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Published: Wed, 1 Oct 2008
Description: Ask Dr. Manny: What can you do to get relief from a canker sore?
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" Hello welcome to ask dr. Manny. Canker sores can be very painful and annoying. And when you get one simple things like eating and talking can become a real drag we got this email from a viewer looking for some relief yeah."
" I just have hectares or ten days now and terrible pain. His tried several different grammys but nothing has helped do you have any suggestion."
" Well Carol canker sores are really small -- that development the soft tissues of the mouth. They can appear under the tongue inside the -- or lips and at the base of the gums. And while doctors don't know exactly what causes these -- we do know that there are a number of contributing factors. Like a weakened immune system for nutrition minor injuries to the mouth stress. And even some toothpaste or mouth -- that contain sodium laurel sulfate. Oh like cold sores canker sores are not contagious and most of the time they will clear up within a week good to. But in the meantime there estranged husband can do to relieve some of the pain. And for more on that we talked to an expert."
" Now prince says he can get over the counter Benadryl it diet and -- mean it's something he could switch with a couple times today but do not swallow it he can get -- Austin Texas cycling into the attic now flash that you would have to get from a doctor or dentist has been proven studies to be very helpful. This also anti steroid golfer in the more severe cases but the steroids kind of have some really bad side effects so really trying to avoid that if possible. Now also there's L lysine that you can take which is an amino acid which can help with him rip currents. These canker sores and also food allergies should be looked into because that sometimes can aggravate things."
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