# Canker Sore Notes
> Small painful ulcers often show up at stressful times. Common triggers and how to ease discomfort.

## Guides
- [Common Canker Sore Triggers](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/canker-sore-triggers/): Researchers do not agree on one cause, and the usual canker sore triggers are better described as things people report than things proven.
- [Canker Sore or Cold Sore?](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/canker-sore-vs-cold-sore/): The quickest way to tell a canker sore vs cold sore apart is location: canker sores form inside the mouth, while cold sores usually appear on or around the.
- [Foods to Avoid and Foods That Soothe](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/soothing-canker-sore-foods/): While a sore heals, soft, mild and cool foods are usually easier to tolerate, and these soothing canker sore foods are about comfort rather than treatment.
- [When a Sore Lasts More Than Two Weeks](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/canker-sore-two-weeks/): Many canker sores fade within a week or two, so a canker sore two weeks old is the point where most dental organizations suggest getting it looked at.
- [Does Your Toothpaste Matter for Canker Sores?](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/toothpaste-sls-canker/): Some people find that switching away from toothpastes containing sodium lauryl sulfate coincides with fewer sores, but the evidence on toothpaste sls canker.

## About
- [About Canker Sore Notes](https://stress-and-canker-sores.pages.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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