IS this true?, not sure where this goes Options

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

You know those cold sores inside of your mouth, (thanks for helping me remember) is it true that if you mix salt and water together and gargle, it'll help eliminate the blister faster? That's what my grandmother told me.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I didn't know where to put it. Feel free to move it whereever it belongs.

[loljuliana]

hmmm.. what white blisters??
and i think the salt would make your mouth burn because of the blister. .putting salt on it..yeah. correct me if i'm wrong.
i've never heard of anything like that o.0

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

I think their called "Cold Sores" I'm not sure

[jue]

what juliana said
what are white blisters?
but that be cool if it were real

[kaB00M]

I heard the same thing but about sore gums.
It helps gums swell down.
I think I know what you're talking about.
I think its works.
If it can work for gums, I think it can work for that.
Salt and water is very useful in most cases.

[dahding]

i think that it's cause the salt helps to neutralize the infection or whatever. and yeah, it kinda helps. although i'd rather just use the medicine in the medicine cabinet that reduces the cold sore and also numbs the pain.

[*jooleeah*]

Whenever I get a sorethroat or some sort of infection with my throat, my mom makes me gargle with salt water. It helps a little.

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

i think that it's cause the salt helps to neutralize the infection or whatever. and yeah, it kinda helps. although i'd rather just use the medicine in the medicine cabinet that reduces the cold sore and also numbs the pain. 

Yeah I've heard about those kinda medicines but my cousin says it tastes like poop x___X; lols is it really that bad?

[crazeegirl411]

It's a cold sore, like someone said. It supposedly does help.

[Spirited Away]

I think their called "Cold Sores" I'm not sure

i think that it's cause the salt helps to neutralize the infection or whatever. and yeah, it kinda helps. although i'd rather just use the medicine in the medicine cabinet that reduces the cold sore and also numbs the pain.

It's a cold sore, like someone said.  It supposedly does help.

... Don't you ALL mean canker sore?

Cold sores are a type of herpes and are highly contagious because it's considered as a STD. You should seek a physcian if that is the case. Or for more info, google it.

Canker sores are... ulcers that may or may not go away with the remedy your grandma told you about. It is a widely spread remedy, and I've heard of it before from several people who, like you, mistaken canker sores for cold sores. At least, I sincerely hope you're mistaken.

[HelloSunshine]

I'm not exactly sure, but whenever I lose a tooth, my mom has me wash my mouth with salt water. I've never really known the difference,though.

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I thought they were cold sores

This post has been edited by xSWEETxCANDiix: Apr 29 2005, 07:32 PM

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

...  Don't you ALL mean canker sore?

Cold sores are a type of herpes and are highly contagious because it's considered as a STD. You should seek a physcian if that is the case. Or for more info, google it.

Canker sores are... ulcers that may or may not go away with the remedy your grandma told you about. It is a widely spread remedy, and I've heard of it before from several people who, like you, mistaken canker sores for cold sores. At least, I sincerely hope you're mistaken.

ahaha thanks so much i never really knew what they were called cause, i always had the thought that cold sores appeared outside of your mouth not inside. I learned something new today lols.

[WrathOfOnigo]

The salt and water make the pain go away. It works I know that but whne I tried it I threw up cause the salt water is so disgusting.

[xenosaga]

ya that works alot i always have cold sores in my mouth and it gets annoying, so i used that method to clear it...but its gross

[*xcaitlinx*]

cold sores? Yeah...thats what my mom tells me to do. gargle salt water. i think it works, even though it tastes NASTY.

[jennyjenny]

I thought the saltwater thing was for sore throats?

[Spirited Away]

I'm guessing the rest of ya'll got herpes. Okay... sure.

[*xcaitlinx*]

I'm guessing the rest of ya'll got herpes. Okay... sure.

you've never bitten the side of your mouth by accident and gotten a bump on the side of it? lol. not herpes, silly.

[Spirited Away]

you've never bitten the side of your mouth by accident and gotten a bump on the side of it? lol. not herpes, silly.

That's called a canker sore, love, not cold sore. Sorry for being picky, but adults will REALLY, REALLY look at you funny if you tell them you have a cold sore...

[mickybeans]

hmm, that sounds interesting. i should try that next time i get a blister/cold sore inside my mouth :D

[Spirited Away]

Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore, Canker sore... NOT COLD SORE.



You CANNOT get rid of cold sores, a sexually transmitted disease, with salt water!!!!


I'm running out of breath. Don't say I didn't warn you and don't be surprise that the opposite sex will run the other way when you tell them you have cold sores. *Sigh*.

[crazeegirl411]

...  Don't you ALL mean canker sore?

Cold sores are a type of herpes and are highly contagious because it's considered as a STD. You should seek a physcian if that is the case. Or for more info, google it.

Canker sores are... ulcers that may or may not go away with the remedy your grandma told you about. It is a widely spread remedy, and I've heard of it before from several people who, like you, mistaken canker sores for cold sores. At least, I sincerely hope you're mistaken.

ACK. That's what I meant.

Damnit. I knew it was called canker sore, and I admit I wasn't thinking when I said that. Sorry. I completely forgot.

[123321x]

i use it to stop bleeding, though it hurts. bad.

[Spirited Away]

ACK.  That's what I meant.

Damnit.  I knew it was called canker sore, and I admit I wasn't thinking when I said that.  Sorry.  I completely forgot.

At least you got it. I was afraid you guys really meant cold sores... Then I'd suggest you all visit a physician rather than using salt water

[parallel]

I've never really had a cold sore before so I wouldn't know. x]

Sounds like it'd work though.

[Spirited Away]

I've never really had a cold sore before so I wouldn't know. x]

That's because healthy, STD-free people don't get cold sores.

[sadolakced acid]

gargle= throat.

but anyways; salt water will kill some bacterias.

cold sores are caused by a virus.

therefore: no, probably not, unless those aren't cold sores.

[ItzOnlySydney]

yes that what i did the other day when i had 2 in my mouth. they hurt like mfers too. lol

[alliegrl_x]

Apparently, those white blistery things are from bacteria. Salt water kills it, so i think it should help. Haha my grandma told me that too. Our grandmothers should be friends.

[tmauze]

hmm i have no idea. sounds weird and somewhat painful though. my mom had really bad cold sores as a child and she got a weekly shot for them. just a thought if yours are really bad.

[miss barnes]

i've never gotten a cold sore before but, when i used to havr braces my mama would tell me to do that

[XaZnX07]

You know those cold sores inside of your mouth, (thanks for helping me remember) is it true that if you mix salt and water together and gargle, it'll help eliminate the blister faster? That's what my grandmother told me.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I didn't know where to put it. Feel free to move it whereever it belongs.

you konw whats even better if you gargle listereen cause its an alcohol and the cold is a bacterial infection the alcohol wil killl it

.:tony:.

[*suddenly she*]

if you your first cankersore before you're five, then you're more likely to have it often. if you get it after, then you won't get it as often.

i have some sort of medicine or something for it. i don't usually get them, but when i do, i just use that or just rub salt in. it'll hurt but.. i dunno, i'm just used to hurting.

that sounded so screwed up, haha. being hurt isn't really such a big thing to me anymore. life goes on.

i've heard of the salt water thing but i've never tried it.

[SMUSHiENESS]

my dad makes me do it, it does work though.. he dosent like me complaining about canker sores.

[moo.]

my mom tells me to take a tylenol -___-

[DanielleMaria05]

Yeah, thats right. I've done it before, and no, it doesn't burn because its diluted(sp) so much that you just taste the salt.