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Re: mouth ulcers!!
OH, I've had this sort of thing before, and it's miserable! Anyway - aside from other ideas about causes or preventions, there is a topical steroid preparation which I've found hugely helpful in getting mouth ulcers to heal and it has caused me no side effects. It's triamcinalone (brand name Kenalog) in a "dental paste" preparation (brand name Orabase). Comes in a tiny tube. The way to apply this it is: first blot the ulcer dry with a tissue, so the ointment will stick to it. Apply a blob of the ointment so it covers the ulcer and kind of flatten it out; then coat the surface of it with saliva (which magically changes that surface from tacky-sticky to smooth and slippery). This stuff will stick in place (delivering the steroid right where you need it) for quite a while. It's especially good to apply it at bedtime so it can stay on the longest without being disturbed. And yes, you do end up swallowing some of it, but the amount you take in from that is teeny compared to actually taking steroids in pill form. I used to get mouth sores that seemed to last forever and I was SO happy to discover it. You do need a doctor's prescription to get this. I've kept it on hand all the time for years and I just ask for a renewal of the prescription once a year at my annual physical.
Good luck!
Rosette
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