If you are the one who suffers from thrush, then I don’t need to describe how painful and annoying they are. You probably already know more about pain than you’d like to know.

What you really want to know is why you get them and how you can get rid of them so they don’t come back, right?

Well get ready for the truth, because I’m not going to tell you that you ate too many oranges or that it runs in the family. In fact, if you’ve done a lot of research on what causes canker sores, you’re probably more confused than ever. There are a lot of conflicting reasons that don’t seem to shed much light on the matter.

For example, these painful ulcers usually appear between the ages of 10 and 20, although they can appear at any time in a person’s life. Also, they are not contagious, however they can run in the family. Useful, right?

Most of the information out there blames external causes. By external I mean outside the body, food for example. Other external causes can include stressful situations and, apparently, whether or not a family member suffers from them.

However, a vital piece of the puzzle is missing. For the sake of illustrating the point, let’s assume that eating more than 10 oranges causes canker sores. So does that mean EVERYONE who eats 10 oranges will definitely get one? No, some will and some won’t. Let’s say extreme stress, like a death in the family, causes canker sores. Does that mean the whole family will get canker sores? No, definitely not.

Why some people, then, and not others? What is the difference?

The only thing truly different is our mental and emotional state of mind. The way we feel and think is the real thing that makes us different from each other. Since we are all unique in our thoughts and feelings, we all interpret circumstances differently, so we all react to the same stimulus differently. Some people may react by feeling anxious about the details with a canker sore.

Notice I said anxious about the details of life or a specific situation. That is one of the most common emotions in a person suffering from canker sores. There are several other common emotions, such as:

• unresolved negativity
• Overwork along with emotional stress.
• Fault
• holding back angry words

In fact, if you thought back to a time when you had one of these little buggers, you’d probably discover that you were also going through one of these common emotions.

However, it’s helpful to remember that emotion doesn’t automatically cause sores, but if you have a sore, you’ll find the emotion behind it. Each emotion usually has several favorite symptoms, a canker sore being just one of several.

Now we are on the cure.

Often when you use a cream or just let them heal naturally they will come back. Sometimes right away, sometimes weeks or years later, sometimes they keep appearing for months, one after the other.

The reason for this is that the root cause, the emotion, is still there. Yes, as long as you keep putting up with angry words, you are likely to continue to get canker sores. However, if you will release the emotion by replacing angry words with something constructive that you can say out loud, you will be free of cankers.

The real cure is to release the emotion that is causing the problem. Actually, releasing the root emotion has multiple benefits. As you look back at the above list of emotions, I’m sure you’ll automatically see the benefits, not just physical but emotional as well.

There are many different tools designed to release negative emotions. Just pick your tool and say goodbye to canker sores forever.