I’ve been hearing a lot about canker sores, or aphthous ulcers lately. Canker sores, or aphthous ulcers, are round ulcers that develop inside your mouth’s soft tissue and are the leading cause of mouth ulcers in children. These can be very painful and can make eating or drinking uncomfortable. Canker sores usually appear as round, painful open sores that have a white or yellowish coating and a red “halo” around them.
Canker sores are not that same as fever blisters, which usually occur on the lips and corners of the mouth.
Causes of Canker sores, or aphthous ulcers
- A mouth injury
- Certain viruses and illnesses
- Stress
- Certain medicines
- Deficiency of folic acid, vitamin B12, and iron
- Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), an ingredient in many toothpastes and mouthwashes
- Emotional Stress
Recurring mouth ulcers can be treated using homeopathy. Depending on the cause behind the ulcers, the treatment has to be targeted. Here are few common remedies to help canker sores acutely.
Borax
The ulcers appear in the mouth and on the inner surface of the cheeks. There is a tendency to bleed easily when touched, or during eating.
Calc Carb
Mouth blisters on the inner surface of cheek and tongue. There are canker sores, especially during teething with bleeding of gums.
Lactic Acid
Very sore mouth with canker sores. There is copious saliva in the mouth, tasting salty. There is dryness of the mouth, lips and tongue. There can be constant nausea, nausea on waking, before rising and better by eating.
Mag Phos
Mouth very sore, red and raw, especially on the inside of cheeks, gums, (left) lips, and tongue. Eating causes smarting and burning. Mouth coated with a sticky substance that rolls up in little shreds.
