Contents:
- Medical Video: How Do You Get Rid of a Canker Sore?
- Spicy food makes canker sores
- Sprue is caused by lack of vitamin C
- Sprue is caused by a deficiency of vitamins B9 and B12
- Smoking causes canker sores
- Quitting smoking also causes canker sores
- Sprue spreads through kisses
- Fact: SLS toothpaste / mouthwash causes canker sores
Medical Video: How Do You Get Rid of a Canker Sore?
Lips or mouth ulcers are annoying. In addition to the pain for forgiveness, canker sores can also interfere with eating, drinking, brushing or talking. Scientifically, mouth ulcers (or aphthous stomatitis) are a result of abnormalities in the mucous membranes of the mouth in the form of wounds in the form of yellowish white patches with a slightly concave surface. Most canker sores also don't have a clear cause. So it is not surprising that a lot of information is not right about canker sores.
Therefore, here are some myths and facts about canker sores that you need to know:
Spicy food makes canker sores
Fact, spicy food cannot cause canker sores. The burning that arises from eating spicy food is the effect of capcaisin contained in chili - where the capcaisin will only cause pain when touched with sores / sores on your lips but capcaisin can not cause sores / sores on your lips. In fact, capcaisin can prevent the occurrence of canker sores. Capcaisin can change the acidity of the oral cavity, making bacteria that cause canker sores can not live / develop.
Sprue is caused by lack of vitamin C
Not true. Vitamin C is one of the vitamins that plays a role in maintaining healthy gums and mouth. So it is not surprising that canker sores are often associated with vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin C deficiency is more associated with gingivitis and is not the main cause of canker sores. Sprue appears as a result of excess vitamin C. In addition, vitamin C is actually ascorbic acid, and the mouth does not respond well to too much acid. And in general, humans need 40 mg of vitamin C per day. So, if you consume vitamin C more than is required, then it can cause canker sores.
Sprue is caused by a deficiency of vitamins B9 and B12
In fact, the latest research found that lack of vitamin B9 (folic acid) and B12 causes canker sores. Therefore, people who experience thrush are advised to eat foods that contain minerals and vitamins (such as vitamins C and B). Some foods that contain vitamin B12 are meat, eggs, dairy products, etc.
Smoking causes canker sores
Smoking is not only bad for your health. The poisons contained in cigarettes can make your body's endurance decrease so increases your risk of experiencing canker sores.
Quitting smoking also causes canker sores
Evidently stopping smoking can put you at risk for experiencing canker sores. Some studies have found that someone who stops smoking can increase the risk of mild canker sores - which usually occurs in the first 2 weeks and will improve after 4 weeks. The researchers say lesions are the result of quitting smoking, and not because of using smoking cessation drugs.
Sprue spreads through kisses
If thrush that appears is a result of herpes infection, then, canker sores can be contagious when kissing. In fact, if a person's immune system is declining, he can spread / transmit herpes in the mouth even if he is not having canker sores. But if tongue sprue is caused by something other than infection (for example, tongue biting or excess vitamin C), sawriawan is not contagious.
Fact: SLS toothpaste / mouthwash causes canker sores
Without you knowing it, toothpaste / mouthwash products that you use can trigger the appearance of canker sores. However, not all of these products trigger the appearance of canker sores because it turns out, based on a study, that toothpaste products / cucumber containing drugs Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) that can trigger the appearance of canker sores. Based on research, the use of products containing SLS can cause the surface of the oral cavity to become dry and more susceptible to irritation, thereby increasing the risk of canker sores. Studies published in the journal Pubmed prove that toothpastes containing SLS can cause the mouth ulcer to be larger than detergent-free toothpaste.
