Mouth Sores from chemo: When do they go away?

I have an Rx for Triamcinalone paste. It’s magic!! I also use Magic Mouthwash.

I would not recommend eating sugar due to cancer cells feeding & growing on sugar. So no sucking on popsicles due to the sugar content. Ice chips yes. Popsicles no.

When I got mephlan chemo, they had me eat ice chips during the infusion. I think I had about 5 glasses full it kept the mouth sores away

My integrative medicine doctor recommended ingesting honey, which I did a couple of times a day. I think it helped as I did not have a problem. He also recommended the baking soda and salt rinse. I did that too so difficult to say which helped-maybe both.

Best wishes, Cindy

I used Oral mouth antiseptic rinse and it seemed to help.

I have not started chemo yet, and hope oncology nurse will have some suggestions. Meanwhile I read that holding ice chips in your mouth as long as possible during treatment closes blood vessels and reduces the amount of chemicals entering mucous membrane in mouth. Maybe ask your nurse about this. Not sure if it’s medically sound, but sounds logical.

I got mouth sores after my second chemo treatment and picked up the prescription mouth wash. I was having chemo at my local hospital. Mayo called to check on me that week. When I told them about my mouth sores they asked if I had sucked on ice chips or a popsicle during the chemo. I had not. My local hospital did not know to have me do that.
Wow! What a difference it made. After the sores healed for me in about a week, I did suck on ice chips for all the rest of my chemo treatments. Did not experience any more mouth sores!

My oncolagist gave me KGH mouthwash ,swish and swallow 4 times a day as needed.. It works great

My body didn't have the enzyme to breakdown the 5fu chemo medication and I had severe mouth sores, ulcers and lips peeling. I was unable to take anything by mouth for over 10 days. The sores caused my throat to swell and damage all the way down my track to the exit with awful fecal incontinence. My heart is with you as it's the worst thing I've ever gone thru. So severe that the magic part was the doctors had me stocked up on lidocaine 2% and 5% that I used by itself seems every 20 minutes on a 24 hours day it's exhausting. It does take some time and healing seemed very quick but it lasted around 4 - 5 weeks. Then it's the problem with getting the calories you need and food down was not appealing because the trauma of barely being able to take in a syringe sips of water was devastating. Ice chips and cool washcloths I would suck on helped, and if you like junior mints you can put them in either the fridge/freezer for a flavor chip. Good luck with your journey and I'll look forward to hear anything you find that helps you.
Julie

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. I used Biotene mouthwash and also switched to children’s toothpaste (like bubblegum flavor). I couldn’t tolerate the minty stuff anymore. Also going with a bland diet helped a lot, too. I hope you are better now and I wish you well.