owwwwwwww ulcers on tongue

[Beccarollover]

ow ive got 2 really painful ulcers on my tongue - they have been around for a few days now

How do you get them? How can I get rid

DP had them a few weeks ago - is it linked that we both have them?

Becca. I get tons of ulcers and mouth sores - several at a time. I get them more when I am run down or stressed or tired. I think it can also be linked to a vitamin deficiency too - can't remember what though - sorry. You can get various gels - like teething ones - to apply to temporarily numb them but TBH I don't think they work very well. I did get a paste from the doctors at one point. You paste it on and it kind of sets over them, used at night. DH loved it as it rendered my silent

Hi, I get this too. Best thing is lots of sleep & wash your mouth out with warm salt water. I use the paste too, not sure if it works but it makes me feel better to be putting something on them. Hope you feel better soon, they are a misery.

I've found Anbesol liquid to be the best thing at numbing my tongue ! Not to be confused with AnUsol

oooh I love Anbesol gel but it stings when it goes on then numbs it for ages (v good if you want to eat a curry!).

Some say its a Vit B12 deficiency but that certainly isn't the case for me because I took Vit B12 for a while and they still kept coming!! May work for you though. They can be linked to viruses (like herpes, the non-genital type! ). Otherwise, mine tend to come when the kids have poked me in the mouth or I'm really run down. Apparently, a certain percentage of the population are just susceptible to them - just like some people always get flu etc....

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Hi becca , havent "spoken" in while !!!

Unfortunately they are like a virus and you get them when run down. They can be a form of internal excema, as I have been prescribed a small tablet to melt there when I need to, this normally helps within 48hrs. The other paste to use is orabase which u can get in Boots and creates a hards coating over it.

becca - i am the queen of sore mouths!!!!!

i got these things called cortison pellets (will check exact name and msn you!)
they were fab fro my minging tongue!

shall call you jadeycal from now on !!

Becca, I had this last week - absolutely horrible. How can something so small hurt so much?!? Did any of your kids have them? Apparently there was a bit of an 'epidemic' around this way (SW London) according to my doctor. Ds had them for about a week, and a few of his baby friends also had them. Some sort of virus the doctor said. I lived on his bonjela, and then wine at night! Hopefully they are better tomorrow....

Adcortyl in Orabase is the way to go! It covers the lesion with a thin film and also has a tiny amount of steroid in it to promote faster healing. I used it when my mouth was cut in an accident and it felt sooooo much better within just 48hrs. Hope you feel better soon, ulcers are so debilitating.

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Might try that then robinw - anything to try and avoid them in the future.

Adcortyl in Orabase

i get this when i am very tired/run down. the gp told me to rinse with a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution. Tastes foul but clear is up quickly. it also has the added advatage of making your teeth nice and white!

Becca - poor you - I had literally 15 mouth ulcers all at the same time in Dec last year when I was under extreme stress.

2nd the recommendation for Adcortyl in Orabase, but I think I got mine on prescription?

The other thing which worked for me is Lysine tablets from Holland & Barrett (or other health food shops) - basically they enhance protein building and help the soft tissue healing more quickly?

HTH
Mo2

Orabase is the best imo, nothing else seems to do the trick. It can be bought over the counter.

I know this sounds strange, but whenever I feel one starting to come on, I try and put an ice cube on it (messy at times, I know). It actually keeps them from getting worse and they go away quickly....

Im going to go and get some orabase - Ive run out of anbesol! A whole bottle used overnight

I am a fellow sufferer but ahead in the winging stakes as eventually bored GP into wangling me a consultation at hossy. Very polite if bemused important medic said constant rinsing - in anything, flat coke, proprietory mouthwash, water, anything, but like 20 times a day, is the only thing that will get rid of them. You have to be diligent but it does work. But wine a perfectly serviceable stopgap IMO

You can get them from an infection or because of allergies (I get them from cinnamon). Here in the US Rembrandt makes a toothpaste that is supposed to reduce them, which does work for me. It's expensive and hard to find though, so I don't use it all the time. But I've gone back to it as the new baby is wearing me down and the ulcers are back.

Apologies if this is repeating other people's advice - haven't read the whole thread - but I was given a bottle of Corsodyl by a fellow sufferer and it works in about 24 hours. Don't think it's prescription - it's just a mouthwash, says it's for gingivitis but works brilliantly on ulcers too. I get loads - stress and rundownness mainly. HTH