Home Treatment For Canker Sore

There are a large number of home remedies for cold sores. In some cases these traditional treatments have been known to work as well as antiviral pills or numbing creams. One advantage of using a home remedy for cold sores is that treatment can begin immediately since there is no need to visit the doctor to get a prescription or go to the drugstore and choose between several creams. As soon as someone realizes they are developing a cold sore, they can begin the home remedy.

While no one really understands what causes canker sores, there are numerous things you can do to instigate a home remedy for a nasty canker sore. Here are some tips.

1. Potassium chlorate is also an effective home canker sore remedy. The patient just combines a teaspoon of the potassium chlorate with a cup of water and gargles with it several times each day. This should not be swallowed, just swished around in the mouth and then spat out.

2. First, be sure you're not confusing it with a cold sore. A cold sore is an infection known as the herpes simplex virus. It will almost always form on the outside of your mouth or on your lips. Canker sores on the other hand will generally always be found inside your mouth on the sides.

3. Mylanta - It may seem strange, but many health professionals suggest swishing around Mylanta in your mouth. You don't need to swallow it though. This will help to coat the canker sore and also treat some of the bacteria. It should also help relieve the pain.

4. First I found out that L-Lysine is the same as lysine. Next I learned that it is an essential amino acid of which people need about 1000mg to 1500mg per day for basic nutrition at a bare minimum. It turns out that meat, cheese, legumes, some fish, and eggs are good sources. However, I don't each much meat or eggs, so it was looking rather unlikely I was getting enough lysine through diet.

5. Over the counter covering and numbing preparations may also be of help relieve the pain i.e., Orabase, or Colgate Soothe and Seal.

6. You may also use wet tea bags, and press it on the ulcer. The tannic acid in tea is an astringent that will help relieve the pain and speed up healing.

7. Rubbing aloe, lemon balm extract, or tea bags to cold sores is also known to lessen their size and help reduce pain. Drinking less coffee is another home remedy for cold sores. It is believed that coffee can be a catalyst in the formation of cold sores. It is recommended that people who are susceptible to cold sores cut back on their coffee intake.


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