MOUTH ULCERS/TRUSH/DRY MOUTH/PROBLEMS SWALLOWING

 Hi Guys and Gals, 

Having bad breath scares people off. Imagine having spots in your mouth is horrible. When you eat food it's like a sharp burning sensation shoots around your mouth. It's like a firework has gone off in the wrong direction. Eating food was a huge difficulty. For a person who loves eating, it was hard to get food down my windpipe. Medication made my mouth dry. A build up of this white stuff called thrush started in my mouth. Then came the burning of the throat. It's like gasoline burning on a matchstick. To soothe the pain there are a few ways to manage eating again. They are:

An Indian thing called Ghee.

Warm water and salt gargling.

Mouthwashes

Gels for the mouth.

I also had a lot of water and juice to take away the pain. Ice cream did the trick as well. From Vanilla to Salted Caramel to Cookie Dough. Cornetto's and Magnums made my mouth numb. Even sticking a tip-top in my mouth numbed the excruciating pain that settled in my mouth, throat, and jaw. If your jaw gets locked I'd advise you to put an ice pack on it to unlock it. I also clenched my jaw to get it to unlock. Using sprays such as Diphlam helped to make my throat open up a bit more. Use a bamboo toothbrush to brush your teeth, it doesn't irritate the spots in your mouth as much. There was this one mouthwash with alcohol in it that burned when I swilled it in my mouth. It might be hell on Earth, but at least you get to eat tip-tops, and drink slush. Your mouth might turn blue for a bit. 

You become a professional at gargling if you weren't good at it before. Spitting into tubs or blue plastic containers isn't my idea of fun, but it gets the job done. I remember having this other mouth wash that tasted like lemonade it was called Cathasol or something. I loved it. I would drink these Strawberry protein milkshakes, which were the bomb, they make you full faster if you're not eating or drinking. I'd also have smoothies. It was a little piece of heaven. If you're going through hellish times, just sip some green tea, or lemon and ginger tea. It's not the same as a strong cup of Indian tea, with ginger and black cardamom (a.k.a elychee). If you add a bit of mint to it, you're set for life. It soothes all the aches and pains of the throat. 

Another trick is hot chocolate it soothes the throat. It slides down the throat like nectar double-shot. For those of you who don't know this reference it's from Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters. There's a line that really inspires me. It goes along the lines of:

'If you haven't had. a taste. You haven't lived.'

I know it's not the right line, but paraphrased a little bit. Eat soup it helps to soothe the burning fire. Imagine if you were a fire-breathing night fury from Berk. I know you're thinking soup is such an old person food to eat, but it works to take away the phlegm and other nasty bits at the back of your throat. It's worth a try. Sampling a watermelon for the first time was awesome it took away the pain in my mouth. I used to suck on it to take away the throbbing of the ulcers. Fun fact:

In Gujrati we call it a turboos. 

I know it's a complicated language to get your head around. Once you get the hang of it, the words roll of your tongue easily. Some advice I'm gonna give you is:

'Try new things. It won't kill you to taste one new thing. It's okay if you don't love it. If you try it and like it, then you've discovered a new unique flavour to enjoy. The sweet juicy watermelon sends your tastebuds into overdrive. Don't miss out on it.'

I'll leave you to think it over.

Enjoy.

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