If you have recently developed a mouth ulcer, you may be wondering why. Often, these little annoyances can pop up out of nowhere; causing pain and irritation for a week or more while we try desperately to treat them. And more often than not, mouth ulcers tend to come in groups, with more popping up as the first one or two heal. This can make dealing with and treating them a lengthy and frustrating process. One of the best ways to reduce the amount of time you spend healing from mouth sores is to determine your own personal mouth ulcer cause. Many people, whether they know it or not, have a single trigger that is responsible for initiating the growth of their mouth ulcers. The trick is to determine what that cause is or may be.

If you have noticed a pattern to your mouth ulcers, you are not alone. As they tend to be caused by a single trigger in many cases, those who suffer from mouth ulcers will often find that they develop one or more of these sores immediately or very soon after exposure to a certain food or chemical. For a large number of people, alcohol is a major cause of mouth ulcers. Many such people will find that, after a night of heavy drinking, they have developed one or more mouth ulcers. While there is not yet a universal consensus as to why alcohol tends to be a mouth ulcer trigger, there are a couple of theories. For example, many people believe that its dehydrating effects wreck havoc on the mucous membranes of the mouth, making them more susceptible to damage.

Another common mouth ulcer cause is physical trauma to the mouth. While this may seem like a no brainer, many people do not realize the types of things that have the potential to cause the requisite damage. For example, eating or drinking foods at a very high temperature can cause blisters and other damage that have the potential to develop into mouth ulcers. Additionally, foods that are highly acidic can cause similar problems. Also, body and facial piercings are increasing in popularity. And any piercing that you may have that introduces a metal object into your mouth greatly increases your chances of developing a mouth ulcer as the result of physical trauma.

Finally, many mouth ulcers are thought to be caused by SLS, a common ingredient in many types of toothpaste. You can determine if this chemical may contribute to your mouth ulcers by doing something as simple as changing toothpastes. If the change alleviates the development of new cankers or other mouth sores, SLS may very well be your culprit.

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