Hello everyone, thank you in advance for any advice...
My 3 yr. old daughter has been haveing these sores on the inside of her lips. It started probably about 2 months ago or so and they keep reoccuring. There is only ever one at a time and they occur in different spots each time, sometimes on the inside of the top lip and sometimes on the inside of the bottom lip. I have read about 'cold sores' and 'canker sores' and from what I have read, cold sores are on the outside of the lip and canker sores are on the inside. She has had none on the outside of her lip, only inside. I am still not sure that they are 'canker sores' though because they keep on occuring. Does anyone have any advice?--could it be something completely different, not either caker or cold sores?? Has anyone else had this problem? Oh, and also they do not seem to be contageous...no one else in the family has gotten them...yet anyways...
ps-I also have not changed her diet at all....we eat all organic, and very little sugar or citrus...I do notice if she does eat any sugar she will complain that her lip hurts...
Is there anything new in her diet the last two months? It may be a reaction to something she is eating.
Something that seems to help heal cold sores for me is to put kelp over the sore and let it sit there for a few minutes.
I agree with the other responses it dose sound like canker sores, but also watch out because she may be biting the inside of her mouth. If she is she is creating the same type of sore and they are just as painful. Warm salt water does work for both kinds of sores, but it can be painful. Salt in a sore never feels good, but it is very healing. Good luck!
Hi C., have her gargle or at least swish warm salt water in her mouth, just in case it is canker sores. If it is, they will go away (naturally), if they're not, it won't hurt her anyway since salt isn't harmful to us, but it does sound like canker sores. If they don't go away after doing the warm salt water a few times a day, and for a week or two, then I'd say take her in.
I used to get them a lot too when I was little, mom made me do the salt stuff and it took care of it within days. Tomatoes are what always did it for me, and sometimes I still get them after eating them.
I have a daughter that is nine and sometimes she has this problem as well. I have noticed that she gets them when she has had too much sugar. My husband has had her gargle with salt water and that seems to clear them right up. Good luck!
Sounds like she may have "Thrush", I hope I'm spelling it right. My cousin when she was a little girl she had it all the time. Her mother thought it was cold sores as well but its called thrush mouth and the breath smells aweful. She will need to take medicine, so my advice is take her to the doctor and make sure he gives you refills, you're gonna need it. I pray it works out. Blessings!!
My daughter is 13 now. When she was about 3 she also got sores alot. She rarely got sick so we took her to the Dr. It turned out to be canker sores and we had bought drops, Gly-Oxide, to help with pain and healing. They also said this was her bodies way of fighting off illness. She still gets sores and still rarely gets sick. She says she would rather be a little uncomfortable with the sores than be miserable being sick.
My son has always gotten "canker sores". We discovered that if he drinks orange juice or eats ketchup for several meals he will break out. For instance if he has a glass of orange juice with breakfast then has ketchup for lunch then an orange for snack. Something to due with the acid in the food. I don't know if this helps or not but just making sure he only his one "acid" food a day seems to have cleared up his canker sores. Good luck.
have her take a vitamin with folic acid in it. folic acid will take the canker sores away and keep them away.
I get sores like you are describing when I eat certain foods that I am sensitive to. Bananas, watermelon, carrots and especially dates cause me to get little sores, always right where the inside of my cheek meets my lip. Whether they are actual canker sores or not, I believe mine are caused by an allergic reaction.
My daughter has a similar situation she get's little blister looking sores inside her lower lip and sometimes upper lip after eating certain foods, such as apples, tomatoes, oranges and strawberries. I would suggest watching to see when the sores occur to see if it's something she might be eating that is causing them.
Hi C.,
Several of my kids have gotten canker sores. However, they haven't had them in a while. I used to get them quite often, especially if I ate too much sugar or citrus. I just read that they usually occur in people between 10 and 20 years old. My oldest daugter got them when she was about three years old. Her mouth was FILLED with them, and she couldn't eat. We took her to the doctor and he told us that sometimes kids get them like she did if it is their first time. He said it was an introduction to the Herpes Simplex Virus. I don't think that is correct though. I also read that cold sores are from the herpes simplex virus, but they do not know the cause of canker sores. My siblings and I have all had canker sores. I have noticed it is related to diet in our case. If we cut out sugar and citrus, we cut out canker sores. As you probably read, canker sores are not contagious, but cold sores are.
Take care,
M.
If the sores are white, they are canker sores. I get them when I eat too much citric acid - tomatoes, oranges, etc. Also, I know someone who got them from particular types of toothpaste - for her, it was the tartar control kind, but I'm sure your daughter isn't using that yet! :) You can touch the sore with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to make it clear up sooner. But, I would say she is probably having a reaction to something she's eating. Good luck!
