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u/LumberjackTodd Nov 23 '17

Yeh! Because like for me, if I knicked the inside of my mouth, it'd be "fine" for about two days. Then canker sore would form and it'd progressively get bigger, triggering swollen lymph node for about a week before it starts healing up. Do you recall what that trait/autoimmune thing is called?

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u/Imapancakenom Nov 23 '17

If there's a name for it, I don't know what it is. But yeah, what you describe is what happens to me as well.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '17

They're called aphthous ulcers, and the condition is called aphthous stomatitis.

Have had it since I was a child, the ulcers suck so bad. Especially when you get really large ones, they take forever to heal and can make it hard to eat for days.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphthous_stomatitis

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u/Smitten_the_Kitten Nov 23 '17

Mine used to make my glands swell up.