{"id":1582,"date":"2018-07-26T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T08:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mediquo.com\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:55:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:55:44","slug":"why-do-so-many-sores-appear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/general-medicine\/why-do-so-many-sores-appear\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do so many sores appear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has happened to all of us at some point in our lives\u2026 one (best case scenario) or several cold sores appear on the oral mucosa, which causes us so much discomfort that it affects the quality of our life, preventing us from eating or talking normally. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What are mouth or cold sores?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sores are <\/span><b>wounds that appear in the mucosa of the mouth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in any location. They are sores with<\/span><b> different shapes and sizes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and can appear <\/span><b>alone or in groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>There are different types of sores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Minor aphthae make up 80% of what we find and will heal alone in a few days. If they are larger than 1 cm, they are called major aphthae, and they can even leave a scar. In addition, we have herpetiform sores, with numerous ulcers of small size, which take more than a week to disappear. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Why do they appear?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cause of their appearance is unknown, but there are some factors that are related to its appearance: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Infections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: An banal viral infection, or a reaction to common bacteria of the oral mucosa can cause its appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Trauma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A blow to the mouth, biting the mucus or rubbing the orthodontics and very aggressive dental cleaning can all make it appear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Recurrent aphthous stomatitis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is a disease that affects many children and some adults, where aphthae appear recurrently, without knowing the reason. Although, it is believed that there may be a genetic predisposition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Stress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We find many cases in which stressful situations such as exams, work, trips\u2026 predispose us to suffer from mouth sores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bad nutritional habits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The deficits of iron, folic acid or vitamin B12 can facilitate its appearance. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>certain foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as nuts, lemon, strawberries or chocolate that can trigger allergies or hypersensitivities that promote canker sores. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>And what do we do with the sores?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The great majority of sores have no importance and they heal themselves, but some <\/span><b>measures can be taken<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to accelerate the process: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avoid<\/strong> foods with condiments and decrease your intake of acidic foods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintain<\/strong> proper oral hygiene.<\/li>\n<li>There are <strong>preparations based on hyaluronic acid<\/strong> and other components that help create a protective layer and improve symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If within a week the symptoms still persist, it is recommended to go to a doctor because other therapeutic measures may be necessary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Content validated by the mediQuo medical team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has happened to all of us at some point in our lives\u2026 one (best case scenario) or several cold sores appear on the oral mucosa, which causes us so much discomfort that it affects the quality of our life, preventing us from eating or talking normally. What are mouth or cold sores? 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