Sunday, February 22, 2009

L-lysine is Cool

Remember when I posted about this issue that I have with mouth sores?

You gave me many useful suggestions and I had good results with some of them. Shortly after the post, I was at the cool little mom and pops pharmacy near our pediatrician's office and the pharmacist recommended L-lysine.

Lysine is an amino acid used in helping repair tissue and vitamin C absorption. It has several other useful causes, but I won't bore you with those. 

Bottom line: it helps speed the recovery of mouth sores. 

Since that time, I have been taking L-lysine. I don't take it regularly, just when I feel like I am about to get a sore or if I bite my cheek (which used to be a sure sign that I would get a sore). 

Thus far, I have yet to have the hint-of-a-sore turn into a real sore like the disgusting ones in my mouth at the time of my post. 

If you, too, get mouth sores, I would recommend L-lysine. It's proved to be a pretty beneficial product in my life!

1 comment:

Mandy said...

ya my mom told me to take that too! I have some but I need to be more faithful in taking them. I don't get mouth sores but my lips have been kind of broken out which makes them look even fuller then they already are and I can't seem to get enough burt's bees. I think pregnancy and breastfeeding has left my body needing some nutrients :) I need to be better about taking vitamins!