Canker sores

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So I have this highly annoying canker sore (aka mouth ulcer) on the inside of my top lip, and it hurts whenever I eat or move my lip. Supposedly they're caused by stress and/or diet, both of which are prime suspects at this time.

If you've never had one, imagine that the inside of your lip or gum had acid appear beneath the upper layer of skin and it dissolves its way out. Now you have a nice open wound in your mouth. You're then sensitive to any sort of acidic foods (ie citrus, tomatoes, vinegar), salt, or spicy foods. Then imagine it lasts for a week plus.

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Anyone else here know what I'm talking about? Just had to share with someone, the wife's asleep.

I've had them before they usualy heal up in a couple of days, not weeks....

I've read somewhere your mouth and tounge and the quickest parts of the body to heal.

But yes, they do suck.

Those things are a bitch, right up there with pizza burn.

Canker sores are a bitch. Find yourself some Tanac. It's the miracle cure. :)

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Originally posted by sggg
Canker sores are a bitch. Find yourself some Tanac. It's the miracle cure. :)

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...or Anbesol or Orajel............

I had a cold and I ended up having 5 sores in my mouth.
Worst 2-3 weeks of my life.

I had them when I was a kid. I loved the tingly sting of a tomatoes pastey flesh on them. Mmm-mm! That reminds me of the saunterer in Seinfeld that would walk quietly and sneak up on people.

He had to carry tic-tacs, and couldn't use banaca because of his canker sours.

I have one right now as well. Some of them have been incredibly painful and have lasted for 2 weeks or so.

2 weeks?! Damn man, buy some mouthwash!

I've had them before, and my girl has one now. But she's taking it like a champ, unlike most of you.

You all have herpes... seriously.

My diseases are my business, so bud out!

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Originally posted by 88mph
You all have herpes... seriously.

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Those are cold sores.

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Originally posted by Cookie Monster
[whining]
So I have this highly annoying canker sore (aka mouth ulcer) on the inside of my top lip, and it hurts whenever I eat or move my lip. Supposedly they're caused by stress and/or diet, both of which are prime suspects at this time.

If you've never had one, imagine that the inside of your lip or gum had acid appear beneath the upper layer of skin and it dissolves its way out. Now you have a nice open wound in your mouth. You're then sensitive to any sort of acidic foods (ie citrus, tomatoes, vinegar), salt, or spicy foods. Then imagine it lasts for a week plus.

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Anyone else here know what I'm talking about? Just had to share with someone, the wife's asleep.

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I hear ya man, i get canker sores ALL the time, sometimes i get 3-4 cankers at the same time1 :( unfortunately there is no cure for it, BUT if you got CVS, you can ge this oinment like thing in the dental department called "Kanka+", it's a small bottle with this thick liquid in it, it acts as an anesthetic, it makes the pain go away and at the same time cure the canker sore. I use it all the time and it makes living more more manageble! :)

Wow, I've never heard of half of those ointments, but I guess I'll go look for some of them. Thanks.

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Originally posted by Kenshin Himura
Those things are a bitch, right up there with pizza burn.

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Pizza burn > bullet to the stomach > Canker Sore

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Originally posted by Sl1p
Pizza burn > bullet to the stomach > Canker Sore

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Hot Soup burn > Pizza burn

washing your mouth out with salt water makes them hurt less for some reason

It probably sanitizes your mouth. I've gotten them before, and just used numbing stuff to help dull the pain while then washing my mouth out a few billion times. Tends to help get rid of them within a couple days.

I have two gaping dry socket holes where teeth used to be, does that count?

JM

If I ever get one I wash my mouth out with Hydrogen Peroxide. That seems to help it heal faster.

This is nothing... I had one on my Uvula (Spelled right?) That little thing hanging on the back of your throat. I couldn't eat anything without great pain, and it felt like the Uvula was withering away I was afraid it was just going to disappear and not regenerate like gums.

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Originally posted by Thief~Silver
This is nothing... I had one on my Uvula (Spelled right?) That little thing hanging on the back of your throat. I couldn't eat anything without great pain, and it felt like the Uvula was withering away I was afraid it was just going to disappear and not regenerate like gums.

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Oh no! You may not be able to have children now!

JM

Yea i get those bitches a lot too

On a side note at cub scouts a long time ago there was HOT apple cider (like beyond all words hot) and I was talking to a friend when I was pouring it (not noticing the steam) and then brought it up to my mouth to start chugging it (i was really thirsty) and my friend is like wtf are you doing and then I shrugged and drank a big gulp. I think my mouth died right there

I swear to God that i get these the size of a penny, and they last almost 2 weeks, maybe three... :(

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Originally posted by 88mph
You all have herpes... seriously.

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Damn, I was going to say that.

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Those are cold sores.

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Yup, and cold sores= herpes of the mouth.

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Originally posted by 88mph
You all have herpes... seriously.

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My friend has herpes of the eye.

That...has...to...suck. Badly.

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Originally posted by Valgar
My friend has herpes of the eye.

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:confused: what on earth is eye herpese?

I can only imagine how someone got herpes of the eye...maybe someone misfired or something

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Originally posted by NApOLm321
Yea i get those bitches a lot too

On a side note at cub scouts a long time ago there was HOT apple cider (like beyond all words hot) and I was talking to a friend when I was pouring it (not noticing the steam) and then brought it up to my mouth to start chugging it (i was really thirsty) and my friend is like wtf are you doing and then I shrugged and drank a big gulp. I think my mouth died right there

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:lol: I seriously laughed out loud at this. The way you wrote this makes it so damn funny. "I think my mouth died right there". Haha! Nice touch with the "beyond all words hot" too. That shit must have been like lava. :lol:

I get canker sores a lot.

I play the trumpet every day in the school Wind Ensemble.

These two things do not mix well.

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Originally posted by arjue
washing your mouth out with salt water makes them hurt less for some reason

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I've tried applying salt directly to canker sores, and that does work. Swishing some creme de menthe around it is another thing I've found helpful- the alcohol probably plays a large part in that.

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Originally posted by FighterX
Hot Soup burn > Pizza burn

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Very true. It hurts even to think about a hot soup burn.

try gargling with Baking Soda and water, or just dabbing a damp finger into some baking soda and sticking it right on the sore. it will sting like a bitch, but the pain will go away and the healing shall begin.

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Originally posted by Rumpy
:lol: I seriously laughed out loud at this. The way you wrote this makes it so damn funny. "I think my mouth died right there". Haha! Nice touch with the "beyond all words hot" too. That shit must have been like lava. :lol:

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haha, at least I got a story out of it. Worst part was that some son of a bitch wrote apple juice on the god damn container :mad:

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Originally posted by cigsthecat
Yup, and cold sores= herpes of the mouth.

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Canker sores aren't cold sores.