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Posted 12/21/2011 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
I know this is a sign of crohns, but does anyone here get them occasionally like a regular person. I have one, which I never get. I may just be biting it or wondering if it could be from the Remicade, which is still in my system. Once again I sound like a broken record, but am still wondering about crohns before I get surgery. Now a sore . I try not to worry but is so hard. My doctor said I should get a second opinion if I don't agree with her, but I sm thinkinking about surgery in a month.
Posted 12/21/2011 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
It doesn't hurt though.
Posted 12/21/2011 12:11 PM (GMT 0)
I've been in a UC flare for for almost 3 months and for those 3 months I always had a or several canker sores. I started prednisone 5 days ago and not a single canker sore and my mouth feels great for the first time in awhile. I guess they must be from the UC.
Posted 12/21/2011 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
I've had them all my life, I hope thats not a sign of getting chrons, cause then alot of my friends and family are in trouble.

I know what really causes them for me, is stress & sugar.
Posted 12/21/2011 4:10 PM (GMT 0)
I've always gotten them too. Less frequently as an adult then I got them as a kid.
Posted 12/21/2011 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
I've always gotten them. For as long as I can remember.
Posted 12/21/2011 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
No, it's not a definite sign of having or getting CD....lots of people get them and some people get them for different reasons. With IBD (both CD and UC) they can be an extraintestinal manifestation, but it does not mean only CDers get them.
Posted 12/21/2011 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
I get them on my gums and tongue. Using Orajel mouth sore preparation works well. but they can take a while to heal. The ones on the sides of my tongue will be gone within a day, the ones on my gums can take a week as well as if they appear on the top of my tongue...those are very painful.

Do get them checked out, have a swab done for sure.

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Posted 12/23/2011 8:06 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, it went away pretty quick, I think I just bit it. My sister actually gets them pretty bad her whole life so I talked to her too.
Posted 12/23/2011 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
I use to get them during finals in college. Only when my body is really stressed do I get them. Ironically had my first in a decade the other week, went away quickly. Meditation, Yoga, and warm water salt rinse helped.

Post Edited By Moderator (Red_34) : 12/25/2011 5:00:04 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/27/2011 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
Canker sores are also a symptom of UC. I started to get two to three consistently with my first flare. I started buying toothpaste without SLS (specifically Sensodyne Extra Whitening) and they've almost completely disappeared.
Posted 12/27/2011 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
I have always gotten them on my tongue, especially if I eat too much sugar. They always go away in a few days for me.
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