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Mouth sores with Chemo



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SNOYL
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November 2, 2009 - 11:37pm

A friend of mine who had breast cancer and a double mastectomy a few years ago, has given these tips for me to pass on to my daughter in law. She said that with Chemo comes terrible mouth sores and to combat those, she should take Kyolic Kyo-green. She and a few others have sworn that this is the best stuff to use to get rid of the mouth sores immediately. She also suggested for her to begin taking and continue throughout the Chemo Veggie Complete & Fruit Complete.
Just wanted to pass this along if it might help someone.

MAJW
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November 3, 2009 - 8:28am

I was given a prescription NYSTATIN, to use 4x a day if needed.....I never had any mouth sores at all and not everyone gets them.....everyone is different. I was also advised to rinse my mouth 4x daily with baking soda and warm salt water

I would strongly suggest that your daughter in law NOT TAKE ANYTHING without checking with her medical oncologist first! HERBS can interfer with the chemo drugs, according to my medical oncologist.....I took NOTHING that wasn't prescribed by my oncologist....they do know best....
I wish all of you the best

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brenda247
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November 3, 2009 - 8:43am

i know how she feels every treatment i got them not a one missed. i couldnt eat or swallow it was horrible so i know how she must feel.. i told my dr they gave me DUKE mouthwash it is only through prescription but boy it was GREAT!!!
you can even swallow it to help the sore throat too!!

good luck to her and hope shes better soon!!
PRAYERS & HUGGGSSS!!!

brenda

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BunnyJane
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November 3, 2009 - 2:09pm

I had sores with each treatment and gargled with baking soda and water mixture (1 tsp soda in 1 cup of water) -- worked great!

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mimivac
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November 3, 2009 - 2:25pm

Yes, I got them, too. I had two prescriptions from my doctor to try to prevent and treat them. They are caused by the adriymcin. It sometimes helps to suck on some ice while the nurse is administering this drug. That makes the blood vessels in the mouth constrict and less likely to take in the adrimycin that causes all the havoc. After a while though, the ice started making me nauseated and I preferred to get the mouth sores. Totally psychological, but I couldn't stand it.

Also, as someone else pointed out, your DIL should check with her oncologist about any herbs or supplements she plans on taking while on chemo. Even things like anti-oxidents can interfere with the proper functioning of the drugs. Good luck. You're a great MIL.

Mimi