Ok that’s a lot to digest! But hopefully in that list something will bring you relief.Ī fellow member, has also had experience with burning mouth and used a coconut pulling rinse. The peroxide in it can change the normal flora of your oral tissue with some side effects. However you shouldn’t use that for more than 7 days. Some pharmacies have it but it’s hard to find.) It contains xylitol which can promote healing by preventing bacteria from adhering to the tissue.Ĭolgate Peroxyl mouth rinse is soothing and helps healing. One more product I used was Spry healing mouth rinse from Xlear (you can order on Amazon. Just let it sit on my tongue before swallowing. >I’ve also done the same thing with yogurt. Allow it to dissolve and spill over your tongue for about a minute. >Try rinsing your mouth with cool apple juice. >Try Salt water rinses with 1/4 tsp salt in 6 oz warm water. Swish for 30 seconds, then spit it out and repeat several times. >Make a mouth rinse of 1 tsp baking soda to 6 oz of warm water. >Brush your teeth with plain baking soda or Arm and Hammer Baking Soda toothpaste.

The bristles are almost as soft as fur and are marketed as brushes for pregnant women because their gums often swell and are sore during pregnancy. Hopefully these bring you some relief to get you through the worst of it.įirst thing to get is a super soft tooth brush. These are home remedies I used during my Leukemia treatments after some fierce chemo. Ok, let’s get you some help inside your mouth. Papaya can be soothing in the mouth however. They’re beneficial anyway.Īvoid salty foods such as potato chips or acidic foods like tomatoes, citrus fruits for a while. If you can eat more of these vitamin rich foods that might help. Some foods with Vit B are fish, meat, Turkey, whole grains, avocados,bananas, oats, bran, yogurt, slang, milk, cheese, bread and eggs. Has your diet changed since the hives episode? The reason I ask, BMS is often caused by a vitamin B deficiency. If your symptoms persist for more than several weeks it’s a good idea to check in with your doctor or dentist to make sure you don’t have a thrush (fungal) infection or other condition. But you didn’t mention having any lesions in your mouth so I’m just going on the premise for now that it’s caused by the prednisone. There are other conditions in the mouth that can cause burning. Prednisone can indeed cause burning mouth syndrome and especially in post menopausal women…lucky us, huh? It will take time but if the prednisone caused your condition, it will eventually diminish and disappear. But wow, I never want to experience that again! It was awful but quickly treated by my attentive nurse with 50ml of Benadryl! Thank heaven’s!! Of course I slept for hours afterwards. My goodness, did you find out what caused the severe hives? I’ve only experienced that once when I was getting a platelet infusion. Hi Doris, I’m so sorry to hear that you’d been hospitalized.

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