aphthous ulcers

Physician Responded

Height 5’5 Age 22 Weight 108 Sex female

Hi! I don’t know where else to turn so I am going to try this. I got diagnosed by a hand food and mouth specialist with “aphthous ulcers” which is literally just a fancy name for canker sores. I am beyond frustrated because the specialist said he’s never seen any like these. And I was left with no help. I have gone to multiple specialist. I got tested for herpes, vitamin deficiencies, lupus, and the only thing they came back positive was I have low iron. One of my specialists I went to prescribed me Valaciclovir and said it could maybe help. But I have been taking it for the past 5 months when I have flare ups and it doesn’t help. I need advice.. I have so many it’s unbearable. I started getting these in August of 2021. I’ll get a couple canker sores at least once a month. But I’ll have a bad outbreak like this every like 3-4 months. I have tried salt water rinses, over the counter special mouthwash, I have even been PROSCRIBED magic mouthwash, but all of these are temporary solutions, and they never even work. And I have no idea what triggers them. I even get them in the back of my throat. When I get my bad flare ups it always starts out with a couple and then more form around it and eventually my whole mouth and tongue and throat are covered in the last two weeks.

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Posted Jun 1, 2023, 2:16 AM UTC

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