Mouthwash

[MantaRay]

I'm not totally sure the mouthwash is to blame but I have suffered a few psuedo-sore throats & bunged up feelings lately. Can mouthwash kill off the necessary bacteria and make the throat more susceptible to infection? I don't always use mouthwash but have gone back to it recently using a brand I've not tried before.

[Psybbo]

My dentist told me to stop using it

[Slapshot]

Dentists will tell you to stop using the everyday alcohol based mouth washes, mmost will recommend Corsodyl though

[Sqad]

No, there is nothing to suggest that using mouthwash predisposes to recurrent sore throats.
The mouth bacteria play little or no part in preventing infections.

There has been certain suggestions that using mouthwash predisposes one to mouth cancer due to the alcohol in the mouthwash.

I have yet to be convinced.

[Eve]

What's a psuedo sore throat? Just being nosey :) Could you be coming down with a cold or suffering from hayfever with the symptoms?

Sqad, I put an update for you on my Plaquenil thread - sorry for the intrusion on your thread ManRay - hope you're feeling better soon.

[MantaRay]

pseudo sore throat = slightly rough scratchy throat but without the burning sensation or ache when swallowing.

[MantaRay]

sibton, why did your dentist advise you to stop using mouthwash?

[Sqad]

Jenna...yes i did see it. Just what we thought.

[Psybbo]

He said it destroyed tooth enamel

[johnny37]

Never heard that one before. The govt would take action if it were true.

[Old_Geezer]

They don't ban acid foodstuffs. And they allow us to wash up in what is considered everywhere else in the world to be a carcinogenic cleaning liquid. Not sure you can put your trust in governments or any elite.