Jay Marcyes

Not sure I'm actually man enough to take cold showers, but the idea intrigues me

Another good read on understanding healthcare. Right up there with this introductory guide to healthcare.

Next time I have a canker sore, I should check here. Dee and I usually use Kanka (which you can buy from Target, or anywhere else) but it doesn't so much speed the healing process as cover the canker sore with a slime coat and numb the area around it. So, you have the canker sore for the same amount of time, it's just less painful.

On one of the answers they suggest a baking soda mixture. That was the favorite cure of my mom but I didn't think it helped all that much. After putting it on (and writhing in pain for 5 minutes because it stings) my mom would always say, "well, now it should be all cleared up in 2-4 days." Well, that's how long it would have lasted had I not put the baking soda mixture on.