I am an 18 year old female and i have a huge white ulcer on the inside of my bottom lip and it rubs against my teeth and is very painful. i have had it for 7 days and it seems to only be getting bigger. i have never had an ulcer. what can i do to make it go away?
Thanks for contacting Chat Doctor with you health concerns. From your description I would venture to guess that the ulceration you have is called an authors ulcer. These ulcers are possibly caused by a virus, but we are not completely sure about that. There is little to help heal the ulcer other than time, and they take a few days to a week to heal. To help reduce the pain I recommend for my patient a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of Ben Chat Doctor.  Swish this in you mouth and around the ulcer and then spit the mixture out. The Ben