Cure for mouth ulcer

Monday, September 15, 2008

• A mouth ulcer is an open wound in the mouth where tender nerveendings are exposed and can often cause extreme pain to theperson who is affected with them especially when they can becomeirritated. Often a person suffering from mouth ulcers will findit difficult to eat, drink and sometimes even talk andunfortunately these exposed ulcers are vulnerable to infectionby bacteria that is find in our mouth and unfortunately createeven more pain. Many mouth ulcers often seem to start off as a small bubble orblister which then becomes open and ulcerated and this is whenthe pain really starts.


• However, they can be causedaccidentally by someone biting themselves or there lips are sodry that they crack and then the ulcers begin to form on theirlips. Normally mouth ulcers are caused by either virus, bacteria orfungus and may result in the body's own immune system attackingthe mucosal lining of the mouth. In some cases people whosuffer from either Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease(intestinal conditions) may find themselves suffering from mouthulcers also. A good way of treating mouth ulcers is with coconut oil whichkills the bacteria that causes them. It is also good fortreating throat infections, gum disease and cavities. Certainlythe Pacific Islanders who have a coconut based diet haveexcellent dental health and rarely suffer from mouth ulcers evenwhen they have never brushed their teeth or used floss oranti-bacterial mouthwash.


• Certainly coconut oil is ideal for helping to relieve the painfelt from mouth ulcers instantly all you need is get atablespoon of coconut oil and hold it for a minute on the mouthulcer. Soon you will feel the pain going away and this reliefseems to last for quite a while because of the MCFA's (mediumchain fatty acids) find in coconut oil which are rapidlyabsorbed in to the body and thus the healing process isaccelerated. The way coconut oil works is that it has anti-viral,anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and which can help tocombat viruses, bacteria and fungus that can be found in apersons mouth and will cause ulcers. The MCFA's which are incoconut oil also help to enhance the body's own immune systemand thus help it to fight viruses, fungus and bacterialproblems. Also coconut oil is great for helping a person'sintestinal system by killing any fungi found in the intestinaltract.


• Above are a number of reasons as to why coconut oil can notonly help to treat and heal mouth ulcers but also to helpprevent them from forming. Also coconut oil is not messy toapply to the ulcer and is completely edible and natural.