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Posted 10/21/2015 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone had any success with supplementing with L-Lysine for mouth ulcers/canker sores? How much are you taking daily? I have read quite a bit about it being beneficial to those who get reoccurring mouth ulcers. Anything else you do to PREVENT them from coming or at least cutting down on their frequency?
Posted 10/21/2015 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I never in my life had a canker sore on my mouth until I was diagnosed with colitis. I now take l-lysine and dab it with abreva. Abreva will kill a canker sore in 2-3 days if you catch it in time.

One time, my doc prescribed valtrex. That worked immediately but it gave me a terrible headache so I would stick to over the counter stuff.

Also, I notice that I sometimes get one if I have had too much food high in L-arginine. I went crazy eating pumpkin seeds one week and immediately got a canker sore.

Canker sores are the worst. I wonder if they are linked to colitis in some way?
Posted 10/21/2015 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Are you meaning cold sores, canker sores or ulcers?

I would take l lysine 1000 mg 2x daily till any of the above is gone and then 500 mg 2x daily for another week.

I also use Orajel for Mouth sores twice a day when they happen on my tongue or gums.

q
Posted 10/21/2015 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
Canker sores, not cold sores. On the bottle I have it says not to take longer than 6 months. I'm wondering if I can take it as a maintenance supplement daily, say 500mg twice daily like you said quincy. I'm not even sure if it works for me yet but I would like to take it long term if it proves to help.
Posted 10/22/2015 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
I had a lot of them when I was younger before UC. Put a small amount of powdered Alum on the mouth ulcer. Really hurts for a moment. Then rinse it away. It will heal up quickly.
Posted 10/22/2015 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
Mouth and tongue sores are often a sign of B12 deficiency. Very frequent deficiency with IBD. Suggest methlycobalamine sublinguinal lozenges.
Posted 10/22/2015 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
As soon as I feel one coming i will pop Lysine 2000mg and one of those Compeed patches. Then Lysine 2000mg every day + try to have a patch on 24/7 for about a week. It only really reduces the total time by a few days, but it will significantly reduce the size of the sore itself and thus reduce your suffering. I haven't actually had one this year yet though, which is super weird considering its my first year on immune system drugs.
Posted 10/22/2015 5:58 AM (GMT 0)
Canker sores are the same thing as ulcers and they are linked to ibd. And uc.
Rinsing with very warm salt water or listerine helps. They may burn while you rinse.
Posted 10/22/2015 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
I wouldnt suggest indefinitely taking for maintenance, but for sure at first symptoms and then maintenance for maybe a month.

My B12 is high, so that's not an issue for me.....ask your doc for a b12 test to be sure. I get 3 different kinds in my mouth....one kind seems to be related to food intake, but haven't pinned that down exactly...but they only last a day or two.

The deeper ones that I dont get often might be related to flare, but I haven't noticed a conscious correlation. The ones on my gums seem nerve related, but so far are negative on the herpes testing.

Do get tested when they are active to rule out herpes....but at least l lysine is a help during healing. They sure are painful tho......

q
Posted 10/22/2015 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Painful indeed! I get my B-12 tested every other month, and I'm actually high. I still take a sublingual b-12 daily now that I have no colon I am even more prone to be deficient. Thanks for the suggestions. So far my pain is greatly reduced today after taking 2000mg yesterday, I hope I'm on to something here.
Posted 10/22/2015 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
Somebody on this forum suggested taking B12. I've tried that and it's all but gotten rid of my canker sores. I was getting them every few weeks and in the worst spots (under or side of the tongue, way back in the far corners of my gums/cheeks). I take a sub lingual B12 tablet once a day and it seems to really help! I've been taking L-lysine for over 10 years and I still got canker sores.
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