Stomatitis is a disease of the oral mucosa, which manifests itself in swelling and redness, the appearance of white, gray-yellow painful sores. Each meal becomes painful, in many cases there is an unpleasant odor from the mouth. Usually, inflammation lasts a week and a half. The doctor will tell you best about what stomatitis is treated in the mouth, but of course, you yourself need to ease the pain and provide first aid for this ailment.
How is stomatitis treated in the mouth?
The cause of the disease can be bacteria, fungus, virus, immune abnormalities, injuries. Therefore, the therapy in each case is different. You should not try to clear the ulcers of the white “caps”, as bleeding wounds will open under them. With fungal and bacterial stomatitis, it is very important to provide an alkaline environment in the mouth. It will help to create a solution of soda, which is prepared at the rate of 2 teaspoons per glass of water. Rinse your mouth three to six times a day. To treat the inflamed mucosa, a two percent solution of boric acid is also used. There are special antifungal ointments ("Nystatin", "Clotrimazole"), creams ("Candide", "Pimafucin"). Vitamin therapy and diet food are also what treat stomatitis in the mouth. It is necessary to abandon acidic food and drinks, spices, sweets, too cold and hot dishes. For herpetic stomatitis, antiviral drugs will be required: Stomatidin, Hexoral Tabs, Bonaphton, Zovirax, and Oxolinic ointment. The propolis-spray and sea-buckthorn oil perfectly heal wounds.
How can stomatitis be treated in young children?
Kids need to rinse their mouths with warm unsweetened tea or chamomile infusion. You can use the drug "Hexoral". If the baby is still not able to rinse his mouth himself, you need to lay him on a barrel and spray his mouth with a pear or spray. After rinsing, it is necessary to treat the sores with Lugol's solution or ointment, which the doctor prescribed. Often a child refuses food because it hurts him to eat. Anesthetics will help - “Holisal” or “Kamistad”, with which it is better to anoint the tongue and gums of the baby before feeding. You have to exclude sweet food from the diet, as it creates favorable conditions for bacteria that cause stomatitis. How many days to treat the disease - the doctor will say after the examination. This usually depends on the nature of the disease. Viral stomatitis can be cured in a week, bacterial stomatitis is treated for a little longer, and getting rid of fungal will take at least two weeks.
Folk remedies for the treatment of stomatitis
Good helpers will be decoctions of medicinal herbs: yarrow, chamomile, sage, hyssop, calendula, St. John's wort. In these plants there are antiseptics and substances that restore the mucous membrane, regulate acidity. Aloe leaves and garlic possess bactericidal properties. Adherents of alternative medicine are advised to use a mixture of grated garlic and yogurt (kefir) for stomatitis. The procedure is painful, but effective.
Raw potato gruel will help to heal the wounds, and rinsing with carrot juice will saturate the affected tissues with beta-carotene. A decoction of flaxseed is what treats stomatitis in the mouth and generally the mucous membranes throughout the body. A tablespoon of
flax seeds should be poured with a glass of boiling water, boiled and filtered. Egg white is a remedy that doctors recommend for stomatitis. The fact is that an infection kills lysozyme, an antibacterial enzyme found in saliva. But this substance is present in excess in egg protein. For treatment, chicken protein is whipped in one hundred grams of warm water and the mouth is rinsed with a mixture every two hours.