Ulcers

AWD Chaser · 07-06-2006, 07:55 PM

I have had some bad ulcers in my mouth for the past week... bottom left of cheek... right inline with my bottom teeth. I recently bit down on it REALLY hard accidentaly (was chewing gum) and this has made the problem more painfull.

What is the best way to chew gum? - lol. jk

What is the best way I can deal with this or help them go away quickly. I have been eating lots of salty foods to try and help (pizza, chips, vegimite), and it still seems bad...

rodderz · 07-06-2006, 07:57 PM

Get some SM33 from the chemist, put it on with a cotton tip, hardest thing is keeping your mouth open while it dries. Usually it's gone in a day if put on correctly

Ryan · 07-06-2006, 08:05 PM

Eating salty foods, will generally make it worse.

I have some of this stuff that makes it go numb, it stings for about 3 seconds, but it works good.

Not sure what it's called though.

Casper · 07-06-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

Get some SM33 from the chemist, put it on with a cotton tip, hardest thing is keeping your mouth open while it dries. Usually it's gone in a day if put on correctly

Agreed. My record was 13 ulcers in my mouth at one time. SM33..... you will learn to love the pain when applying it too

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MO · 07-06-2006, 08:58 PM

Try salt water gargles and rinses with hot water.

the_scotsman · 07-06-2006, 09:25 PM

LOL...yea...the pain...but I agree SM33 does the trick...I get the damn mouth ulcers a lot...

wulos · 07-06-2006, 09:40 PM

Go buy yaself a large pack of salt & vinegar chips, whack on your favourite movie of a night & finish em off in a single sitting.
The S&V will rip the crap out of the ulcer. Should do the trick though, has worked for everyone I've ever said it to. (lmoa - S&V chips for medicinal purposes. strange but true)

Lightning Strike GT · 07-06-2006, 10:20 PM

Listerine take a mouth full and try to keep it in the gob for about 1min swooshing it around - when it burns spit it out or another good one is diluted dettol antiseptic liquid about a 50:50 mix just DON'T SWALLOW

XRchic · 08-06-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AU XR8

Listerine take a mouth full and try to keep it in the gob for about 1min swooshing it around - when it burns spit it out

THAT is the way to go and that is what hospitals/doctors tell you to do.

Saline gargle will also help, but it wont help as quick as Listerine.

Listerine is very powerful stuff (its mainly the alcohol base which makes it work) and will fix quite severe mouth injuries and help them heal quickly. Just do it every morning and night.

DONT do the Dettol thing.

mcflux · 08-06-2006, 03:39 PM

Vitamin C tablets, and a HEAP of lemons, oranges, limes, mandarins, etc.

XRated · 07-06-2006, 10:28 PM

It doesn't get much more unpleasant than 10 or so ulcers in your mouth at once.. I hope I never, ever have to go through that again.

gozza · 08-06-2006, 06:49 PM

me and my old man get mouth ulcers

get some vitamin b mate.....can feel the buggers tingling when i miss the vitamkin b in the morning

Fordy · 08-06-2006, 06:54 PM

If its bad and doesnt go away get it checked. Coincidently i have one on my tounge that isnt going away and im going into hospital tommoro for a biopsy, hopefully its nothing bad...

MO · 08-06-2006, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordy

If its bad and doesnt go away get it checked. Coincidently i have one on my tounge that isnt going away and im going into hospital tommoro for a biopsy, hopefully its nothing bad...

Good luck sport hope its nothing bad...

XRated · 09-06-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Fordy

If its bad and doesnt go away get it checked. Coincidently i have one on my tounge that isnt going away and im going into hospital tommoro for a biopsy, hopefully its nothing bad...

I got them when I was stressed in VCE - tongue, inside of cheek, under tongue, back of throat... I could barely eat. I went to the doctors at least three times but they can only offer so much help with ulcers; lots of liquids, prescribed mouth wash etc. Mine took quite a while to heal.

goldfire · 09-06-2006, 07:39 AM

Go to Coles, or whatever other supermarkets you have in your area.

Get a product called "Savacol" it's better and stronger than listerine and works really really well. I had a really bad couple of ulcers on my gums cos of my impacted wisdom teeth and this thing cleared them up litterally in 24 hours.

It's ultra strong tho, take a 1/2 mouth full and swish/gargle for 60 seconds, nothing will taste right for about 2 days.. even plain old tap water tastes strange.. but it works very well.

Fordy · 09-06-2006, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by XRated

I got them when I was stressed in VCE - tongue, inside of cheek, under tongue, back of throat... I could barely eat. I went to the doctors at least three times but they can only offer so much help with ulcers; lots of liquids, prescribed mouth wash etc. Mine took quite a while to heal.

As in months??

xe351 · 08-06-2006, 07:11 PM

yep vitamin b helps, zinc is also very good, helps with pimples too

MO · 08-06-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xe351

yep vitamin b helps, zinc is also very good, helps with pimples too

lots of vegemite...love it!

Quicklier · 09-06-2006, 08:45 AM

Stop stressing.
Ulcers are caused by stress.

The Yeti · 09-06-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicklier

Stop stressing.
Ulcers are caused by stress.

Thats nothing but a wives tail mouth ulcers generaly come when your imune system is down, stress can do this but so can many other things

mattp · 10-06-2006, 06:15 PM

I'd strongly recommend you avoid DIY solutions, such as the dettol idea, dettol is a toxin if ingested, and undiluted will corrode metal and cause skin burns. If you didn't dilute it enough it would probably take off the lining of your mouth. Bonjela is an anaesthetic gel that you can get easily, only downside is it tastes like liquorice, well, for me anyway. Comes in a blue tube from your chemist. It will stop them hurting and apart from that there's not a lot you can do I'm afraid. If they don't go away within a week or so see your GP and make sure there's not something going on with your immune system.

AWD Chaser · 10-06-2006, 08:08 PM

Yay - all gone now.... just had to befriend something called... Time... anyways, back to Vegimite on toast and fish and chips with plenty of chicken salt... Sucks to be a bogan with ulcers....

AU-Hog · 11-06-2006, 02:42 AM

Keep up your Vitamen C intake. May take a couple of days to work but should keep them gone.

Olympus · 11-06-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mattp

I'd strongly recommend you avoid DIY solutions, such as the dettol idea, dettol is a toxin if ingested, and undiluted will corrode metal and cause skin burns. If you didn't dilute it enough it would probably take off the lining of your mouth. Bonjela is an anaesthetic gel that you can get easily, only downside is it tastes like liquorice, well, for me anyway. Comes in a blue tube from your chemist. It will stop them hurting and apart from that there's not a lot you can do I'm afraid. If they don't go away within a week or so see your GP and make sure there's not something going on with your immune system.

Bonjella tastes wicked, I use it on my sons gums when he's teething. It's a very good anaesthethic and has a very nice aniseed/liquorice taste. Being a dutchie... I love the taste.

The Yeti · 09-06-2006, 09:36 AM

that hydrigen paroxide stuff you get from the chemist it costs less than listeren and works heaps better the chimist will tell you the dilution ratio I cant remember. but its only like $4.00 for a huge bottle I just keep it in the vanity and as soon as I get one I swosh with that and its gone in no time