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i have been a sufferer since i was a small child.i get 3-5 at a time and they are a week comin, a week hurtin, and a week goin. i get a week off and it starts again. when i was 18 yrs old, i started smoking and didnt really think about cankers anymore. after smoking 2 pks a day for 18 yrs, i quit smoking. cold turkey. and for the next 4 years i was plagued with them again.
i started smoking again and instantly they stopped and have not returned until i quit smoking again 1 yr later. in the first week as a non smoker, theyre back strong as ever. its the only real prevention ive found. there is very little data available on this phenom, but it shows up if you dig hard enough.
i want to know what element of smoking prevents them. nicotine? higher ph in mouth? one of the many carcinogens?
there is an answer here. if only smoking had not fallen into the "evil sin" catagory of public opinion, perhaps there would be some study in this area. i read somewhere that 98% of sufferers are non-smokers. makes since.
thanks.
In Reply to: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 21, 2003 at 20:47:14:
Thanks, Mike.
Counter intuitive to me. Studies you mentioned?
Walt
In Reply to: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 21, 2003 at 20:47:14:
This must be a weird coincidence.
I too get canker sores, but only a couple times a year. This started when I was a small child also. I smoked for seven years and got them. Now, as a non-smoker, I still get a couple a year.
In Reply to: Re: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by Walt Stoll on October 22, 2003 at 08:23:17:
APHTHOUS ULCERS AND FEVER BLISTERS. Recurring aphthous ulcers, or canker sores, are exquisitely painful and very common, affecting 10-20% of the general population and as much as 50% of health professionals. Rather than producing or inducing this ulcerative disorder, tobacco smoking seems to prevent its occurrence or diminish its effects. Aphthae frequently begin to appear or reappear in persons who stop smoking, and almost all (96%) affected individuals are nonsmokers. Canker sores are likewise less prevalent in smokeless tobacco users than in nonusers. The reasons for this "protection" are unclear, but may be related to an increased mucosal keratinization or a reduced immune attack against the bacterial antigens thought to trigger ulcer formation.
this is one of several i have come across. also the univ of maryland looked into this in the 70's
In Reply to: Re: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by Walt Stoll on October 22, 2003 at 08:23:17:
APHTHOUS ULCERS AND FEVER BLISTERS. Recurring aphthous ulcers, or canker sores, are exquisitely painful and very common, affecting 10-20% of the general population and as much as 50% of health professionals. Rather than producing or inducing this ulcerative disorder, tobacco smoking seems to prevent its occurrence or diminish its effects. Aphthae frequently begin to appear or reappear in persons who stop smoking, and almost all (96%) affected individuals are nonsmokers. Canker sores are likewise less prevalent in smokeless tobacco users than in nonusers. The reasons for this "protection" are unclear, but may be related to an increased mucosal keratinization or a reduced immune attack against the bacterial antigens thought to trigger ulcer formation.
heres the site: http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/TobaccoEffects.html#Physiology
this is one of several i have come across. also the univ of maryland looked into this in the 70's
In Reply to: Re: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 25, 2003 at 10:26:51:
Thanks, Mike.
What is the actual reference?
Certainly new to me.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 25, 2003 at 10:27:39:
Thanks, Mike, for the reference.
I hope many smokers will connect to the reverence at http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/TobaccoEffects.html#Physiology
Walt
In Reply to: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 21, 2003 at 20:47:14:
here are some 1960 news stories related to cankers and smoking.
http://tobaccodocuments.org/pm/1003543344.html
In Reply to: canker sores vs cigarettes posted by mike on October 21, 2003 at 20:47:14:
here are some 1960 news articles supporting claim: http://tobaccodocuments.org/pm/1003543344.html
here are the results of a study investigating the phenom: http://tobaccodocuments.org/pm/2024300918-0921.html?pattern=canker#images
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