Ulcers - Mouth

What you need to know

These painful ulcers respond well to several forms of natural medicine.

The most useful Supplements:

In addition to a good multivitamin and mineral, if you get ulcers regularly, it’s worth taking extra of the following:

Other supplements that could help include:

Evening Primrose Oil and Vitamin B6 (if associated with menstrual cycle) and Propolis lozenges.

The most useful Herbs:

These herbs can be made into effective mouthwashes. Use fresh herbs - put 1 tbspn into a cup of water, boil for 5 minutes and leave until warm - or buy tinctures and add 15 drops to a glass of warm water:

Other herbs that may help include:

Echinacea, slippery elm lozenges.

Homoeopathy

The following homoeopathic remedies could also bring relief:

• Borax
• Natrum muriaticum
• Nitric acid

Aromatherapy

Myrrh - you can also use an essential oil or tincture and dab it directly on the sore.

Dietary changes that may be beneficial:

Mouth ulcers are often caused by stress, so it’s important that you get enough Vitamin B ‘the nerve vitamin’ in your diet.

The richest sources are:

• Meat
• Poultry
• Wheatgerm
• Brewer’s yeast
• Leafy green vegetables
• Wholegrain cereals
• Wholemeal bread

It’s also sensible to avoid food which might damage the membranes in the mouth - crisps, salted nuts, vinegar, pickles, chilli and any highly spiced food. You probably won’t want them anyway because they’re likely to make the ulcer sting.

Traditional remedies:

In southern Europe, a popular remedy for mouth ulcers is to cut a clove of Garlic in half, squeeze until the juices start to run, then rub it on the ulcer. It stings like hell, but it works.

Other useful advice:

• Relexology may be of use to help with mouth ulcers.
• Visit a dentist if you have an ulcer which occurs in the same place or fails to heal after 3 weeks.

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