Recently, we addressed the question of the types of foods that it would be better to limit to avoid the appearance of mouth ulcers as well as to avoid making the situation worse. However, you cannot necessarily stop eating all these good foods and these preventive measures will not necessarily be sufficient to prevent the return of oral ulceration. So, if your mouth has a painful mouth ulcer and you feel helpless in the face of pain, know that you do not need to rush to the pharmacy to find something to relieve you (with more or less good results to come). …). The little remedy for canker sores below is so easy to prepare that you will hardly believe it. It will facilitate healing and scarring while effectively calming pain. Thanks WHO ? Thank you Grandma!
What you need to make this remedy for canker sores:
Sea salt, preferably unrefined
Steps :
1) Pour yourself a small glass of lukewarm water.
2) Add a tablespoon of salt and stir well so that the grains mix well with the water.
3) Every evening, take a little of this liquid to rinse your mouth for a few moments as you would with mouthwash. Take a good minute to do it correctly.
4) Then start again the next day if it seems necessary to you. Your pain and mouth ulcer should quickly be forgotten!
Alternatives to this remedy for canker sores:
For the more cozy side, you can replace the salt with aspirin or baking soda if you wish to perform this trick. Other mouthwashes may be useful in treating canker sores. Against these painful ulcerations, nettle infusion is also a good alternative, as is antiseptic mouthwash with cloves infused in hot water for the pain-relieving effect in cases of very painful mouth ulcers. It is also possible to place your lukewarm used black tea bag or green tea on the canker sore to soothe the pain and or aloe vera to bandage the wound. These natural remedies, which are gentler than the classic acid remedies for treating canker sores (lemon juice, vinegar, etc.) will treat the ulcer inside the cheeks, gums or on the tongue without causing acute pain.