Question:
How can I avoid the mouth sores through dietary
changes? I need the meds I take, but the methotrexate is causing
painful mouth sores, even on just 10mg a week. My rheumy upped the
folic acid to 3mg a day, but it hasn't helped. I can't eat spicy or
fried foods anymore because of my acid reflux, but I can't eat on one
side of my mouth today because I have a sore on that side. Help!
Answer:
I don't know how to prevent them but for those buggy nasal/mouth sores that
are 'supposedly' painlesss. I've used Campho-phynique,
oil of camphor, applied with a Q-tip & it seems to heal them
quicker. Burns a bit. In the past 15 years I've noticed that those sores
can be a precursor of a flare .
My doc told me that l-lysine is the major ingredient in sleeping pills & was
surprised that I didn't immediately fall asleep after ingestion.
