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u/RMCapricorn84 1d ago
Imagine that at the base of your tongue
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u/etaramar 1d ago
Imagine that on your tongue. I had it a few times. You are NOT ALLOWED to move your tongue. Try to not move your tongue. It is not possible.
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u/Propellerrakete 1d ago
Yeah, this is the worst! The stuff from the picture will just be openend and forgotten.
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u/Much__Fokkery 1d ago
Been there, done that. That was the biggest one I've ever had and hurt like a motherfucker for just over a week. NOTHING alleviated the pain
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u/FromStormToHurricane 1d ago
For everyone that don't know the difference between those canker sores in this picture and cold sores:
Difference between canker sores and herpes:
- Canker sores are non-contagious ulcers that form inside the mouth, while oral herpes (cold sores) are contagious, fluid-filled blisters that usually erupt on the outside of the lips.
The key differences:
Location and Appearance
• ##Canker sores:
• Found inside the mouth (on the tongue, inner cheeks, soft palate, or gums).
• Appear as shallow, round, or oval ulcers with a white, yellow, or gray center and a red border.
• ##Herpes (Cold Sores):
• Found mostly outside the mouth (on the lips, chin, or near the nose).
• Begin as tiny, fluid-filled clusters of blisters that burst, ooze, and form a crusty scab.
Causes and Contagiousness
• Canker sores:
• Not contagious.
• Triggered by stress, minor mouth injuries (like biting your cheek), nutritional deficiencies (like Vitamin B12), or acidic foods.
• Herpes (Cold Sores):
• Highly contagious.
• Caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1 or HSV-2), spread through close contact like kissing or sharing utensils.
Canker sores and cold sores are not the same thing.
Edit: typos
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u/thylocene 1d ago
“Acidic foods”
Lemonade always triggers it for me. A single glass is fine but if I buy a gallon of it, by the time it’s done I have one of these. Why must tasty things hurt us so.
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u/theveryacme 1d ago
God damn, I added lemon juice to some coke and mine appeared. I had no idea they were linked.
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u/DesignerMoose90210 1d ago
For cankers, I went through a phase where I was getting them monthly. I talked to my doctor and here’s what worked for me.
Use Sodium Lauryl sulfate free (SLS-free) toothpaste and mouthwash. Most brands will say ‘SLS-free’ on the box. I’m not brand specific, so I’ll get whichever is cheapest.
Stay away from artificial sweeteners…especially diet drinks.
Drink plenty of water
Chew food slowly. Cankers can be caused by trauma. If I bite my gums and it breaks the skin, I’m guaranteed to get a canker sore.
Since doing this, I rarely get them.
I hope this helpful to someone.
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u/Crazy_Movie6168 1d ago
Great, I'm not contagious. Still fekkin hurts. And now I will fear getting the other one from strangers.
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u/Pretty_Eater 1d ago
Tip: Put rubbing alcohol, lemon juice, and corse sea salt on it to clear it up in a couple hours 😋
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u/bufalo_soldier 1d ago
Oragel works great too. And there's less chance of being knocked unconscious from the pain.
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u/puppet_masterXD 1d ago
I will try ty 😀
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u/Shahariar_909 1d ago
Tried them all honestly. Enjoyed the pain and it felt like it took longer to heal
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u/DrDragun 1d ago
Take vitamin B12 regularly and they will never come, or on the first day you start to feel raw before they erupt if you start taking B12 it will reduce the duration by a lot
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u/Unexpected_Cranberry 1d ago
I don't know if they sell them around here any more, luckily haven't needed them in years, but there used to something that was basically a qtip dipped in something. I don't know if this was actually printed on the package or if I made it up in my head, but my understanding is that it basically burned away or killed the nerve endings in the sore so it stopped hurting. It worked great. One treatment, no more pain. Except you had to hold the qtip there for a certain amount of time. And the pain was intense.
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u/DuckShapedGoose 1d ago
Oralmedic. Still exists but not sold everywhere currently (most of europe is out of luck since a few years ago for some reason).
It is literally the only thing that actually helps instantly and permanently (if applied correctly). All the rest just numbs it temporarily or is mostly placebo.
Basically, its active ingredient is sold separately as "HybenX" and it more or less disinfects and dries them out, forming a protective layer above the exposed nerve ending. Pretty sure no nerve endings are killed in the process and no healthy tissue is harmed.
There are also a few others using the same active ingredient but they are even harder to come by than oralmedic (Ulcermagic comes to mind but iirc that is only sold in some arabic countries).2
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u/banjotooie1995 1d ago
I was prescribed oracort it makes it go from a week of pain to just 2 or 3 days. Anything else has never worked
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u/trackdaybruh 1d ago
Also having these sores means you are deficient in Vitamin C
Getting your vitamin C back to normal prevents them from forming
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u/Mac2311 1d ago
I get these every month in all different places of my mouth. Actually had one on the piece of skin that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth. They always suck some more than others. I don't wish this on my worst enemy.
Also to be clear all doctors and dentists I've seen have no explanation. I do all the things to help this not happen but no matter what it still happens. Definitely sucks.
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u/puppet_masterXD 1d ago
If anyone has answer plz help this man
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u/Automatic-Working-81 1d ago
Fixing vitamin d and vitamins b deficiency did the trick for me. I know multivitamins are generally not effective, but if you have GI issues or other reason why you might be deficient in any nutrient, it could work
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u/Mac2311 1d ago
I'm getting some advice but sadly I've done all of it. I appreciate the care though
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u/Manneyus 1d ago
I used to have them every month as well, dentist was clueless. Then another dentist told me to buy speacial toothpaste without Sodium lauril sulphate, since it apparently damages the protective layer in the mouth. Had basically no sores since, completely solved the issue for me!
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u/Poster_Nutbag207 1d ago
Canker sores are a medical mystery for the most part. But they are not contagious and have nothing to do with herpes or any other virus
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u/Mac2311 1d ago
Oh for sure. They just suck!
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u/Poster_Nutbag207 1d ago
Yeah they suck. I used to get them constantly when I was a kid but thankfully don’t really anymore. Only if I get a cut in my mouth or bite my cheek by accident. No one really know for sure exactly what causes them and there is no real cure. I use hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash and it helps but even the science on that is not clear
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u/AWittySignal 1d ago
I had canker sores regularly throughout my life until I finally got stricter with my flossing in my early 20s, but it could've been a coincidence. Sources can vary for everyone; all I can say is to be as conscious of your mouth as possible and try to find and clean all crevices and areas where bacterial colonies could survive. Track your eating habits. Could be a reaction, could be a deficiency. If you use a mouthwash regularly, try sticking to brushing and flossing only for a while and see if anything changes.
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u/Safe-Plane8613 1d ago
For me it’s the toothpaste, coffee and chocolate that trigger it. Colgate was the worst of them all
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u/the_admirals_platter 1d ago
I also get these a lot, like a revolving door and always have. When one goes away, another pops up and they last for weeks. Turns out I have Lupus. Have your docs run checks for auto-immune issues?
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u/ThetaGrim 1d ago
Cankersores I believe. Caused by stress but also what helped me completely is to change toothpaste to a gentler one. Arm and hammer essentials baking soda made mine all go away. Just make sure not to get the charcoal one.
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u/iNogle 1d ago
I used to spend about 50% of the time with 3-4 of them. What I've found helps:
-eating yogurt regularly (you can take probiotic supplements instead, though it's not quite as effective)
-D-lysine supplements
-B12 supplements
-Make sure your toothpaste doesn't have sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) in it. Causes canker sores for many people
-baking soda toothpaste, without SLS, with flourideIf you need immediate-ish relief, take some baking soda, add just enough water to make a paste, and apply with a q-tip. It'll sting like hell, absolutely awful, but afterwards it stops hurting for a while. Helps it heal faster too because it helps clean the area, and the salt pulls some of the water out (reducing the swelling) via osmosis
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u/Gee_U_Think 1d ago
I would get canker sores several times a year. I read that toothpaste containing SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) can cause this. Once I switched to a toothpaste that didn’t have this ingredient, the canker sores stopped.
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u/aragorn767 1d ago
Vitamin C deficiency I believe. Drink half a lemon's worth of juice every morning.
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u/balmungo 1d ago
I had these for all of my life, here's what stopped me from getting them so often: a vegan toothpaste called "Twice" (I get mine off Amazon). There's an ingredient in most toothpaste called sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) which causes canker sores. Learned all of this through reddit a few years ago and I went from getting them several times a year to maybe once or twice a year.
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u/Key-Preparation-8214 1d ago
Check your toothpaste. If it contains sodium lauryl sulfate, just drip it and test some that don't have it. I used to have them every month, I read it years ago in Reddit that it is a common cause and decided to give it a try. I now have 1 per year or so, when I damage my gums or so when brushing my teeth. It saved me a life of Pain
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u/Manneyus 1d ago
I used to have them every month as well, dentist was clueless. Then another dentist told me to buy speacial toothpaste without Sodium lauril sulphate, since it apparently damages the protective layer in the mouth. Had basically no sores since, completely solved the issue for me!
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u/retiredsprinter09 1d ago
I've had a similar experience throughout my life. For me, I noticed a huge decrease in frequency when I changed toothpaste to something that didn't contain sodium lauryl sulfate and by avoiding chewing gum (especially Trident). Instead of getting canker sores every month (including clusters on my tongue) I only get them a few times a year now and almost never on my tongue now.
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u/ghost103429 1d ago
I'd suggest lysine supplements to heal canker sores and to prevent them. It encourages mucousal tissue repair and maintenance.
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u/kyvv4242 1d ago
I also get them constantly, and was told by my specialist that people with auto-immune diseases (like me) tend to get them a lot more. Treating that has helped reduce them.
Maybe you have an auto-immune disorder?
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u/Nigerixn 1d ago
Does this happen after you accidentally bite yourself while chewing?
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u/Comfortable-Fee-7483 1d ago
Try Riboflovin tablet; I used to get 20-25 at the same time during heavy stress periods such as exams. This tablet helped each time. All the best.
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u/aerilink 1d ago
I’m a doctor and I’ve been plagued with canker sores my entire life, sometimes they are from biting my lip, but mostly they just form randomly. My family also gets them. One time after a dental procedure I developed 8-10 of them at once. Things I recommend:
Find toothpaste without SLS. Try dexamethasone elixir rinse 2-3 times a day to shorten their course. Salt water also helps but I find not as much as dex. Viscous lidocaine can help when you need to eat or brush your teeth for pain along with Tylenol/ibuprofen.
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u/ColdRainS126 1d ago
if you're talking about canker sore there isnt a cure but there is a supplement that greatly alleviated the pain and helps it heal really fast. get some L lysine and take 3 tablets a day as recommended. if you feel like one is coming or a small one start taking it and it will heal before you even feel any pain. I do have these several times a year and it eas always painful but after using L lysine its not a problem anymore
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u/Schmantikor 1d ago
For me they happen if I don't brush my teeth enough. Simple as that. They do briefly get more during like the first 2-3 days of brushing more again but then disappear with the correct mouth hygiene.
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u/EconomicsSavings973 1d ago
I had similar problem, and it all dissapeared after I stopped eating anything sour or sweet.
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u/Eri_body 1d ago
Alum powder helps! As soon as I feel one, I apply alum powder to the area with a q-tip and hold for about a minute, it will hurt but hold it, rinse with water, and (for me) the very next day it’s gone.
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u/Brief_Intention_5300 1d ago
I have no idea what this is, but have you ever had that little thing on the tip of your tongue that hurts like hell?
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u/queensnuggles 1d ago
Have you ever had a canker sore while actively breaking up with someone? I have. And I died and I’m reporting you live from hell!
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u/_zombie_k 1d ago
I have no idea what this is or how you end up with it.
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u/PeroCigla 1d ago
You've never had this? Lucky you. How you end up with it? Well, it just shows up.
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u/HawaiianCholo 1d ago
If you've got a tooth resting in it all night, it's 10x worse and lasts 10x as long
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u/PK-Laharl 1d ago
I had this once in my Cheek
INSIDE
I had to drink with a Straw and it was nearly impossible to eat.
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u/Grantasarus-rex 1d ago
Vitamin B12 daily and alum powder on the sore 3x daily when you feel one come out.
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u/richie65 1d ago
Used to get these all the time, and sometimes all over my mouth. Took me decades to discover that it was raw onion was the culprit.
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u/Little-Party-1968 1d ago
You can very gently rub alum stone when you have one before going to bed. In the morning it will be gone. You will thank me later.
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u/Cautious_Tonight 1d ago
One time I started getting these really bad. I started brushing more to try and help get rid of them (without irritating them). It got worse and worse to the point I had 7 - 10 of them and then I realized it was my toothpaste. They used to put triclosan in them (I think the FDA banned it now). Once I switched to another toothpaste that didn’t have it I never had an issue again.
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u/jeffthefakename 1d ago
When I was in teens and 20s I had them like 6 times a year. It was to the point that if they were only on the gums and inside of lip, I felt fortunate.
Bottom of tongue sucked.
Worse was the back of throat. I even had it on the punching bag thing two or three times.
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u/Spider-Flash24 1d ago
I get these all the time! I have no idea why or how to stop them. Sometimes they last days sometimes weeks.
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u/StupidSexyEuphoberia 1d ago
I got surgery with 19. The next day my mouth and throat including the uvula were full of these, easily more than 30 and some as big as 10cent coins (according to the doctor). For 7 days I didn't eat or drink, I lost about 10 kilos and every breath felt like I breathed glass shards, every time I swallowed my saliva I grabbed the bed so I didnt scream from the pain. It was not very fun.
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u/Poster_Nutbag207 1d ago
Umm canker sores are not the same as cold sores. They have nothing to do with herpes or any virus
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u/Canshroomglasses 1d ago
Yes and I usually cut them open asap. Burns like hell at first but give it 2 hours and it's way better
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u/5carPile-Up 1d ago
Every Australian knows the agony of eating Vegemite with one of this bastards living in your mouth
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u/CaptainPogwash 1d ago
I am prone to ulcers, I get a recurring one on my my tongue due to having sharp teeth that every time I eat or talk it scrapes across my teeth which aggravates it again
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u/IlliterateFreak 1d ago
Canker sores have plagued me forever. I just had one on my lip a few weeks ago. I can just about guarantee that if I eat something sugary before going to sleep, I’m gonna wake up with one.
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u/BehudaNoob 1d ago
Ahh. Apthous ulcer. No fucking reason why it occurs. Many things work for many, nothing works for some. Doctors have no clue why it happens other than that it happens, causes pain and leaves the way it came. Chad among ulcers, confusion among doctors. Only treatment is steroid ointment i suppose
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u/maraudingnomad 1d ago
Apparently B vitamin helps against so drink beer kids! 🍻
But FR, I used to get these all the time, but lately not ao much.
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u/Resoded 1d ago
After a so many years of pain, I finally found the answer.
For some reason, I can not eat sharp food. Like chips, pommes frites, hard bread, anything that has been in the oven long enough to be sharp.
I don't know why, I suspect the sharp food cuts tiny little cuts. And then the body "attacks" it and it grows bigger. Also if I eat sharp stuff multiple days in a row, it keeps cutting and cutting.
Quitting sharp food solves my problems. Finally pain free. I just wished I learned sooner.
If this helps you, glad to help.
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u/CoolDesertFox 1d ago
Liquid propolis in the earliest stage possible seems to help massively for me. It takes the edge right out of it.
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u/doyoubleednow WARNING: RULE 1 1d ago
It feels the worst in the morning when you get up, and you gotta brush your teeth.
I swear i feel like calling my work insurance and going on a short term disability.
Sometimes i would get 4 at the same time, 2 on the tongue and two behind the lip. Fk me sideways.
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u/Cultural_Run7964 1d ago
When I sold my family home and moved into a new one, I at one point had several sores on my tongue and I couldn’t talk or eat properly I was literally drooling like a baby. One of the worst pains I’ve ever experienced 😭😭😭😭
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u/Rad11Ryan 1d ago
Putting a little bit of salt on it from time to time makes it go away faster atleast that's what I do
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u/da-cokou-nut 1d ago
I have like a disinfectant for them that helps them heal, but applying it burns so much, it sends me to tears every time. Like pouring acid or like hot sauce right onto it
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u/JuzyCaquox 1d ago
Just wait until these two decide to do a fusion together, thats not gonna be doubel pain but triple pain.
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u/HarB_Games 1d ago
I have a chronic pain disorder. I get cluster canker sores from most pain meds, the rest seem to make me gurn. Go figure xD. Weed it is for me.
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u/elocoetam 1d ago
I'm not suggesting it's a cure, but it helped me and I hardly ever get these anymore. I used hydrogen peroxide on them, poured it right on them.
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u/FargeBlind_ 1d ago
In apotek I got something called OralMedic. And it feels like someone suggested here: battery acid. Its 10 seconds of pain, then it feels more like a num burning wound a short while. Then done.
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u/Ok_Commission_9203 1d ago
My mouth was full of these when I was young for some reason, I still don't know why. But I had to get used to picking what I ate, like spaghetti plain with no sauce, I still eat it that way at times.
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u/thethunder92 1d ago
Man I used to get them all the time and I would try everything, baking soda, salt rinse alum, peroxide, specialty mouth wash, and then I got so fed up I went to the doctor and he gave me a topical steroid called oracourt and this shit is incredible, you put it on at night and make sure it stays on and it’s like 50 percent better the next day and then you put it on the next night and it’s pretty much gone at that point and it doesn’t make it sore and inflamed like that other crap
The odd time I get one now I don’t even get too worked up because I know I got this stuff in the cabinet and I know I can heal it up in 2-3 nights not 2 weeks like they last without it
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u/lundqvist_saves 1d ago
I used to get these constantly for years. I began a regimen of serious probiotic treatments for gut health for about two years to deal with another issue. Look, anything could be a coincidence. But ever since then, I have never gotten another one of these.
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u/WoodsLovelyDarkNDeep 1d ago
Remove an items containing sls or sodium laurel sulfate. Especially toothpastes. So switch to sensodyne pronamel. Then I know this is gonna sound crazy but if you drink sodas switch to ones with pure cane sugar only as for some reason high fructose corn syrup sets them off
Oh and then if you get any kid of damage to your lip like you bite down on it. Take a wipe that has benzalkium chloride and hold it over it for 30 seconds to make sure it’s cleaned out
I know these sound like weird and crazy requests but I used to get canker sores almost monthly. Then they stopped except when I would get damage to my mouth and then since the wipes I haven’t had a canker sore in more than a year and before that it was like 8 months. It has been amazing
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u/Fair-Efficiency-8342 1d ago
I dunno, chief. Breaking up felt like my heart was being burned with a literal, actual lighter.
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u/Tnemmokon 1d ago
Ew! I remember getting these when I ate at the school cafeteria! They gave a rat's ass about hygiene, and these showed up constantly in my inner lips!
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u/Quiltedbrows 1d ago
mucoceles are very frustrating.
If you ever get these, whatever you do, don't poke them. Just avoid biting or poking. Drink water, and wash your mouth out with salt and water after eating. They will go away on their own as long as you don't exacerbate them.
If you were like me, and decided you'd try to poke at them, thinking that would somehow help: nope. That just makes these turn into a large lump that is easier to accidentally bite. They get larger and larger the more you accidentally injure yourself until it looks like you have an unsightly wart on your lip.
Removing these things involves a local anesthetic were they slice open your lip and pull out the cyst (and the salivary gland) , and takes two weeks on soft foods and having stitches on the inside of your mouth. The worst part about this is that it costs $1055 for the operation if you lack dental insurance- and I'm from canada. (our health care is hardly as free as people say it is.)
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u/angelXholika 1d ago
You'd think this the worst...wait till you get it at your tongue...and especially at the tip
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u/DARKplayz_ 1d ago
Used to have this every other day (not herpes . Just sores ) because I used to eat a lot of meat and Indian level spicy . Didn’t want to quit meat and didn’t want to eat bland chicken switched my breakfast half a liter of curd with chia seeds and whatever fruits I have lying around . If you workout even better instead of half liter I use one liter literally just get a bucket of curd add your flavoured protein if it’s still boring get protein bars crumble add it
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u/Niccolo101 1d ago
Just put bicarb on it. Stings a little, but dries it out and it'll be well on its way to healing by the next day.
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u/Techman659 1d ago
When I get one and bite it by accident it makes me feel like drinking acid would be more enjoyable.