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My 20 month old has got a large, painful ulcer on his tongue which he keeps catching on his teeth. It's so upsetting to watch as he doesn't understand so keeps getting very teary. We've tried calpol gel and ibuprofen to try and take the edge off the pain for him, but any ideas on how to clear it up or make him feel a bit more comfy would be really appreciated.


Thanks x

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Do you know how he got it? It's fairly unsual at his age. No chance he has hand foot and mouth by any chance?

Mouth ulcers are horrid most the therapys just work to temporarily relieve the symptoms and it's hard to get it to stick to a toddlers tongue.

Yogurt is quite soothing if it's interfering with eating

Mix anbesol with liquid gaviscon and apply it to the ulcer with a cotton bud or clean finger tip. You can also let your LO sip a little gaviscon mixed with water to help coat the inside of the mouth, similar to the effect it would have on the stomach.


Change your LO's toothpaste to Sensodyne Pronamel for Children. It has less surfactants so causes less irritation than other toothpastes. It's good for ulcer prevention too.

KatDew Wrote:

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> Do you know how he got it? It's fairly unsual at

> his age. No chance he has hand foot and mouth by

> any chance?


There isn't any specific anti-viral treatment even if it is coxsackie virus ("hand, foot, and mouth virus"). Little Saff has suspected coxsackie virus last year (about the same age as the OP's child is now). The GP gave us ibuprofen and suggested lots of cool fluids to drink. In practice Little Saff just wanted to b/f or have lukewarm bottles of diluted milk.


I came across some more info here [ http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/skin-care/rashes ] when I was looking this morning for info on rashes, b/c Little Saff has a rash though looks like it's nothing of consequence.


If the ulcer isn't starting to improve in a week, I'd see the GP.

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