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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Canker Sore Under The Tongue
Question: My daughter has a canker sore under her tongue that has come and gone for a year Doctor thinks its placement that it keeps coming back. Any suggedtions?
Brief Answer:
seems to be stress/nutritional deficiencies.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your daughter is having recurrent canker sores. I would like to ask you few more details.
Is there any problem related to stomach (pain abdomen or loose stools) ?
Are you on any medications (anti depressants, pain killers) ?
Kindly get back to me with the details.
Based on you clinical details, it (canker sores) could be due to stress or nutritional deficiencies or due to intestinal disorders.
I suggest the following measures, to overcome her recurrent sores in mouth.
1. Needs ENT consultation with blood tests (folic acid, iron, b12 levels), Get gastro-enterologist opinion, if necessary endoscopy for acid reflux (hyperacidity can cause mouth sores).
3. Take anti-allergic medication with combination (citrizine + montelukast) daily one tab at bed time for 2-4 months (to cover food allergies)
4. Multivitamins with zinc tabs, daily one tab at bed time for 2 months.
5. avoid sore fruits, spicy diets hot drinks, do brushing with soft brush.
6. Take plenty of water.
7. apply anesthetic preparation containing local applications like clenora thrice daily.
8. Last but not least, stress free life style.
Kindly discuss with your treating doctor, about this instructions and medications, some of the medications,requires medical prescription.
Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
seems to be stress/nutritional deficiencies.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your daughter is having recurrent canker sores. I would like to ask you few more details.
Is there any problem related to stomach (pain abdomen or loose stools) ?
Are you on any medications (anti depressants, pain killers) ?
Kindly get back to me with the details.
Based on you clinical details, it (canker sores) could be due to stress or nutritional deficiencies or due to intestinal disorders.
I suggest the following measures, to overcome her recurrent sores in mouth.
1. Needs ENT consultation with blood tests (folic acid, iron, b12 levels), Get gastro-enterologist opinion, if necessary endoscopy for acid reflux (hyperacidity can cause mouth sores).
3. Take anti-allergic medication with combination (citrizine + montelukast) daily one tab at bed time for 2-4 months (to cover food allergies)
4. Multivitamins with zinc tabs, daily one tab at bed time for 2 months.
5. avoid sore fruits, spicy diets hot drinks, do brushing with soft brush.
6. Take plenty of water.
7. apply anesthetic preparation containing local applications like clenora thrice daily.
8. Last but not least, stress free life style.
Kindly discuss with your treating doctor, about this instructions and medications, some of the medications,requires medical prescription.
Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
She has some loose stools. This started when she got pregnant. Now has 3 month old
Brief Answer:
needs good diet
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.
Breast feeding woman with loose stools, do get nutritional deficiencies. It takes time to get back her immunity and nutritional deficits. Encourage her to take good proteinetious balanced diet.
Kindly follow the instructions, what i have already mentioned.
All the best. Take care.
needs good diet
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.
Breast feeding woman with loose stools, do get nutritional deficiencies. It takes time to get back her immunity and nutritional deficits. Encourage her to take good proteinetious balanced diet.
Kindly follow the instructions, what i have already mentioned.
All the best. Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
How do we know it isnt cancer? Because it hurts and comes and goes?
Brief Answer:
uncommon in this age-cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Biopsy is the investigation of choice to prove carcinoma (cancer). Do not worry, its not a cancer. Cancer is uncommon in this age.
Recurrence is common in low immunity (breast feeding woman). Improve her immunity, with the above instructions.
Take care.
uncommon in this age-cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Biopsy is the investigation of choice to prove carcinoma (cancer). Do not worry, its not a cancer. Cancer is uncommon in this age.
Recurrence is common in low immunity (breast feeding woman). Improve her immunity, with the above instructions.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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