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Help for student with sore mouth

lociee
lociee CSN Member Posts: 102 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1
Hi, an 18 year old student of mine just started carbo last friday and is having mouth pain. Has that happened to anyone here? If so, what did you find helpful for the pain. I'd appreciate any info - she's very upset.
Thanks, Mia
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  • nempark
    nempark CSN Member Posts: 681
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    mouth pain - Mia
    Hi Mia, I didn't have mouth pain, but my daughter had mixed half water and half peroxide which I used as a gargle. Did not get any mouth problems. Hope this helps. Give your friend my best wishes and tell her she has a good teacher. June.
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  • Rewriter
    Rewriter CSN Member Posts: 493 Member
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    mouth pain
    sucking on ice cubes
    gargling with warm salt water every few hours
    using throat and mouth spray with lidocaine
    avoiding citrus
    drinking warm tea
    eating alkaline foods


    I'm sure that other women can add suggestions I can't think of right now. Hope this helps.

    Jill
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  • Ro10
    Ro10 CSN Member Posts: 1,561 Member
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    Sorry to hear about this person's mouth pain
    I did not have any mouth pain either, but a nurse I remember giving something called "magic mouthwash" to patients with sore mouths. It was made up of maalox, benadry, and viscous of lidocaine". It is prescribed by the doctor, so maybe she could ask for something like that.

    I also heard of peroxigel that can be gotten over the counter. It comes with a dropper and is supposed to cause some numbing.

    Years ago I had a growth removed from the roof of my mouth and the doctor ordered viscous of lidocaine for me to gargle with. That did help the mouth pain.

    There have been a lot of other good suggestions. Hope some of them help her. Popsicles and frozen grapes are some other alternatives she could try. In peace and caring.
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  • hopeful girl 1
    hopeful girl 1 CSN Member Posts: 454
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    Ro10 said:

    Sorry to hear about this person's mouth pain
    I did not have any mouth pain either, but a nurse I remember giving something called "magic mouthwash" to patients with sore mouths. It was made up of maalox, benadry, and viscous of lidocaine". It is prescribed by the doctor, so maybe she could ask for something like that.

    I also heard of peroxigel that can be gotten over the counter. It comes with a dropper and is supposed to cause some numbing.

    Years ago I had a growth removed from the roof of my mouth and the doctor ordered viscous of lidocaine for me to gargle with. That did help the mouth pain.

    There have been a lot of other good suggestions. Hope some of them help her. Popsicles and frozen grapes are some other alternatives she could try. In peace and caring.

    Mouth
    I used biotene mouthwash during chemo, and actually even though I finished chemo in November I still am using this product.
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