Mouth Ulcers

Oral and dental care
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I am a 39 year female. I stopped smoking August 2007. Since the beginning of September I have suffered with mouth ulcers. I can have up to five extremely large ulcers (approx centimetre diamater) and they last up to six weeks. I eventually persuaded the Doctors and Dentist to prescribe anti biotics after being turned away from the hospital by a doctor who told me I had to put up with them. The anti biotics did clear three of the ulcers, however, I still have two. One of them is now an inch long and half inch wide and has lasted 7 weeks now with no sign of healing (nor does the other ulcer).

I have now been prescribed a further month course of anti biotics.

I have had a blood test and mouth swab and should receive the results shortly.

I would like to add that I have always suffered from ulcers, however, I have stopped smoking three times now and each time the ulcers appear with a vengence.

If anyone has any remedies, I would really appreciate it.

Fed up Michelle

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Having been plagued by mouth ulcers, usually when I am run down. The only thing I found that got rid of them was neat TCP liquid applied with a cotton bud several times a day. Painful at first but works fairly quickly.

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[quote:f42cc7862e=\"Meesh\"]I am a 39 year female. I stopped smoking August 2007. Since the beginning of September I have suffered with mouth ulcers. I can have up to five extremely large ulcers (approx centimetre diamater) and they last up to six weeks. I eventually persuaded the Doctors and Dentist to prescribe anti biotics after being turned away from the hospital by a doctor who told me I had to put up with them. The anti biotics did clear three of the ulcers, however, I still have two. One of them is now an inch long and half inch wide and has lasted 7 weeks now with no sign of healing (nor does the other ulcer).

I have now been prescribed a further month course of anti biotics.

I have had a blood test and mouth swab and should receive the results shortly.

I would like to add that I have always suffered from ulcers, however, I have stopped smoking three times now and each time the ulcers appear with a vengence.

If anyone has any remedies, I would really appreciate it.

Fed up Michelle

I have suffered with clusters of mouth ulcers since i was about 10 and am now almost 36 and have never been able to nail what causes them , i have been to the doctors and even a facial / mouth specialist (a big long name i can't remember !) but they was not able to offer any concrete explanation , but after all these years can only link mine to a form of stress coming out .. i tend to worry about things a lot to myself and on one particular time remember worrying sick about a thing and within a day or so these ulcers appeared.

Having said that i also believe orange juice to be a real irritant but not sure a cause.

I find 2 nurofen plus tablets are the best pain relief as they reduce imflamation and the new stuff oralmedic good aswell but for clusters of ulcers not so practical or cheap !!!

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Hello.

I've been suffering from MOUTH ULCERS for at least 2-3 years now. Sore! Large and often clustered towards the back of my throat. I was so used to the constant pain, that I didn't notice when I did, and when I did not have an ulcer.

I kept a mouth ulcer diary & photo diary, just so that I had something concrete to go to the quacks with - I felt like it was an unjustified trip to the quacks, saying that I had a SORE THROAT and troublesome MOUTH ULCERS.

I've had swabs, blood tests, avoided acidic foods, tablets to see if the problem was coming from my gut up to my throat. Nothing. They put it down to possible stress?

I've tried every mouth wash known to man, rinsing with warm salt water regularly, bongela, other creams... nothing. In the end, to relieve severe pain, I used to numb my entire throat and mouth for temporary relief by sucking on MEROCAINE lozenges - but they are very strong on your system, and no more than 8 lozenges can be consumed in any 24 hour period. Strong stuff! But like I said, only in the severest cases.

...I did get there though, and have been happily MOUTH ULCER FREE for the last 5 weeks. This may not seem like a long time, but to me, it's nowt short of a miracle! 5 weeks on the trot! Going by my diary for last year, I'd be better telling you the days I didn't have an ulcer, rather than the days I was cursed with them.

Let me just also throw in that I am physically fit, cycle most days - and my diet is very varied.

Now for the REMEDY...

My sister has an auto-immune disease and has been feeling rougher than usual with it for the last 6 months. She has various regular testing and nothing showed to be abnormal. Then she persuaded to Doc that something must be up, she was feeling run-down, aching joints etc... nothing to do with MOUTH ULCERS you might say... but I'm almost there...

The hospital diagnosed her as being VITAMIN D deficient. She was super low. The level should be around the 50 mark, crisis point is the 25 mark - she measured in at 27. The Doctor at the hospital remarked on how it is getting worryingly common place that people are VITAMIN D DEFICIENT without even realizing... and this in turn can have a direct effect and straining on the general immune system, making one more susceptible to colds etc.

VITAMIN D is created by the body after absorbing direct sunlight on to exposed skin. Or by oily fish. Sometimes added to milks, fortified cereals, but in low doses. So it can be missed if you don't meet a certain, but safe, regular exposure to the sun.

I am always wrapped up, even in the summer, as I have very pale skin and burn easily. Even when cycling, I always wear long sleeves, gloves, neck scarf - the only part of me exposed is my face (which always has moisturizer with high SPF slapped on it!).

I was Vitamin D deficient too. Crazy stuff!

My sister was prescribed her Vitamin D with Calcium tabs, as she as an ongoing illness - I was advised by my Pharmacist to take the highest dose, and so he hand picked me a super strength, sold over the counter, just 1 tablet a day VITAMIN D TABLET (the dose/unit equates to 1,000iu).

Hope my story helps... best of health to you all!

Apologies for the essay!

If in doubt, speak to your GPs - and request a VITAMIN D blood test.