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Will Special SLS-Free Toothpaste Prevent Canker Sores?

Many readers have found that eliminating toothpaste with SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) helps them avoid canker sores. What is SLS anyway?

Terry Graedon - June 29, 2020

Can Vitamin B12 Prevent Recurrent Canker Sores?

Terry Graedon - September 2, 2019

Will Raspberry Leaves Prevent Painful Canker Sores?

Terry Graedon - December 31, 2018

Can Kiwi Fruit Overcome Horrible Canker Sores?

Terry Graedon - November 1, 2018

How Aysa, an AI App, Helped a Mother with her Child’s Rash

Terry Graedon - July 31, 2017

Is Kiwifruit a Good Remedy for Canker Sores?

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Terry Graedon - March 6, 2017

Will Kiwi Fruit Make Canker Sores Disappear?

Readers report that eating kiwi fruit can make canker sores disappear overnight. Perhaps it is the actinidin that also heals bedsores and burns.

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Terry Graedon - December 21, 2015

Milk of Magnesia Makes Canker Sores Disappear

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Joe Graedon - April 27, 2015

Root Beer Is One Reader’s Cure for Canker Sores

Drinking root beer is an unusual home remedy to speed healing of canker sores.

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Joe Graedon - January 19, 2015

Helpful Home Remedies for Canker Sores

Finding the right remedy for canker sores may require some trial and error, but there are many that may work.

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Joe Graedon - November 13, 2014

Sauerkraut Juice or Thalidomide for Canker Sores

Canker sores (aphthous ulcers) can be very painful and hard to treat. That's why simple remedies like sauerkraut juice may be just the ticket.

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Terry Graedon - July 28, 2014

Eating Watermelon Soothed the Pain of Canker Sores

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Terry Graedon - April 28, 2014

Old-Fashioned Home Remedy Eases Pain of Canker Sores

Baking soda in a glass of water is one reader's remedy for canker sores.

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Terry Graedon - March 17, 2014

Avoiding Canker Sores by Changing Toothpaste

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Terry Graedon - February 17, 2014

Home Remedies Can Provide Relief for Mouth Ulcers

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Joe Graedon - May 27, 2013

Kiwi Fruit to Prevent Canker Sores

We've heard that eating kiwi fruit can banish painful canker sores, or prevent them from occurring.

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Terry Graedon - May 6, 2013

Finding Toothpaste That Won’t Aggravate Canker Sores

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Terry Graedon - May 28, 2012

Green Beans Banish Canker Sores

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Joe Graedon - October 20, 2011

Home Remedy May Ease Misery of Canker Sores