Home Remedies for Mouth Ulcers

"Let food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. Each one of the substances in a person's diet, acts upon the body and changes it in some way, and upon these changes the whole life depends, whether in health, in sickness or convalescent."  

Hippocrates 2 000 years ago.

Home Remedies for Mouth Ulcers are for all of us who suffer from this non-threatening, but nonetheless irritating ailment from time to time.

If however, you suffer from painful and recurrent mouth ulcers, it is worth consulting you doctor as there may be an underlying medical disorder that merits investigation.

NOTE: Make sure that you have not lost a small piece of tooth because this will cause an irritation to your tongue which will feel just like a mouth ulcer and needs to be attended to by a Dentist

Symptoms of Mouth Ulcers

• Small white or yellowish craters
  
  
• They might have a red border
  
  
• Can appear singly or in clusters

 Causes of Mouth Ulcers

Mouth Ulcers can be caused by: 

• Drugs
• Toothpastes
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Stress.

Prevention of Mouth Ulcers

• Eating a healthy diet containing Vitamin B and C:
• Meat
• Poultry
• Whole-grain cereals
• beans
• leafy green vegetable
• citrus fruits
• Tomatoes 
• Peppers

Some Other Day to Day Tips

• Put aside some time each day for relaxation especially if you have a hectic and  stressful lifestyle.
• Eat some live probiotic yoghurt every day to replace friendly bacteria in your mouth.
• Avoid spicy, hot, acidic foods.
• Check that your toothpaste does not contain sodium lauryl sulphate, a substance that may cause mouth ulcers.
  
  
  

How can I Treat Mouth Ulcers at Home?

• Peel a clove of garlic, cut in half and dab the cut surface onto the ulcer.  Repeat 3 times a day.
  
  
• Chewing Liquorice is thought to be beneficial.   Buy special DGL liquorice from your local health store.
  
  
• Try a soothing teething gel (sold for babies).
  
  
• Try sucking pain-relieving lozenges that contain a local anaesthetic.
  
  
• Eat Plenty of raw onions.   Onions contain sulfur and have healing properties.
  
  

• Take a high-potency multiple vitamin and mineral supplement daily.   Canker sores have been linked to deficiencies of both the B vitamins (especially vitamin B12).
  

What is the best Treatment for Mouth Ulcers?

• Dab a drop of Tea Tree oil onto the ulcer.
  
  
• Mix a few drops of goldenseal into a glass of warm water and use as a mouthwash.
  
  
• Apply Aloe Vera gel frequently onto the ulcer to help soothe and heal.
  

YOUR NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST

What to Keep in your Medicine Chest

Arnica

Keep a tube of this cream for relief for muscle strains as well as bruises.

Calendula

Get this from your health shop in a cream or gel form and use as a salve for burns, cuts, scrapes and insect bites

Chammomile

Use the dried flowers to make a tea and use for stressful situations and also stomach upsets.

Echinacea

You can get these at your health shop as an  extracts or capsuled and use for colds, flu, cuts, infections and scrapes.

Eucalyptus

An absolute must for your herbal medicine chest for respiratory congestion and muscle soreness.

Ginger

Use this herb as a fresh root from your veggie store, or if you like gardening, grow them, it is an excellent medication for colds, respiratory congestion, nausea and stomach upsets

Lavender

Keep Lavender as an essential oil for stress, insomnia and headaches.

Sea Salt

Gargle with this salt for sore throats and also for bath salts.

Tea Tree

Use as an essential oil for skin infections and insect bites.

Valerian

Use as an extract for mild pain relief and insomnia

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