canker sores

I get canker sores when I eat too much vitamin C, too many oranges etc. I would put a little merthiolate on them and it would burn a little but the pain would go away and the next day or so the sore was gone. I know that would not be recommended but I am not saying to drink the bottle just swab a little on.The OTC stuff never works for me. Rinsing your mouth out with salt water also works but not as fast.

I have always heard that cankers sores were viral (oral herpes), but I only get them when I have lots of sweets or not enough vitamins. The food diary looks like a good idea for your daughter, let us know how it works out!

Mecurichrome or merthiolate will work. Don't drink the bottle just swab a little on the sore.It will burn but it will work. You buy it where they sell band aids in the first aid aisle.

hmm i dont get them myself, but i used to work with a man that had that problem. he would get them every once in a while throughout the year, but doubly so during the xmas season..he finally learned that he was allergic to walnuts, they gave him cankers sores. (xmas time he loved the fudge lol) he said that for almost a full year he had been without a single canker sore, as long as he made sure there were not any walnuts in his food. now im not a doctor of course, but you might try jotting down meals/snacks that your daughter eats each day, so when she does get another sore you can look to see if a pattern grows with certain foods, and then try and narrow it down from there.

Hi Carolie, I get them often on my left side of the bottom lip and it is very painful. I did read one time that the first site of an onset to apply an ice cube and it causes it not to last as long. I purchased a book called Prescription for Nutritional Healing through Puritan's Pride Vitamins. Under canker sores it says, can be triggered by any of a number of factors including poor dental hygiene, irritation from dental work, food allergies, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, viral infection, an underlying immunologic disease, trauma (such as bitting the inside of the cheek or using a hard bristled toothbrush), stress and or fatigue. Deficiencies of iron, lysine, vitamin B12 and folic acid have been linked to this disorder in some people. The book goes on to say what all you can do to help relieve the problem. It is a very helpful book and you can purchase it from www.puritansale.com I hope your Daughter can ease this problem. Hope this helps. Because I Care You and Yours Are In My Prayers. cdwilkins in Ohio