Canker sores are painful ulcers that form inside your mouth. The sores can affect daily habits like eating and drinking. Experts recommend key practices like regular teeth brushing and flossing to ...

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Canker sores often seem to pop up out of nowhere and, once you have them, they’re often painfully hard to ignore — especially when you try to eat or even talk. So what, exactly, are canker sores? They ...

Mucositis, or mouth sores, is a common side effect of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplant. The mouth is one of the most sensitive parts of the body and is especially vulnerable ...

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency. Or an allergy. Or a ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that causes, symptoms like fever, rash, and mouth sores. Though HFMD occurs most often in children, adults can get it, too, and may have ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband suffers from canker sores. He seems to get a new one almost every week, and at different places in his mouth. These sores are very painful. We’ve tried everything to get ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: My father and I have both suffered with canker sores all our lives. I’ve heard of eating kiwi fruit to speed healing, and in a recent column, you wrote about sauerkraut. A few ...

Some food allergies can cause mouth sores. Examples include allergies to apples, bananas, carrots, and some nuts. Food allergies can trigger conditions such as oral allergy syndrome (OAS) and allergic ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are the hallmark of Crohn’s disease, but this autoimmune condition can affect any part of the digestive system, including the mouth. Oral symptoms might even be the ...