So sick of mouth ulcers

[giddykipper3]

I get one maybe once a month or every other month. Sometimes mild, sometimes severe like the one I’ve got now. It’s not just the localised pain it’s the headache, fatigue and raised glands - my body is clearly fighting it and that takes its toll. I’ve tried everything - only use sensodyne toothpaste, use anti bac mouthwash, all the topical treatments you can buy. I had a full blood count done 6 months ago for something else and they all came back normal.

My dentist referred me to the hospital last year and they were very dismissive. Basically just said some people are susceptible to them and I should work on my stress levels 🙄

When I don’t have one I kind of forget how bad they are. But then I get a nasty one like I have on my inside cheek at the moment and I feel rotten for a week and think I can’t carry on with this. It’s been happening on/off for years.

I used to get them all the time until I was diagnosed with hashimotos/under active thyroid. Now I’m on medication I very rarely get them. May be worth investigating.

The stuff that was discontinued was called Adcortyl in Orabase, and it was amazing. The active ingredients were triamcinolone actinide.

you can still buy it in other countries. Not in Europe to be knowledge, but definitely in Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong over the counter. It was discontinued due to the cost, no other reason. Really worth buying some if you are ever in one of those regions.

another alternative is a steroid tablet dissolved as a mouthwash called Betametasone. Worth asking your dentist about this

Yep, some sensodyne has sls (sodium lauryl sulphate) - in fact annoyingly I just bought a tube and won't be able to use it, as I know I will get a sore mouth if I do!

Smol toothpaste is SLS free.
smol.com/uk/stories/toothpaste-to-smile-about

I used to suffer from mouth ulcers too. They're awful and so so so sore so you completely have my sympathies.
Anbesol liquid (not the gel) was the only thing that almost made them bare able but was still in a lot of pain.

Doctors fobbed me off for years!! Used to just say that it was potentially hormonal and I was clearly susceptible to them

However, 2 years ago I got a private allergy and intolerance test done (for other reasons) it came back that I have quite a lot of food allergies and intolerance. I originally cut them all out, but then gradually introduced them one at a time to say the affects.

Found out that it was tomatoes causing them, I occasionally eat tomatoes in some dishes in really small quantities but even a bolognese now means I get an ulcer. Have not had them at all since I cut them out.

It might be worth trying. Just a thought x

I used to suffer from mouth ulcers too. They're awful and so so so sore so you completely have my sympathies.
Anbesol liquid (not the gel) was the only thing that almost made them bare able but was still in a lot of pain.

Doctors fobbed me off for years!! Used to just say that it was potentially hormonal and I was clearly susceptible to them

However, 2 years ago I got a private allergy and intolerance test done (for other reasons) it came back that I have quite a lot of food allergies and intolerance. I originally cut them all out, but then gradually introduced them one at a time to say the affects.

Found out that it was tomatoes causing them, I occasionally eat tomatoes in some dishes in really small quantities but even a bolognese now means I get an ulcer. Have not had them at all since I cut them out.

It might be worth trying. Just a thought x

Vitamin b

I get awful mouth ulcers too. Switching to SLS free toothpaste, enough sleep, keeping ferritin and b12 levels up, regulating cycles with hormonal contraception and treat them soluble betamethasone tablets or a steroid inhaler sprayed directly on them when I do get them have all helped. But it does make you feel so run down.

I switched to Corsodyl toothpaste and now I only get them if i accidentally bite my gum

When I was young I had crooked teeth and think that agrravated my gums too

Random but ask for a coeliac blood test. My dad suffered from constant mouth ulcers and was diagnosed coeliac in his early 60's.