Sore Mouth - any tips?

My Mum has recently been diagnosed with aggressive lymphoma and has had a first dose of chemotherapy this week. She has an incredibly sore mouth with lots of ulcers on her tongue. This is very painful and means that she is also struggling to eat and drink.

She has been given a mouth wash and a mouth coating substance that she swallows neither of which seem to making any difference. Any tips on what might help and what foods / drinks might be soothing or at least less irritating.

Many thanks

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  • I only can say that eating ice during chemo helps some people. I haven't tried it yet during chemo but many people have said that it works. I have lymphoma too. I've tried rinsing my mouth with salt water, it helped a little when I had a sore mouth. You will get used to it and many more things that come long the way. I wish you're mum all the best in her journey to fight this. x lentttu

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  • I only can say that eating ice during chemo helps some people. I haven't tried it yet during chemo but many people have said that it works. I have lymphoma too. I've tried rinsing my mouth with salt water, it helped a little when I had a sore mouth. You will get used to it and many more things that come long the way. I wish you're mum all the best in her journey to fight this. x lentttu

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