3. Keep Your Mouth Clean
Practicing good oral hygiene is a great way to help reduce the effects of Behcet’s disease that can impact your mouth. Softly brushing with a gentle toothpaste after every meal and taking steps to floss regularly are great ways to help soothe your mouth over time.
Any foods that irritate your mouth should also be avoided since they may lead to problems. Foods like potato chips, citrus juices, or hot sauce can irritate even perfectly healthy mouths. It’s hard to avoid these strong flavors if you get a craving, but trying to reduce irritating foods as much as possible can help give your mouth time to heal.
Many sufferers of Behcet’s disease also find probiotic toothpaste to be helpful. These products introduce colonies of healthy, natural bacteria into your mouth that can help maintain balance and fight off infection from less desirable strains of germs.