again you have to keep putting it on a few times a day, and again just salt, no water!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

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The most common type of mouth ulcers are called 'apthous' ulcers!. They are probably viral!. (though no virus has been identified!.)This means they should not be given antibiotics as there have no effect!. There behaviour is similar to cold sores, in that they are recurrent, come out when we are run down and we never seem to develop immunity!. Here the similarity ends, because unlike herpetic cold sores there is no treatment!.

Each ulcer lasts about 10 days, but you can get further crops erupting, so each episode may last longer than that!.

Ice,ice cream and cold soft items, become the easiest things to eat!. Teething gels sometimes help!. There are 2 prescription drugs for apthous ulcers, Corlan Pellets and Adcortyl in Orobase paste!. Both are steroids, only reduce the nipping a bit and neither hastens resolution!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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How long have you kept up the salted water treatment for - it can take a couple of days to go!.
If it is causing you a lot of distress though just take soluble paracetamol & hold that against the ulcer for a while & it will numb the area!.
At other times when I have had these I have found that holding some whisky or brandy against it helps numb it (and me!)Www@Answer-Health@Com

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if u use salt alone a couple of times a day it actually works! Hurts like mad but kills the ulcer! Its best to do it as soon as the ulcer appears as its more effective and less painful!
Failing that, the Adcortyl in Orabase is good, but works best when applied at night!
In the long run, if u use Corsodyl Mouthwash on a regular basis, it actually reduces the amount of ulcers u get! That was recommended to me by my dentist last yr and it works!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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salt does nothing for it cept irritate it
cant u get some igloo or somethin!?
i've herd raw garlic helps, the only thing i think of cept tht is mouthwash till you can get bonjelaWww@Answer-Health@Com

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a few suggestions for you;

eat some oranges or drink pure orange juice - ulcers are often caused by a vitamin c deficiency!.

go to the chemist and get a cream called adcortyl in orabase - its great stuff!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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