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One of the strangest remedies we have ever heard of involves sauerkraut juice against canker sores. Take a tablespoon of sauerkraut juice in your mouth and swish it around morning and night, then swallow it. Do this twice a day and the canker sores should go away. We first heard about using sauerkraut juice to treat canker sores from D.W. in Garland, Texas. His mother had been a dental assistant in the 1930s. Since then we have heard from many people that it can provide rapid relief. One physician who benefited personally arranged for analytical testing of sauerkraut juice and discovered a number of active compounds that may be responsible for its healing properties.
Be sure to use juice from actual fermented sauerkraut, not vinegared. If the ingredients include anything other than cabbage, salt and water, the juice likely won't be very effective.
For 40 years I suffered with canker sores at least once and sometimes twice a month. I checked with doctors and dentists, who only advised me to use pain medicine. I wished for permanent relief and found it by eliminating milk from my diet. I have not had a glass of milk nor a canker sore in 35 years, but do consume the byproducts. It was an amazing relief.
Best thing to stop a canker sore from forming/speed the healing of an established one is triamcinolone in orabase... a prescription med... apply at first sign of pain or on any mouth cut... prevents them from forming... inmy experience they result from small scratches or cuts on mouth mucosa as from toothbrush pricks or accidentally biting your lips/mouth... if you apply this immediately they do not form... I'm a physician who has used this successfully for 10 years.
I found that eliminating orange juice and coffee got rid of my canker sores. I thought it was because of the acid. Turns out I'm allergic to both!
This is so very interesting! I've been plagued with canker sores since I was a little girl!
I found just a few years ago that by putting Calendula extract directly on the canker sore, it stops the pain immediately, and usually in one additional application.. it's gone!
I also suffered from massive canker sores, I finally realized that five days after eating walnuts the cankers would appear. Now I never touch the nuts and no sores!
This remedy has worked like a miracle for me! It will start clearing up a canker within hours, and it's usually healed by the next day. One caveat, though: I've found that the juice from canned sauerkraut doesn't work nearly as well as the fresh stuff (usually found in a plastic bag in the refrigerated deli section).
It's such a weird remedy that I did some research on sauerkraut to see why it might work. It turns out that sauerkraut is fermented (like yogurt or sourdough) and is full of probiotics. I've discovered that if I sip a little sauerkraut juice every couple of days I don't develop canker sores in the first place.
It is an unusual cure for canker sores, but I had a recurring canker sore that went away overnight after the first use of sauerkraut juice. And, you can have weiners and kraut with the leftovers.
Cover sore with a Listerine strip. Continue to do so until sore is gone.
Over 40 years ago, I found that if you dry the canker with a towel or tissue & then drop Neo-Synephrine nose drops on the canker & let it sit for about a minute the pain stops immediately & the canker heals. The nose drops don't hurt you. They have a sweet taste. I have grandchildren that will come over & say, "Grandma, I have a sore in my mouth, Will you fix it?" It works every time.
For over 40 years I suffered (as did members of my family) with canker sores. I realized that the culprit was a certain brand of toothpaste that I had begun using in childhood and had never changed. Once I changed toothpastes (avoiding tarter control ones and brightening ones) the canker sores diminished.
My inquiries with people who also complained about canker sores showed that we were all using the same toothpaste causing the sores. It is rare that I have one now. Decadron Elixir, though an oral medication, can be prescribed to use as a mouthwash when one has the sores. They will quickly diminish and pain goes away almost immediately.I stay with Colgate plain white or blue gel now. My life is 99% canker sore free! I only wish I had known what I know now many years ago.
I first had a canker sore when I was about five or six years old. My father put a small amount of table salt on the sore and told me to "rub it into the sore for a few minutes". It didn't really hurt, but it was slightly uncomfortable. When I looked in the mirror, the white center of the sore was gone. After that the sore healed up quickly. I've used salt for any canker sores since then and it always works for me.
stop drinking dairy milk
trust me : )
I had troubles for years with canker sores. A lady told when I first get a canker sore, start taking lysine twice a day. It stops canker sores getting larger and heals in a few days. This works for me.
I have used homemade sauerkraut as a healing medicine for several years. The juice works to help lower my blood pressure. The kraut I buy from a friend is all natural and includes several varieties of hot peppers. There may be nitrates formed as a byprod. of fermentation. 4 to 6 oz works best.
My sister and daughter suffered from severe canker sores for years. My daughter had them more often than not. My sister's doctor told her to stop using toothpaste with SLS (sodium laurel sulphate - the agent that makes toothpaste foam) in it. Now, both my daughter and sister have very few outbreaks. Rembrandt brand used to have a canker sore formula - hard to find. My daughter finds her toothpaste on-line.
Regarding canker sores, my oldest son used to get them a lot when he got a cold. My mother-in-law gave us the ultimate cure that worked overnight. Swish cultured buttermilk in the mouth and hold it for about a minute then spit it out. We don't know why it works, but it does. The buttermilk also heals a sore mouth from a new toothbrush or an abrasion from crispy foods.
Does anyone know where to buy Sauerkraut Juice in the Chicago area?
Please help. Urgent.
Thanks for your time.
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: ASK THE SUPERMARKET MANAGER, OR BUY SAUERKRAUT AT THE DELI AND USE THE JUICE FROM THAT.
All of these remedies probably work because of the salt content. I have found the best and quickest way is to put regular table salt directly on the cold sore or ulcer. It burns like fury but if you can stand that for a split second, it works like a charm. Wet your finger, cover it with salt and hold it on the spot for a couple of seconds. Hope this helps someone else. Thanks for all the good remedies and ideas.