canker sores

[Patricia W LamStudent]

I have suffered with canker sores all my life; I have a prescription steroid cream that permanently stops the pain overnight and makes them heal up very quickly so I use it if really necessary. However, my 4 year old grandson has a canker sore and I need something safe that will help him. Poor fellow has been hurting for a few days and I know how painful it can be. Does anyone know of anything that works?

Doctors always told me that it was triggered by stress; I don’t think so; I do not observe any evidence of a correlation. Mine are triggered primarily by chocolate and bananas, though there is something else I have not yet identified.

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Dried marshmallow root powder works wonders.

Supplementing with lysine (particularly when you eat chocolate) may decrease frequency as well.

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

[Michelle KochStudent]

I know someone who’s canker sores are triggered by walnuts. She takes a pill (zycam? I don’t remember — ask your doctor) when she eats foods with walnuts and the outbreak is prevented.

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