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Salt water for ulcers

Submitted by Kirs

Either dab salt on the ulcer itself or rinse your mouth with salt water several times a day, it instantly reduces the stinging sensation and the natural antiseptic will get rid of it at the same time.

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Pain Comments By: lawrence Although this works, it hurts like hell   uclers Comments By: anon it works for about 2 minutes then the stinging sensations come back, but i couldnt take much of the burning that was coming from putting salt straight on the ulcer i only left it on for about 6 seconds and thats all i could take.   13337 Comments By: anonymous this is brilliant. ever put salt on slugs? this is like that. it burns that slimy white substance out of your mouth, therefore reducing the pain. it comes back though, so it needs to be done at least once a day. i reccommend leaving the salt directly on the ulcer for at least 5 minutes. it hurts really bad for the first 20 seconds, and then you're over it. this is hands down the best treatment for reducing the pain of ulcers.   OMG Comments By: Ben Purton Yeah putting salt directly on them hurts like hell, in fact it dont get much worse, but the pain goes in about 15-20 seconds, so to tell you the truth you dont haave much time to get rid of it even if you wanted too, and by then the pain has gone, it heals them pretty quick too, just dont waste money on products you buy in the store like ANBESOL its rubbish the pain goes for about 7 mins thne comes back, salt is the best and cheapest way.   Tried and true Comments By: ab I've been using this for years and did a search to see if other people do it...it is definitely the best. It hurts-yes, like hell-for the first 30 seconds or so. But if you leave it on long enough - a few minutes - it seems to totally numb it and the ulcer feels less "open" and stingy.   ~*~ ACE ~*~ Comments By: anon i have just this second applied some salt to my very big ulcers and yes it hurted ALOT, for 10 seconds or so, but now it has got rid of the aching pain i hav suffered from all day! i'd reccomend applying salt to the ulcers 3-4 times a day! gets rid of them MUCH quicker and soothes the pain! GREAT TIP :-) XXX   Salt Comments By: anon This really works. i used to get them all the time and know i still get them but they are a lot less shorter and painful.   painful Comments By: okiechick76 yeah painful more like burns like hell but it keeps coming back is it really worth it?   Timmy says ouch!!! Comments By: Timmy hi my name is T-T-T-Timmy, I have just found this and must admit it hurts like hell when i first applied the salt, but it was kind nice to feel the ulcar burning away, it felt as if i was actually killing the damn thing!!! T-T-T-T-T-T-TIMMY   Arhhhhh!!! Comments By: Anon I have just dabbed a load of salt onto my crater sized ulcer and have just peeled myself off the ceiling, I do think it is burning it away though.   Mental Comments By: Jack Wow. The pain is excruciating for the first 40 seconds for me. After that though, it just turned more like a normal cut, except really numb. I did try it teterday however, and the whole side of my face ached for about an hour. hmm   i just tried it. Comments By: kellie noble i ran out of bonjella and tried the mothod of putting the salt straight on i didnt know how long to leave it so i left it until it stopped burning. it did bleed the slightest bit but im guessing this is normal??   oh yesss Comments By: milly. I love the pain. is that normal?   Salt 4 Ulcers Comments By: Kat This is so true, I have an ulcer have had the same one for a couple of days now i decided to have cold salt water but personally it didn't do a lot for me, the most effective way was when i put pure salt on my finger and then straight onto the ulcer painful lol but in the end result... Well worth it!   Pain Comments By: Alex The pain is awesome! Take it like a man! [or woman]   Hurts but worth it Comments By: Anon The pain is something I've never experienced before. I put pure salt on the ulcer with the tip of my finger, and it burns like hell for 40 seconds or so, but after that it starts to sort of numb it. For the next hour or so, the entire side of my jaw was actually in pain. It hurts all the way into my teeth! Better than salt water though.   Jst wondered if other ppl did it Comments By: Paul The pain is almost unbareable, i got a nice gash rite round my mouth inside from boxing so i put salt on it. I dont think it get srid off the pain but the initial pain of the salt is so much that you dont notice the normal pain for a few hours lol   It really works Comments By: Toby the ulcer sufferer I swear this technique actually helps heal ulcers quicker, especially if you catch the ulcer early and do it just before be: when I wake up in the morning the ulcer is a mere shadow of its former self! It does hurt a lot, it actually brings tears to my eyes every time I do it, but it works really well and the pain doesn't last long.   ew ulcers Comments By: ulcer killer i just put some salt on it there, ouch it hurt really bad but after a few minutes the pain went away. now my ulcer is feeling a bit better.   salt in the eye Comments By: ken Yes putting salt on my mouth ulcer puts a tear to my eye, So...to combat this, I put salt in my eyes, and now both my mouth and my eyes sting like hell. Go salt!   the only way Comments By: A I get bad ulcers regularly and if I'm feeling brave will put salt directly on (hurts unbelieveably then almost feels good) - gets rid of them much faster - or rinse mouth with warm salted water if not feeling so brave, which also helps but they definitely stick around for longer. No pain, no gain!   heck, why not... Comments By: Doms after 3 days of anbesol et al - my friend recommended a hot salt water rinse, as hot as you can take it & as salty as you can take it. I piled in the salt and rinsed - I felt so much better and so quickly. However, I am now going to try the direct salt route....pray for me !   Salt + Ulcer = Win Comments By: John I remember i complained about ulcer pain to my mom and she recommended salt and warm water. I tried it but wasnt satisfied. So i just put salt on it directly. It seemed to have healed it rather quickly! I think what happens, is the salt helps to clean out and bacteria that is left in the crater like thing. I'm no scientist, but i want to say salt can do that. Also the pain that is causes seems to numb the area for awhile. :)   Scared Comments By: Taylor I've gotta really really super bad ulcer underneath my tongue, and I wanna get rid of it soooooo bad! I'm half scared to use the salt water, cause, I hate feeling pain.   Salt your mouth off Comments By: EDMUND TOH SK my lips became bigger and numbed after that. But salt really helps kill the ulcers. SO PUT MORE SALT ON IT BEFORE IT KILLS YOU!   Comments By: Roland i have tried doing this for the past 10 years. although it's painful, the ulcer heals faster, usually in less than 2 days.   hmmmm Comments By: Courtnie I have braces and ive got an ulcer right on the side of mouth, it is so painful. I got it from a cut caused by my brace. Im actually really scared to put salt on it as i loath pain!   the pain is nice Comments By: Bekki Yeah i put the salt straight on with damp tissue or my finger and it is painful but in a strange way its a pleasurable pain, i like getting ulcers just so i can put the salt on it. i have 2 right now, just salted them up,as soon as the pain stops they're just dead little lumps in your mouth. do it.   Love It!!! Comments By: M Been putting it on my ulsar 2 times a day, kills like hell but if the this ulsar wants a war - thats what he will get!! Come on SALT!   salt n vinegar Comments By: ulcerboy some salt and vinegar in a cup with some warm water really stings for a min then it goes numb   OUCH Comments By: Crueltyinc Holy @$^& that hurts like hell. I've tried using it every once in a while before, never occurred to me to leave it on (then again I was never strong enough to try it for more than a few seconds!). Not sure what it does, but the first time I did, a thin film of blood came out. Not sure if that's typical (or good), but it seemed to take a small amount of pain out of the equation.