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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / April 2004Mouth sores
I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on the answers to the question. What have you all found effective for dealing with painful mouth sores? I used to just get them on the inside of my cheeks -- now I have them on the roof of my mouth -- and it hurts!!!!! Yes, I would like some cheese with my whine. :-) Any home remedies that work? Thanks a bunch! Steph I've no idea, but it if helps, I understand through experience how much this hurts! This too will pass... that's all I can offer. Good luck, if you find out any remedy, let me know! -Kristin > I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on > the answers to the question. What have you all found effective for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Steph If you're looking for a home remedy Steph, I read that warm salt water is a good choice for mouth sores. I grew up with this remedy as I had really bad sore throats. It shouldn't burn because it's diluted, but salt is an antiseptic & a more natural one too. It needs to be iodized salt, btw. Hugs, Maggie Hi Stephanie I have mouth sores alot. Had to end up at oral surgeon to get relief from Lidex oral gel. Again you have to have a script for it There is another choice, and that is for use of folic acid. But you need a good dose of 1-2 or higher milligrams to help that plus it doesn't hurt lupus patients because "they" have high levels of homocysteine in their blood, which causes causes problems. So bigger doses of that will help there too. Need a script for that one too. Home remedy for some is biotene mouth wash, and biotene tooth paste. That kinda helps keep bacteria level down. I tried lots of stuff but nothing works better for me than the script for lidex gel. Taste like crap but works good. good luck janers I use over the counter Gly Oxide. I buy it at Walmart in the pharmacy department by the dental floss. When my mouth is really bad I use it three times a day, then as it is getting better I go to once a day. It worked great for me. I swear by it. It is about 6 or 7 dollars, but it works great. I know it hurts to brush your teeth when mouth sores are bad but it also helped me when I brushed three times a day and used that med. Try it its worth a try. BTW don't swallow it.....it can make you sick at your stomach. I swallowed a little bit and I was sick at my stomach for over and hour. Hope it works for you, RhondaM > I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on the > answers to the question. What have you all found effective for dealing with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Steph I switched to a toothpaste called Biotene... > I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on the > answers to the question. What have you all found effective for dealing with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Steph My wife who has sjogren's, discoid lupus and vaxculitis uses a large dose of Folice Acid and Biotene toothpaste. Apple juice might help you. It contains the amino acid lysine, which helps healing mouth ulcers. It's also available in capsules called L-lysine. I've heard of several people getting good results from it, although their mouth ulcers were mainly from methotrexate, which is different from inflammatory mouth ulcers. I have an oral cortisone paste that forms a thin film over the ulcer while the cortisone heals it. I'm in Sweden, but you probably have some similar paste where you live. Oh, and an Ice Cream Diet is also good for the ulcers, Nina That's why I rarely have mouth sores.........Ice cream > Apple juice might help you. It contains the amino acid lysine, which helps > healing mouth ulcers. It's also available in capsules called L-lysine. I've [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nina > That's why I rarely have mouth sores.........Ice cream I'll have to try that! I wonder if I can write off Ben and Jerry's...? Medical expense and all... ;) And then the diet pills to offset the "side effects"... hahahaha -Kristin >I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on the >answers to the question. What have you all found effective for dealing with >painful mouth sores? I used to just get them on the inside of my cheeks -- >now I have them on the roof of my mouth -- and it hurts!!!!! Yes, I would >like some cheese with my whine. :-) Any home remedies that work? Best cure is cortisone gel/paste, but that's prescription. Next best is magic mouthwash, used by chemo patients. Home version is a mixture of liquid Benadryl, Maalox, and Chloraseptic liquid. The version most pharmacies mix would be benadryl, maalox, and viscous lidocaine, but that last is once again a prescription item. The suggestion of using Biotene toothpaste and mouthwash is a good one. Among other things, Biotene is one of two toothpastes on the market in the US that don't contain sodium laruel sulfate, which can cause mouth ulcers in many people all by itself. And toothpastes that are billed as "plaque fighting" usually have even more SLS than usual. Even people without our sensitivities can have reactions to those toothpastes.  SignatureLee M.Thompson-Herbert lee@retro.com KoX 1995, SP4 Head Muso, White Rats Morris, Faultline Morris Member, Knights of Xenu (1995). Chaos Monger and Jill of All Trades. "A head-on collision between Morticia Adams and Martha Stewart" Wow - thanks guys for all the feedback!!! I will definitely try these and talk to my doctor about some prescription stuff. Right now I like the ice cream idea though -- any excuse for our friends Ben and Jerry. :-) Steph > >I know people have asked this question before -- but I am blanking on the > >answers to the question. What have you all found effective for dealing with [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > fighting" usually have even more SLS than usual. Even people without our > sensitivities can have reactions to those toothpastes. |
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