Canker sores so frequent?

Question

My boyfriend gets canker sores frequently. Usually from eating citrus fruits, which I understand is a common reason for these obnoxious sores. I hear taking 500 mg of Vitamin C could help prevent from occurring- is it true? and what else will help prevention besides Lysine? It sucks that he can't eat hardly any fruits because of the possible break out.

Answer 1

I get canker sores alot, but usually when I forget to eat my fruits.  

My mom always swore that vitamin C helps to keep them away, and it seems that way for me at least.

Canker sores are viral in nature , therefore cant be cured.  There are a bunch on products that are meant to make one more comfortable tho:

Peroxil Rinse - gives a fresh cooling sensation, but it dosnt last very long

Orabase B- a paste you apply to the sore, but it ends up all over the mouth making numb spots all over.

Zilactin- a gel that creates a bio-bandaid over the sore so you don't feel it.

I prefer the zilactin myself.  Warning, it does burn at first, but worth it.  Also, it seems to make the go away faster to me.

Good Luck!