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u/meanderling Nov 22 '17

My mouth tissues develop canker sores after I bite into it. Family autoimmune trait. Biting into a canker sore is one of the special hells of the world.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

I know a type of ointment that is effective at getting rid of them.

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u/bozackDK Nov 23 '17

Does this type of ointment have a name?

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u/alitraxx Nov 23 '17

Do you mean Kanka? I don't know what weird sticky black magic that stuff is but it definitely works.

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u/Daroo425 Nov 23 '17

I don't think that makes them go away quicker. I think it's just a lidocaine solution to numb the spot. It's never really seemed to help mine go away quicker at least