Mouth Ulcers

[granny grump]

A young female friend - 25 years old is constantly plagued with multiple mouth ulcers. She has been to her gp and had blood tests but the cannot find anything wrong She is otherwise healthy has a good diet and doesn't smoke. It is so bad sometimes that she has difficulty talking. She has got 7 ulcers at the moment and is at her wits end as this has been going on for years. Can anyone help please?

[woofgang]

What does her dentist say?

[237SJ]

I have heard there is a connection between mouth ulcers and zinc deficiency

[Peaspeculiars]

^^ eejit Muneer.

Anyway - If the GP can't find anything wrong, I'd go to another GP for a second opinion first. To alleviate in the mean-time, Corsodyl mouthwash is truly a godsend for mouth ulcers.
Ensure she is not eating/ drinking too much sugar as this can aggravate matters. Stress can also cause them apparently.

[murraymints]

salt water rinse

[granny grump]

Thank you for your help. She has seen her dentist and he could find nothing wrong. Will mention the zinc defiency to her but the blood test would have picked this up surely. I cannot understand why an answer to a question such as this needed to be removed. Some people must have a strange sense of humour

[Peaspeculiars]

(it was a spam sales answer granny, nothing related to your post)

[granny grump]

Thank you peas that explains it

[Sqad]

Difficult, sometimes very difficult to treat.
Cause is unknown, probably auto-immune problem.

Adcortyl in Orabase applied twice daily to the ulcers may be helpful.

Probably will never be "cured" but just controlled.

[granny grump]

Thank you squad - is it possible to get the Adcortyl over the counter ?

[Sqad]

granny....not 100% sure, but i think that it can be bought OTC.

[murraymints]

http://salecombo.co.uk/Adcortyl?p=scb&gclid=CIi5or6VqMgCFafnwgodQEMKkw

[J9PUR]

Adcortyl in Orabase was discontinued in the UK in 2009.

Difflam spray or mouthrinse may be helpful. Can be prescribed or bought from a pharmacy

[Sqad]

J9PUR...thanks for updating me.

[J9PUR]

Squd - you can still get Orabase itself, but not Adcortyl in Orabase

[Sqad]

J9...thanks for the update, it seems odd that you can get the Orabase but not the steroid combination.

[J9PUR]

We've also lost another product called 'Ledermix' (also containing Triamcinalone) that was really useful in endodontic treatments.

[Sqad]

J2 I suppose there will be a "strong and robust" scientific reason.