A mouth ulcer is a painful
sore in the mouth. It appears on the tongue, the lips, and the
gums or inside the cheeks. The first sign of the sore may be a
tingling, burning sensation inside the mouth. They can occur
either singly or in clusters. They are usually white or yellow
in color, surrounded by red halos. Usually they heal within 7 to
10 days. There are 3 types of ulcers: Minor ulcers, large ulcers
and Herpetiform ulcers (where one can have up to 100 very small
painful ulcers)
Common
Causes of Mouth ulcers:
Nutritional deficiencies
such as iron, vitamins , especially B12 and C, Poor dental
hygiene, food allergies , stress, infections particularly herpes
simplex, biting the cheek, hormonal imbalance, bowel diseases
and skin disease are the common causes of mouth ulcer.
Home Remedies for Mouth ulcers
Tips 1:
Grind some fresh coconut. Extract the milk and gargle with this
3-4 times a day.
Tips 2:
Keep 1 glass of chilled water and 1 glass of hot water ready at
hand. Gargle alternately with hot and cold water.
Tips 3:
Boil 2 cups of water. Add 1 cup fenugreeks leaves and remove.
Cover and keep for sometime. Strain the water and gargle 2-3
times a day. Tips 4:
Boil 1 tsp of coriander seeds in 1 cup of water. Remove when
slightly warm gargle. Repeat 3-4 times a day.
Tips 5:
Chew on 5-6 Tulsi (holy basil leaves) and sip some water. Repeat
5-6 times a day.
Tips 6:
Eating raw tomatoes helps rid mouth ulcers. You can gargle with
tomato juice 3-4 times a day.
Tips 7:
Mix 7 parts of sugar candy (Mishri) with 1 part of camphor.
Apply on the blister.
Tips 8:
Mix a pinch of turmeric powder to 1 tsp glycerin and apply.
