Suggest Treatment For Recurring Mouth Ulcers

Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2015

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 Answered on

Thu, 2 Jul 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : Hi Doctor,
My wife is around 27 Years old and she doesn't have any health issues but every 2-3 months she face an issue with mouth ulcers this is regularly happening since long time. These ulcers are very big ones through inner lips and on tounge ... It goes of automatically after 10-15days. During this period she goes through hell with the pain......Can you please provide suggest something to avoid these ulcers in the future.....I am unable to see the pain she is going through......These ulcers are irregular comes 2-3 months .......Generally she take B com plus........Yesterday I gave an antibiotic to her .......Please suggest something

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Dentist / oral surgeon evaluation is necessary

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

From your description it seems your wife has recurring apthous ulcers. The cause for recurrence is sometimes unknown. However at times they are associated to nutritional deficiency, immune status, infection, stress and so on. In a few occasions the ulcers are secondary to bite injuries.

At the moment we can treat her during symptoms with use of vitamin supplements and topical agents such as dologel CT. Encourage her to eat healthy balanced diet. Drink plenty of fluids and stay stress free.

It would also be worthwhile to consult a doctor - dentist / oral surgeon. He/she can rule out any associated cause as discussed above. Perhaps when we know the causes, we can devise a good plan of action.

Hope this answered your question.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E