Before getting diagnosed with uc in sept I had back to back canker sores for 6 months. As other symptoms worsened theses stopped only weeks before I was diagnosed and began any treatment. While I Feel like I am finally in remission these have come back recently and with full force!! Does anyone else suffer with these, and is it a sign of a flare? I'm just starting to feel better and came off prednisone a few weeks ago. I have my first colonoscopy tomorrow to see how things are. Fingers crossed this isn't the start of it all over again!
Canker sores anyone?
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I was diagnosed with UC last May, but symptoms started a year prior. I do get canker sores, quite often at the back of my throat. To be honest I haven't paid attention to whether they coincide with my flare-ups.
Good luck with your colonoscopy, I hope it's good news
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Good luck with your colonoscopy, I hope it's good news
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Aphthous Stomatitis is common in crohns disease or any inflammatory disease . They are not actually canker sores but they hurt and break out on mucus membranes. Mine actually appeared 15 years before I was diagnosed with crohns or had crohns symptoms in my gut. Remember your digestive system runs from your mouth to your, well other end. Something that also happened that may or may not be common is my mouth sores disappeared as my colon became involved. They usually last from 7-10 days. Sometimes these are treated with steroids placed directly on sore but that is for the doctor to decide. Keep acids down in your mouth. I used to get 10-20 at a time and used lidocaine (prescription). I now get one on occasion. Good luck!
Thanks for the replies 
I will have to look up that term and do a little research. I have had about 3/4 at a time before but usually they are just very persistent moving around my mouth like I said for 6 months. While they are painful, what really worries me is the possibility that this is a warning sign for another flare, and thought this might be a common red flag. I havent spoken to my doc about the results from the scope but on the discharge paper it said residual inflammation. So I guess that could be the rest of it healing or I could have been fine for a bit and this is the beginning again...
I will have to look up that term and do a little research. I have had about 3/4 at a time before but usually they are just very persistent moving around my mouth like I said for 6 months. While they are painful, what really worries me is the possibility that this is a warning sign for another flare, and thought this might be a common red flag. I havent spoken to my doc about the results from the scope but on the discharge paper it said residual inflammation. So I guess that could be the rest of it healing or I could have been fine for a bit and this is the beginning again...- Joined
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If I eat chocolate I get cankers. I would get them for a week or so after eating it. For a long time I thought it was nuts, but after cutting chocolate out I haven't had them since.
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Even when it is part of the crohns "expression" certain foods can help trigger an outbreak. Such as chocolate as "writerfrommaine" indicated but also nuts, tomato, strawberry, wheat. etc. Depends on the individual so some detective work is in order. Keep your mouth moist and low acid to help with pain. The good news (take it where you can) is if it's from the crohns it is non-infectious. So kissing, sharing a sandwich or other similar activities are of no danger to another. Also we all know that stress is so often a trigger in so many things. I'm usually too stressed to meditate (lol) but there are many stress reducing activities if you look a little. be well.
