i used to get them a lot when i was a kid. now i get them once in a blue moon as an adult. i have two right now and they hurt!
they don't know what causes canker sores, but they can be related to stress.
Do you ever get canker sores?
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Totally - especially (only really) when I am stressed. I have one now actually!
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Stress and citrus and sugar. They are an ulcer, pretty much.
I get them REALLY bad if I eat sugary things. Nestle Iced Tea, the powder? If I even have a SIP of a glass of that I will get one guaranteed.
I get them quite often. They suck bad.
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Not usually...maybe one a year. DH gets them often though.
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Ouch! Yes - I used to get them often. Ever since I went gluten free due to celiac disease they have gone away! I did get one when I accidentally ate gluten.
I found drinking milk helps ease the pain.
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I always get chancres when I eat too much candy (the sugary sour ones!).
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Fellow sufferer too! If I bite my lip or inner cheek, I am guaranteed to get one. I used to take lysine supplements in grad school when it was really bad and that seemed to help stave them off. My mouth is also really sensitive to sugar.
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Yep, anytime I eat nuts!
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I used to get them all the time in high school, I think related to stress and lack of sleep. I didn't work as hard in college, so that problem went away
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I used to get them all.the.time. Stress, too much candy, trauma to the mouth, and/or too much acidic food cause them for me. DH gets them if he has too much tomato sauce or orange juice.
How to kill them: Dab a q-tip on white distilled vinegar and put it on the canker sore. It goes away in about 2 days versus a week+.
Preventive: Use Rembrant canker sore toothpaste because the SLS foaming agent in regular toothpaste can also cause/exasperate them. Now, I only get them a couple times a year.
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Yes!!!! I used to get them all the freaking time as a kid, and they hurt so bad. My brother did too. We'd each get multiple at a time and some appeared on ridiculous surfaces in our mouth (our gum line, our uvala, under our tongue, etc.). They appeared less frequent in the past 2 years, and would only pop up around the time AF would show.
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Ugh, yes! I've suffered with varying degrees of these over the years since I was a child. I switched within the last year to an SLS-free toothpaste, like @blackbird: suggested (I use Burt's Bees) and that has completely stopped them for me, even being pregnant!
While they are stress related for me, I think the SLS was the real trigger for me because if I use regular toothpaste now I get one.
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@blackbird: Thanks for those suggestions! I hate canker sores. I get them a few times a year and those suckers hurt.
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Nope. Don't get them!
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@blackbird: Fully agree with using a sulfate-free toothpaste. This the number one cause of my canker sores. I almost never get them if I stick to SLS free ones. I'll have one in a week if I run out and use my husband's toothpaste.
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I got them a lot when I was a kid, but I don't get them anymore.
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