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soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
edited November 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    I used to get them every now and again, but not anymore.

    I became conscious of a few things and they've pretty much gone away.

    1) Change your toothbrush more frequently ... and don't forget to change your travel toothbrush!
    2) Don't drink out of the same plastic bottle a lot, you know, for those folks that keep one at work or at the gym ... either get rid of them or wash them out frequently.
    3) If you have a water container / juice container in your fridge, wash it out once every few weeks.
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    jimed14 wrote:
    I used to get them every now and again, but not anymore.

    I became conscious of a few things and they've pretty much gone away.

    1) Change your toothbrush more frequently ... and don't forget to change your travel toothbrush!
    2) Don't drink out of the same plastic bottle a lot, you know, for those folks that keep one at work or at the gym ... either get rid of them or wash them out frequently.
    3) If you have a water container / juice container in your fridge, wash it out once every few weeks.
    I seem to have them from time to time. Funny enough, they seem to follow my allergies! If my allergies flare up, I have more problems.
    When I do have them, they drive me nuts!
    But that thing about changing your toothbrush more often--how often are you supposed to? I thought you were supposed to use a new one every month. Then I bought a package of 4 at the drug store a few weeks ago and it said "dentists recommend changing your toothbrush every 3 months." So now I'm really confused! :?

    This is what I use when I have cold sores (or canker sores, whatever you want to call them):

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    It seems to heal them faster. :thumbup:
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    This is not going to help ur quest to get laid..

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  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 40,938
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!

    Common misconception. For the most part ...

    Canker sores are inside your mouth, and are usually bacterial in nature.

    Cold sores are on the outside of your mouth, those are the ones that mean you're a dirty bird (herpes related).
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  • LauriLauri Posts: 748
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!

    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    soulsinging, try putting a wet tea bag on it. it sounds dumb, but I used to get them when I was little and it helped a lot.
  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    Lauri wrote:
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!

    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    soulsinging, try putting a wet tea bag on it. it sounds dumb, but I used to get them when I was little and it helped a lot.

    oh :? sorry folks. getting my herpe sores info mixed up. :lol: also, you might want to clarify the wet tea bag thing to soulsinging. ;) all i know is that if someone said that to my husband, his mind would have gone straight to the gutter. yeah, he's a bad influence on me.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Lauri wrote:
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.

    I do remember-- from a college biology class on diseases--that a canker sore is supposed to be like having herpes in your mouth. :o so no oral sex, soulsinging!!--not until its gone!

    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    lol... I guess they are totally different.
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  • LauriLauri Posts: 748
    12345AGNST1 wrote:

    lol... I guess they are totally different.

    haha whoops.
  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    Lauri wrote:
    12345AGNST1 wrote:

    lol... I guess they are totally different.

    haha whoops.

    yeah, but theoretically speaking, don't you think the canker sore and the cold sore would be somewhat related?
    that maybe modern science just hasn't completely explored that possibility yet? i'm just sayin'. any thoughts on it?
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    my brother gets chronic canker sores...besides anbesol, he found in his case that peanuts were causing them...i used to get them a lot when i was younger but i rarely get them anymore...annoying sumbitches they are! :evil:


    and herpes and canker sore are not related
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,325
    I still get some on my lips or tongue. Not sure why but Oragel helps ease the pain.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    Lauri wrote:
    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    soulsinging, try putting a wet tea bag on it. it sounds dumb, but I used to get them when I was little and it helped a lot.

    oh :? sorry folks. getting my herpe sores info mixed up. :lol: also, you might want to clarify the wet tea bag thing to soulsinging. ;) all i know is that if someone said that to my husband, his mind would have gone straight to the gutter. yeah, he's a bad influence on me.

    jesus do i wish i had read this before i invited my neighbor over to help me out with this...
  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    soulsinging wrote:
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    Lauri wrote:
    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    soulsinging, try putting a wet tea bag on it. it sounds dumb, but I used to get them when I was little and it helped a lot.

    oh :? sorry folks. getting my herpe sores info mixed up. :lol: also, you might want to clarify the wet tea bag thing to soulsinging. ;) all i know is that if someone said that to my husband, his mind would have gone straight to the gutter. yeah, he's a bad influence on me.

    jesus do i wish i had read this before i invited my neighbor over to help me out with this...

    lol! please don't tell him to tea bag ya. :D
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    soulsinging wrote:
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    Lauri wrote:
    haha, that's not canker soars, that's COLD sores! totally different thing :).

    soulsinging, try putting a wet tea bag on it. it sounds dumb, but I used to get them when I was little and it helped a lot.

    oh :? sorry folks. getting my herpe sores info mixed up. :lol: also, you might want to clarify the wet tea bag thing to soulsinging. ;) all i know is that if someone said that to my husband, his mind would have gone straight to the gutter. yeah, he's a bad influence on me.

    jesus do i wish i had read this before i invited my neighbor over to help me out with this...


    i'm all for neighborly, but fuck that!! :wtf: :wtf:
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    so i started on a new toothbrush tonight... :oops:

    :mrgreen:
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    soulsinging wrote:
    so i started on a new toothbrush tonight... :oops:

    :mrgreen:

    When was the last time you changed it?

    I'm telling you ... it's bacterial, a few small things go a long way.
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  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    soulsinging wrote:
    so i started on a new toothbrush tonight... :oops:

    :mrgreen:

    okay, so karma is a bitch. :( woke up this morning with a sore throat and a bunch of canker sores---just like a week or so after I gave you some shit about them. thought you might enjoy that info, soulsinging :D had to share. and its all because I went through like 5 pieces of that Wrigley cinnamon gum--tore my tongue up!! didn't brush or anything before going to bed because I worked a 10 hour day all the way up until last night--and fell asleep before my head hit the pillow! damn canker sores! sanitized them suckers good :D
  • elle elleelle elle Posts: 61
    I might be wrong on this, but I swear I heard somewhere that swishing with warm water with some salt in it helps. Definitely yucky, but probably worth the minute or so of grossness to get rid of those annoying little bastards!
  • dasvidanadasvidana Grand Junction CO Posts: 1,349
    You can try a product called Glyoxide. It's a mouth antiseptic that also numbs the sore area. You can get it over the counter in the US. Not sure about outside the US.

    In case you're interested, for cold sores, you need to take l-lysine (an amino acid). You can get that in any health food store and many pharmacies. It is also over the counter.
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    i'm not a masochist or anything, but i love putting salt on my canker sores.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Yeah they are a fucking bitch, best thing is just to ride it out im afraid, i've tried so many hoem remedies to temporarily numb them or even help try to get rid of them but nothing works. Just dont use mouthwash and dont rub it with your toothbrush as it make it worse, so may have to avoid cleaning a section of your mouth for a bit lol.
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    I have em on my tongue so painful! >[
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  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    soulsinging wrote:
    anyone prone to em? i've got one that's been bothering me all week. i went to town on the yogurt and cottage cheese, but the fucker's relentless. i was going to have some wine tonight but now i wonder if that wouldn't aggravate things.
    Don't eat tomatos! It not only aggravates them, it will make them appear!
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