Re: [CH] Not a lovely subject: Cold sores.

Marilyn Reese (plantphreak@hotmail.com)
Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:45:34 -0800 

Those sores inside the mouth are called canker sores.  Don't ask why, 'cause
I don't know.  I used to get them frequently back in college.  (Always
seemed to follow a combination of little white pills for studying, and a
weekend pill or two for tripping...)  I would use alum powder.  Hurt like
hell at first, but they would be gone in a day.

Now, anyone want to talk about something more pleasant, like hemmoroids?
Did you know that Preparation H will temporarily tighten the skin around
your eyes?

;-)

Marilyn
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----- Original Message -----
From: "VoodooChile" <rael64@qwest.net>
To: "Mark Barringer" <mdogdrum@earthlink.net>; "Chile-Heads Mailing List"
<Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Not a lovely subject: Cold sores.


> At 10:58 PM -0500 12/14/01, Mark Barringer wrote:
> >Now I know I have posted in awhile, and the subject matter here is not a
> >very pleasant one, but I need to ask you all a question.
> >
> >I get a cold sore maybe once every winter on average.  I have had one for
> >about a week now, but it is healing.
> >
> >Last night, while watching me each a plate of nachos completely laden
with
> >"Road To Hell" hot sauce, my mom made the following comment: "Maybe you
> >should cut back on eating all that hot stuff because the acid will not
help
> >the cold sore on your lip."
> >
> >Is my mom's comment true?  Should I cut back, at least until the thing
heals
> >completely?  Any observations are greatly appreciated.
>
> I can't remember who, but there was someone on this list - may still
> be on the list - who, I thought, said she often/sometimes was plagued
> by a cold sore or something similar on the inside(s) of her mouth.
> Quite painful, as I'd imagine, but she (the memory sez) claimed she
> was desperate once and put the interior side of a cut habanero
> against the sore.  Wickedly painful, of course, but claimed the sore
> went away in a mere couple of days.  Was quite pleased with the
> result.
>
> Anyone else remember this post? I've never tried it as the only sore
> I get in my mouth comes from my biting my own cheek (oral stupidity?
> wait, let's not go there...).  Would be an interesting science
> project tho...
>
> It would indeed take either acute despondency or a good drunk for
> most people to do this, i would think...but who knows?
>
> --
> Peace...
>
> Rael"...now, I've snorted meZcal [sic], but that didn't seem to do
> anything...getting that damned worm out of my nose was a problem
> though..."64
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
>