dd1 (10)is getting recurrent mouth ulcers.i've looked back on some of my threads,and i've realised that the blood tests that she had last year showed slightly raised platelets

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i originally took her for pains before urinating but the tests were apparently for a seperate thing because i'd mentioned her paleness and headaches at the time.does anyone have any knowledge of this sort of thing?

Not with children, but DH gets mouth ulcers when he i stressed out and over-tired, and NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER!

Hi btm.well,afaik,she does drink ALOT of water.however,she doesn't eat enough fruit which is one thing that dr.did mention when i took her about the ulcers.

Oh yes, I think that can be an issue for DH too!

Just wondering of the pains before urinating are linked to the ulcers?

Perhaps a natural health practitioner - like a homeopath or something - could give you some advice?

Mouth ulsas are often a vit B deficiency but I can't remember which one

I used to suffer very badly as a child but it 'went away' as I got older only to reappear whenever I am rundown

I had hem badly enough at one time to have steriods for them

KM,Did you ever have tests?
i'm so worried it's something underlying.

Well I have ME (diagnosed when I was about 25) & I had regular tests for diabetes & glandular fever - which were always negative

The GP felt 'stress' & 'being rundown' were the causes

Don't know about the tests, but can definitely sympathise with the recurrent mouth ulcers, as I have had these as long as I can remember .

I'd suggest asking your dentist about them - something that seems to have made a dramatic difference for me has been switching to an electric toothbrush and a sensitive/extra soft head. I suspect that I may have been brushing my gums too hard, causing tiny abrasions which always, always, always become a mouth ulcer for me.

Also, echo stress and rundown as being factors for me.

even as young as 10?

It all seems to chime with DH's experiences - I don't know if a child of 10 would get so stressed, but maybe could get very run down? I know my DD was pretty run doen just before the holiday.

Not sure if that question is directed at me, but (casts memory back very long way) yes, I think I did get mouth ulcers pretty regularly even at that age. But don't think it will have been due to stress! I did have some pretty poor oral hygiene habits in those days (not helped by sucking my thumb I suspect). I suspect I was a germ-ridden little urchin!

I remember reading in a dental journal years and years ago (don't ask - the pictures were truly stomach churning) about a theory that people naturally had very different types of saliva, some really lucky people getting saliva that helps their teeth and gums to heal, others getting saliva that doesn't do this. Not sure if there is anything to it, but it did make some sort of sense to me - as I say, any little abrasion I get always turns into an ulcer.

Sorry, not sure if this ramble is helpful at all, or just making me sound minging!

ha ha...no i'm sure your hygiene is absolutely fine now.I just need to know what people's experiences are and you're all helping me.Thankyou.

my DH does think me a little obsessive...

pernicious anemia can cause mouth ulcers as well. it runs in my family and i've always had really bad mouth ulcers but don't have PA.

is pernicious anaemia inherited then...or rather it runs in families? is it dangerous?
Think my dad had it.

not sure how dangerous it is. you need to get a shot every once in a while to top up your vitamin B something or otehr. i think it can be hereditary, but it isn't always.

i asked my docs about my ds's frequent ulcers. he's now 9 but would have been 7 or 8 then. she said - what are you worried about? and i said - i don't know, i thought they might be a symptom of something awful - and she said, categorically, don't worry, they are not. some people just get them. not that that helps the pain, but it reassured me.

I was told by a GP that they are often caused by the same virus that gives you a cold/flu etc.

He said you just have to stick bonjela on them and wait for immune system to recover.

Bonjela tastes lovely (licquorice allsorts!), but doesn't quite cut it if you have a lot of ulcers at the same time. I would really recommend asking your dd's dentist about this - they are much more specialist in this area than GPs could ever hope to be, and they may be able to recommend/prescribe something that may be more effective.

Get her some Cortisol mouthwash. It is especially for poor gums and sore mouths.
I started using it for bleeding gums and geographic tongue. It works.

my stepson used to get loads of mouth ulcers.

something that really helped him was to rinse his mouth out really well after cleaning his teeth. toothpaste can sometimes exascerbate ulcers.

he was a bit when i mentioned it, but admitted he often didn't rinse at all, tried it, and within a week he was much better off

Cordosyl is really effective, but you shouldn't use it for prolonged periods (also, is it okay for children?) and it may stain your teeth brown (hygenist will be able to remove it).

anbesol good as has anaesthetic effect too though check if ok for kids. Could try a natural toothpaste too.

oh so it isn't necessarily a symptom of something terrible then? That is such a relief I can tell you.We have dental appointment for kids tonight anyway so I will ask.Thankyou all.

don't want to be harbinger of doom but just to be on safe side does she have weight loss,a lot of tummy aches or diarrhoea .My dd has crohns disease /ulcerative colitis and you get mouth ulcers with that.You also get low weight and growth and anaemia and high platelets and white cells.
Just if she has bowel/stomach symptoms otherwise not really relevant.