15 Effective Home Remedies for Curing Mouth Ulcers

15 Effective Home Remedies for Curing Mouth Ulcers
April 9th, 2008 - - Category: Latest News

Are you finding difficulty in eating and drinking due to painful mouth ulcers?? But the question arises: What exactly mouth ulcers are?? Mouth ulcers can be defined as painful white sore on the tongue, gums, inner side of cheek and lips. Mouth ulcers are also known as Canker Sores. Best think about mouth ulcers is that they can be easily cured with easy home remedies.

Usually it is observed that mouth ulcers occur in clusters, rarely single. You can feel a burning and tingling sensation inside your mouth before a mouth ulcer pops up. Mouth ulcers are usually yellow or white in color encircled by red halos. Ulcers take about 7-10 days for healing. Ulcers can be grouped under three categories:

Herpetiform Ulcers (cluster of 100 small painful ulcers)
Minor Ulcers
Large Ulcers

What are the possible Causes of Mouth Ulcers?

The various possible causes of mouth ulcers are listed below:

Poor dental hygiene
Bowel disease
Biting of cheeks or lips
Food allergies
Nutritional deficiency like Vitamins especially B12 and C, Folic acid, Iron, etc.
Hormonal imbalance
Viral infection
Excess consumption of spicy and acidic food
Skin disease
Minor injuries
Stress
Hereditary

Common Signs and Symptoms of Mouth Ulcers:

It is seen that ulcers generally form specifically between the teeth and on gums. The common signs and symptoms associated with mouth ulcers are listed below:

Drinking, eating, swallowing and talking becomes painful experience
Excessive salivation
Bad breath
Inflammation extending up to throat and tonsils
Mild fever
Severe condition may also lead to bleeding ulcers

Effective Home Remedies to Cure Mouth Ulcers:

Home remedies are the best and easiest way to cure mouth ulcers that to without any side effects. Some of the effective home remedies which can cure your painful mouth ulcers are listed below:

Most effective home remedy for mouth ulcer is to chew few holy basil leaves with water twice in a day. This not only treats your ulcers but also prevents bad smell.
Gargle at least 3-4 times in a day with fresh coconut milk.
Alternately gargle with cold and hot water.
Eat lot of raw salad especially raw onions. Onion contains lot of sulfur and it is effective in treating mouth ulcers.
Drink lot of orange juice as deficiency of Vitamin C can lead to mouth ulcer.
Eat lot of yogurt, buttermilk and cottage cheese.
Mix small amount of sodium bicarbonate with water and use this solution as mouth rinse.
Avoid eating spicy food especially meat, fish or any type of animal protein.
Avoid eating sharp edged food like dry bread or potato chips. Also avoid lozenges, chewing gums, coffee, tobacco and any food which you think can trigger ulcer formation.
Apply peppermint oil on the ulcers; this will relieve you from the irritation and pain.
Thrice a day gently massage your affected gums with honey and coconut milk mixture.
Until your mouth ulcers are cured make it a point to eat curd and banana daily in morning.
Apply paste of honey and 1 tsp of powdered root bark of Indian Gooseberry on the affected area.
Mulberry juice is highly beneficial in treating mouth ulcers.
To 1 cup of water add 1tsp of coriander seeds, heat it till warm. Strain it and gargle with the solution 3-4 times a day.

Even after following these simple home remedies your mouth ulcers are not cured then it is advisable to visit your physician immediately.

6 Responses to “15 Effective Home Remedies for Curing Mouth Ulcers”

Deepa Says:
July 7th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Hi,
do you know any specific treatment for ulcer due to food allergy. i get mouth ulcer only after i eat chicken and i cannot stop from eating chicken. i have this ulcer problem from ages now.

could you please help?

Thanks
SUJATHA Says:
September 7th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Hi Deepa,

You are same like me. I too had the same problems and i fond of eating chicken.

Whenever u get mouth ulcer:

1) wash and soak 1 spoon full of fenugreek (methi seeds/vendhayam) at night and swallow it in the next day morning in ur empty stomach.

2) Drink coconut milk.

3) Add salt in hot(warm) water and garle ur mouth.

But sure the 1st method is effective. And hence dont worry about it.

I eat my favourite chicken and do the 1st method the next day.
saliu Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
hello,
i am aving a mouth ulser sure in my mouth right from 2000, all priscribed medicine by doctor dosnt solve this problem. some of the drugs are Prelisolum, multivitamine capsule and so many others which i cant remember here. pls try and sent to my mail eny solution inwhich you think can solve my problem pls, i have not been my selve right from year 2000 pls. i need a total cure pls.
nilesh rathod Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
hello,
i have acute problems of mouth ulcers since 8 yrs,though i take lot of care by eating less oily & spicy food i have a healthy eating habits,even at times i visited my family doctor but of no use ,i also visited a ayurvedic doctor he only empasis on bowel movement(you visit doctor or not generally mouth ulcers get cured in 3 to 4 days) i want to eradicate the disease from the root
please suggest
priya Says:
June 6th, 2009 at 7:26 am
i have several mouth ulcers every week n no dr has been ever satisfied in this to me i eat meat bt not spicy at all wht should i do pleas help i just want to cure this all
mps Says:
June 18th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
mouth ulcers, in my case was due to lactose interance. yes it was due to milk & banana i was taking for years.after a series of medication,vitamins,laproscopy….nothing worked.i diagnosed this while taking a mono diet schedule of vegetables,fruits,milk & banana,chicken etc.the problem of acidity and subsequent mouth ulcers was severe while taking banana & milk. so u can try yourself n let me know