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Benipete

02-08-2008 17:42

Mouth Ulcers

Been suffering now for months with an ulcer under my tongue,tried the usual things Bonjela etc and even the new one iglu.Iglu has been the best but still in constant pain.Doctor was as much use as a handbrake on a canoe.Can anyone help?:confused::confused:

emzy	02-08-2008 17:46

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Have you tried Bicarb??

bonny_tuesday

02-08-2008 17:47

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It sounds too simple but.... gargle with salt water, not too strong, do it for about three or four days and it should be gone. Do it in the morning and after lunch, and then finally at night before bed and dont have anything to eat or drink after it. It tastes horrible but it should do the trick. Always works for me anyway.
Hope this helps. I would say one flat teaspoon in a half a tea mug of tepid water, gargle, then spit out.
Bonny x

MargaretR

02-08-2008 17:52

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If you have a dentist I suggest you have him see it.
Dentists are trained to diagnose all problems in the mouth - not just teeth

buttonsmum

02-08-2008 17:58

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Depending on how brave you're feeling, put some salt on it (it will sting like heck, but it works) or as Bonny Tuesday said gargle with salt water, these usually work for me.

Margaret Pilkington

02-08-2008 18:00

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Like Margaret says...see a dentist...but in the meantime, Bi-carb soda is good for taking the sting out.

Margaret Pilkington

02-08-2008 18:01

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Sorry Emzy didn't notice you had suggested that too:D

emzy	02-08-2008 18:04

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 614052)

Sorry Emzy didn't notice you had suggested that too:D

Tis ok, like it when someone agress :D

Benipete

02-08-2008 18:39

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I have both salt and bi-carb so I'll try them.Thanks everyone.

panther

02-08-2008 18:40

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Benipete ya should see another doctor and get a second opinion, i have a mouth ulcer and had it only 3 days and its starting to heal, if ya have had this for over a few months then ya should get it seen too properly;)

ya not stressed are you?

harwood red

02-08-2008 18:57

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definately think it needs investigating further, but in the short term if you like cheese eat a small amount regularly it keeps the acid in your saliva down to a minimum so will help with the healing process

grego

02-08-2008 19:22

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Mouth ulcers can be a sign of vitamin b1 deficiency, hows your diet? Would definately get a second opinion if symptons persist.

bonny_tuesday

02-08-2008 19:35

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Also, do you smoke? Smoking ruins the protective coating that we have inside our cheeks and on our gums. You really should go and see the dentist. He will check for all sorts of nasties, and he knows more about your mouth than a doctor would. While you have the ulcer, dont eat tomatoes, strawberrys, pineapple, or pepper, they will make it worse.
Bonny x

jaysay

05-08-2008 10:08

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I have had ulcers twice on my tongue, my doc refered me to my dentist, who sent me to the oral clinic at BRI and last year The Royal Blackburn, on both occasions thy cut it out after trying steroid desolvable tabs on it. It was very sore for a few days, but healed perfectly in around a week. mine are caused by the amount of medication I take, which I suppose is a necessary side effect, I need the medication:(

Mancie

05-08-2008 10:13

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best way is to gargle with Jack Daniels .. a full 70cl bottle every 6 hours..then get on the stronbow super ..4 cans every 3 hours.. sorted!

grannyclaret

05-08-2008 10:19

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Gargle with T,C,P,,,It really does work but it smells like Tom Cat Pi*ss...maybe thats where those initials came from :D:confused::D

bonny_tuesday

06-08-2008 16:13

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Have you gargled Benipete?
Is it any better?
Bonny x

emamum

06-08-2008 16:17

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Originally Posted by bonny_tuesday (Post 615581)

Have you gargled Benipete?
Is it any better?
Bonny x

LMAO..... poor benipete! (is he a cure now?:eek:)

bonny_tuesday

06-08-2008 16:21

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Oi !! lol
Bonny x

Benipete

07-08-2008 01:07

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Originally Posted by bonny_tuesday (Post 615581)

Have you gargled Benipete?
Is it any better?
Bonny x

According to the instructions you dab it on neat.Seams to be working.If not will have to go to the Hospital.
It looks like it's a side effect from my medication.:thumbsup:

cherokee

07-08-2008 01:09

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Hope your better soon Benipete. Ive had mouth ulcers and they are awful things........

jaysay

07-08-2008 10:00

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 615936)

According to the instructions you dab it on neat.Seams to be working.If not will have to go to the Hospital.
It looks like it's a side effect from my medication.:thumbsup:

Ask your doc for some Nystatin Benipete (I think thats how you spell it) it seems to work for me when I get side effects

Benipete

07-08-2008 12:17

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 616031)

Ask your doc for some Nystatin Benipete (I think thats how you spell it) it seems to work for me when I get side effects

More chance of getting an audience with the Queen than an appointment with my doctor.:hehetable

Benipete

05-12-2008 13:40

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Well finally I've had a bit of luck on the Ulcer Trail.I went back to the doctors and as luck would have it they were all off sick.
You may be wondering why this was a stroke of good :confused:fortune.The answer is simple,they had to drag in a Locum.
Within 3 days I was seeing a specialist in B'burn Royal,The day after I had a Biopsy.
This week on Tue I saw the surgeon- Wed had an MRI and Thu.I had an operation to remove potentially cancerous cells.
I don't recommend letting people stick needles in your tongue.Believe me it hurts.:eek:

Thanks for all your support:alright:

Less	05-12-2008 14:27

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 657543)

At last, we can talk about it, it has been a worrying time for Peter and what a lucky escape he seems to have had. He mentioned the problem to his doctor about a year ago and was fobbed of with an excuse.
He saw this Lo cum and within a month, (hopefully), everything has been dealt with.
Well done Pete, I bet you've wanted to mention this many times while you were feeling insecure and wondering what your outcome was going to be.

Perhaps though this should be taken as a warning by the rest of us?

Peter put up with what he considered a minor irritation, but it had potentially life threatening consequences if he had continued to ignore it.

Thank goodness for the Doctor that actually took time to look.

All the best Pete, see you on the pub scene when the scar starts to heal!

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MargaretR

05-12-2008 15:32

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Pete - glad for you:D

david1

05-12-2008 15:48

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Well done benipete . hope you get better very soon . Less and Mick will have to buy their own beer for a short while :cheers::cheers:

jaysay

05-12-2008 16:13

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 657543)

I know just what you went through beni, I've had two ulcers removed at the Royal and as you said sticking a needle in your tongue ain't right nice, but at least the outcome was okay and nothing untoward came from it, hope that's the case with you Beni

BERNADETTE

05-12-2008 20:37

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Thank goodness the locum got things sorted, hope you are ok now

katex

05-12-2008 21:06

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Hope they cut the cheeky side of your tongue out ... :p

We're always here if you need us Pete ... xx

shillelagh

05-12-2008 21:08

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Get well soon benipete .......

magpie

08-12-2008 12:51

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salt and water .... works everytime

MargaretR

08-12-2008 12:53

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Originally Posted by magpie (Post 658323)

salt and water .... works everytime

Magpie - you really should read all posts - he needed surgery

magpie

08-12-2008 13:15

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ah so sorry ..... hope your better soon: less speed and all that again very sorry:

Benipete

08-12-2008 22:26

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Originally Posted by magpie (Post 658339)

ah so sorry ..... hope your better soon: less speed and all that again very sorry:

No problem got to go back for more tests 31/12 08.Finger's crossed It's my birthday.:dancedog::dancedog:

entwisi

09-12-2008 08:37

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so are you taking it up with the doctors practice? If they are missing things like this with you what else are they missing.

Having said that I went about a year ago witha bad cough mainly at night that I'd had for a couple of months that I couldn't get rid of, was given anti biotics, cough stopped whilst taking them and returned immediately I finished. went back a month later, have some more antiB's same again, went back. Oh you have to give them time to work.... wait another 6 weeks no difference went with Siobhan one day as she wasn't well, saw a new doc

whilst there I started coughing...

Thats a bad cough he says

yep, had it for over a year now, 2 sets of antiBs aint shifted it.

Blow in this...

You've got mild asthma, use this inhaler at night and take one of tehse meters and keep a record of teh results.

end result, peak flow of 420 to start with is now 560 although at my age and height etc I should be > 600.

Still at least its sorted :D

BERNADETTE

09-12-2008 09:13

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Quote:

entwisi
so are you taking it up with the doctors practice? If they are missing things like this with you what else are they missing.

Doubt he would get much joy with a complaint against the practice but agree one should be made. If the first signs of cancer were picked up on straight away by the GP's there were be more people cured. Sadly in both Ian and his Mums cases early signs were not picked up on.

jaysay

09-12-2008 09:34

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 658610)

so are you taking it up with the doctors practice? If they are missing things like this with you what else are they missing.

Having said that I went about a year ago witha bad cough mainly at night that I'd had for a couple of months that I couldn't get rid of, was given anti biotics, cough stopped whilst taking them and returned immediately I finished. went back a month later, have some more antiB's same again, went back. Oh you have to give them time to work.... wait another 6 weeks no difference went with Siobhan one day as she wasn't well, saw a new doc

whilst there I started coughing...

Thats a bad cough he says

yep, had it for over a year now, 2 sets of antiBs aint shifted it.

Blow in this...

You've got mild asthma, use this inhaler at night and take one of these meters and keep a record of teh results.

end result, peak flow of 420 to start with is now 560 although at my age and height etc I should be > 600.

Still at least its sorted :D

Bet the last doctor you saw was younger that the one you'd been seeing previously Ian. People keep saying that asthma is on the increase, but the fact is that doctors are now diagnosing it, were as in the past they weren't. Your peak flow seem okay, mine, when I'm having a good day is only 370 should be 550, but there again my lungs only work at a quarter of of what they should do, in other words they're knackered:D

MargaretR

09-12-2008 10:05

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Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 614963)

best way is to gargle with Jack Daniels .. a full 70cl bottle every 6 hours..then get on the stronbow super ..4 cans every 3 hours.. sorted!

That looks like slow suicide:eek:

entwisi

09-12-2008 10:19

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but what a way to go!!! :D

Yes jaysay, it was a young upstart :D

TBH I'm quite glad because I was getting worried about it. I'm not a sickly person so something that was lasting so long was preying on my mind( as well as keeping Julie awake at night when I had a coughing fit, not good for your health at all let me tell you!!!! :D )

Anyway, I don't use the inhaler every night, I can usually tell when I need it so I'm using it only when needed

MargaretR

09-12-2008 10:41

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I was continously gasping for breath 5 months ago
(when I was awake- which was only 50%of the time)
A chest xray showed early emphysema
(which is one of the things they now call COPD)

My breathing improved dramatically during the 2 weeks I waited for xray results.
I had begun self medication to correct self diagnosed vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
My breathlessness was mainly due to vitB12 deficiency.
I now climb a flight of stairs quickly without gasping

I was issued with an inhaler with the added comment that my emphysema
was really not bad enough to warrant it, but it will halt its progress.
(I have since read that this is untrue)

I used it for 5 weeks then stopped when I read this
MedWire News - Respiratory - Common COPD treatment linked to increased cardiovascular deaths

Which just compounds what I already decided-
Doctors often don't know all they should know so don't always believe them

jaysay

09-12-2008 10:59

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 658630)

I'll send you a PM Ian

emamum

09-12-2008 11:20

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what colour inhaler did they give you entwisi?

entwisi

09-12-2008 12:04

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Blue one,

They did say teh astma clinic would be in touch..... 4 months on still waiting

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