Cancer question - sore throat - treated with carafate, anyone heard of this?
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Yes, it is called a Carafate Slurry. As is already noted, it coats the oral mucositis ulcers to help lessen pain. Another option is a combination of viscous lidocaine, benadryl and maalox.  The lidocaine gives almost instant topical pain relief.
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It is over use that would be bad.\nUsed correctly it does the job it is intended to do. \nIt is best not to use it before going straight to bed as it can damage the teeth if left on overnight. \nYou can gargle with a dilution for sore troats. But I would recommend salt water for general use - as it is fair cheap and it works. \nGood brushing is the top priority - a clean tongue - massage the gums. \nIf you need to continually use listerine I would see a Doctor or Dentist to find out what the cause of the problem is.
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Complex and contingent on the type of cancer.  NCI.gov and FDA.gov have links to sites with information on just that.  The problem is, the more research that is done, the more the perspective changes.  For example, folic acid was thought to reduce the risk of heart disease in women but a recent study showed probably not, nor did aspirin.  With respect to cancer, eating only what God put on this earth without the preservatives and artificial substances, seems to be the best route.  Certainly the cabbage family, especially broccoli and the beta-kerotenes have been studied extensively as have the omega 3 fatty acids.  The list is extensive.  Basically when on chemotherapy, cold soft food works the best, if taking a platinum drug, lemon flavors help tolerate the metallic taste.  When on radiation a low residue diet without dairy products is best and when recovering from surgery, well, it depends on the type of surgery.  Most people don't get enough protein or iron in their diets and these are critical for cancer patients.
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http://www.doctoryourself.com/mono.html\n\nYoud be surprized how fast 1000mg vitamin C every hour gets rid of a sore throat. (in hours) It shortens the span of any illness when done right. Check it out.\n\nhttp://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html\n\nGargle with salt water for the sore throat. The organisms causing the sore throat cannot live in an acidic environment. This is why the salt helps. Do this every couple hours or so until relief is acheived. Dont drink or eat afterwards so that the acidity can be maintained.
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It could be.  Could be from overuse, too.  You could also have an independent reason for the sore throat, such as strep throat or a viral infection.
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yeah, you need to give your larynx a rest.  Keep talking at a minimum.  Drink lots of fluids, I heard gargling salt water might help, but I don't know.  Hot lemonade works for sore throats, I don't know about laryngitis.  Did you go to the M.D.?
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While it doesn't taste pleasant, I've found it easy to be rid of a sore throat (use this any time I get one) by mixing a good bit of salt, warm water and vinegar, taking a small mouthful at a time and gargling (don't swallow) the mixture.\n\nWhile I don't know medically why this works for me, my sore throat is usually gone by the next day if I do this a couple of times during the day it is sore.\n\nIf it continues to be sore after that, it is probably best to see a doctor, you may have strep throat and require antibiotics.\n\nAs far as 'soothing', you can probably try brewing something like cider with plenty of cloves.  The oil in cloves has anaesthetic properties which can provide a 'numbing' effect and is natural and edible.
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*Just eyeing this one a moment* First off, it is lippopolysaccharide (a cytotoxin) and helicobacter pylori (a nasty bacteria)...\n\nSecond, why one wants two substances that could cause gastric cancer is beyond me other than a means to cause harm...\n\nThird, it is rather obvious by the very fact it is mispelled and that you do not realize such things cannot be bought on the open market; leads me to believe you are not capable of dealing with such items in a safe manner...\n\nFourth, if you were capable you would know how and where to procure them...\n\nFifth, not even gonna suggest how one might get them to you or anyone else publically for the good of humanity as a whole...\n\nNow for those who might wanna know what this is about, read the following...\n\nSoon after H. pylori was linked to chronic gastritis and stomach ulcers a correlation was soon made between the bacteria and gastric cancer. The initial evidence were simple ecological studies that displayed that there was a higher incidence of gastric cancer in populations that contained a higher number of H. pylori infections. Soon after, the link was firmly established and the World Health Organization labeled H. pylori a group 1 carcinogen in 1994. The major factor, which definitively linked H. pylori to cancer, was the fact that it causes chronic inflammation, which is widely excepted as a known cause of cancer.\n\nI. Causes of H. pylori induced cancer\n1) Inflammation/Oxidative Burst\n2) Mutations in Gastric Physiology\n3) Cell Proliferation/Cell Death\n\nII. Outcomes of H. pylori induced mutation\n\nI. Causes of H. pylori induced cancer\n\nInflammation\n\nInfection of the gastric mucosal layer causes chronic inflammation. The inflammation is in response to both host immune and bacterial factors. The bacterial factors include cytotoxins such as VacA and lippopolysaccharide (LPS).\n\nFor more read the article linked below...
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To kill germs in your throat, mix salt into a glass of warm water so that the mixture is quite salty, and gargle the solution. Do this at least a few times a day. Works for me if I do it often enough.\n\nIf it does come on, taking paracetemol will help the symptoms.
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Heard a rumor that he might have throat cancer. I think I read it on either perezhilton.com or dlisted.com on Tuesday!! There is a pic and he looks REALLY bad. Check it out!!
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I don't know how long you've had the sore throat, but I would go see a doctor. It could be strep throat, which can only be treated with antibiotics. If you leave strep throat untreated, the bacteria can attack your heart.
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Try Zicam.  It's a zinc based remedy that's supposed to reduce the length and duration of sore throats and colds.  You can also suck on zinc lozenges, but I find that they taste bad.  I prefer the Zicam nasal swabs... that way I don't have to taste the zinc.\n\nI've personally used it and can say that Zicam works, at least for me.  My sore throats are gone in half the time and the symptoms are dramatically reduced.  Use it at the first sign of a sore throat or cold (although, you can begin using it at any stage of a cold to reduce the symptoms from that point).
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I am not a doctor, but know somebody with lung cancer, he told me that before being diagnosed: he noticed how one of his eyes seemed lower than the other, constipation, hoarseness, and sweating at night on one side of his back only.\nThe best to do, will be to go see a Doctor, good luck.
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I have not heard good things about Splenda !!    \n here is some information for you about cancer. In my opinion I would not suggest or recommend conventional treatments,there are alternative approaches that can be taken. Cancer can accrue in the body when nutritionally (malnutrition is the lack of proper Nutrition / Vitamins / Minerals ; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition) the body is not in a condition to defend it's self against free radicals and other cancer causing agents. A nutritionally deficient body that has an acidic PH could support the growth and development of cancers.The body's PH balance is a very important factor to be considered, you want to have more of an alkaline PH, to have a body that is to acidic can be very dangerous (to much sugar or the wrong types of sugar in the diet can cause an acidic PH, by wrong types in my opinion are splenda, corn syrup, white sugar. Most sugars that are labeled as brown sugar are actually white sugar that had some of the molasses stirred back into it,) Here is some information for you about health.I suggest a change in diet, drink a lot of clean bottled water (my guess is that this person drinks coffee or soda, these things need to be taken out of the diet for sure and smoking as well) include MINERALS (the sports one is flavored or else i think that there are others that are flavored) AND EFA dietary supplements from a company called American Longevity, phone#1-800-982-3189 2400 Boswell Road, chula vista, California 91914 be careful about the amount of the mineral supplement do not exceed more then one tablespoon a day,Vitamins, the vitamin product that i use is called E 7 (essential seven.) the telephone number is 1(888) 737-7307 i would take only one half of one scoop a day . If you do some study about what exactly it is that all of these different vitamins and minerals PURPOSE INSIDE OUR BODY'S is you will probably figure out that they can help to elevate ALMOST all symptoms of ill health,there is a audio tape about minerals called "dead doctors don't lie" call 1800-982-3189 to order. \n\n\nhttp://www.mannatech.com get a DVD from manna-tech called "OUTSIDE THE BOX" BY JEFF ALLEN this DVD will explain to you a lot of information about health and give some very good advice about cancer.\n\nmy hope is that you are a saved person, the bible says "we are loved by god with an everlasting love"(Jeremiah 5:8), you can go to http://www.bellevue.org and you can watch sermons live if you want p.s. HOPE I HELPED
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Never heard of that!  Check out http://curezone.com/diseases/cancer/ \nfor some answers
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my mom took my friends to her work at the nursing home and showed them people their age with tubes in their throats because of it affecting their breathing, another the result of an auto accident while smoking.\nshe then would give them something the could munch or drink ever time the habit kicked in.\nfor others second hand worked till they were weaned off.\ngood luck.
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just drin kfluids and go to your doctar maybe its just not a cold maybeits a n infection.\nheres some info i got online read it its interesting \n\n\n\nincrease air moisture \npetroleum jelly on the skin under the nose to soothe rawness \nhard candy or cough drops to relieve sore throat (for kids older than 3 years) \na warm bath or heating pad to soothe aches and pains \nsteam from a hot shower to help your child breathe more easily \nBut what about chicken soup? There's no real proof that eating this soothing, warm concoction can cure a cold, but sick people have been swearing by it for more than 800 years. Why? Chicken soup contains a mucus-thinning amino acid called cysteine, and some research shows that chicken soup helps control congestion-causing white cells, called neutrophils.\n\nThe best plan, though, is not to worry about whether to "feed a cold" or "starve a fever." Just make sure your child eats when hungry and drinks plenty of fluids like water or juice to help replace the fluids lost during fever or mucus production. Avoid giving your child caffeinated beverages, though, which can cause frequent urination and, therefore, increase the risk of dehydration.\n\nWhen to Call Your Child's Doctor\nYour child's doctor won't be able to identify which specific virus is causing your child's cold symptoms, but can examine your child's throat and ears and take a throat culture to make sure the symptoms aren't from another condition that may need specific treatment. (If your child's symptoms get worse instead of better after 3 days or so, the problem could be strep throat, sinusitis, pneumonia, or bronchitis, especially if your child or teen smokes.) Taking a throat culture is a simple, painless procedure that involves brushing the inside of the throat with a long cotton swab. Examining the germs that stick to the swab will help the doctor determine whether your child has strep throat and needs treatment with antibiotics.\n\nIf symptoms last for more than a week, appear at the same time every year, or occur when your child is exposed to pollen, dust, animals, or another substance, your child could have an allergy. If your child has trouble breathing or wheezes when he or she catches a cold, your child could have asthma.\n\nYou should also see your child's doctor if you think your child might have more than a cold, or if he or she is getting worse instead of getting better.\n\nAlso call the doctor if your child has any of these symptoms:\n\ncoughing up a lot of mucus \nshortness of breath \nunusual lethargy/tiredness \ninability to keep food or liquids down or poor fluid intake \nincreasing headache or facial or throat pain \nseverely painful sore throat that interferes with swallowing \nfever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.3 degrees Celsius) or higher, or a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.0 degrees Celsius) or higher that lasts for more than a day \nchest or stomach pain \nswollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck \nearache \nLike most virus infections, colds just have to run their course. Getting plenty of rest, avoiding vigorous activity, and drinking lots of fluids - juice, water, and noncaffeinated beverages - all may help your child feel better while on the mend.\n\nKeeping up regular activities like going to school probably won't make your child's cold any worse. But it will increase the likelihood that the cold will spread to classmates or friends. So you might want to put some daily routines aside until your child is feeling better.