I'm dealing with a recurring ulcer that always seems to pop up in the same spot, and it's getting pretty big. At the same time, the lymph node on that side swells up too, and this has happened more than a couple of times over the past six months. I'm really worried it might be mouth cancer. How can I find out what's going on? What do you think?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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it could be GERD - Don't skip meals, you may not feel like eating but in such conditions you should have the reduced amount in frequent intervals(i.e. 3 square meals broken down to 5 or 6 as you can tolerate) and slowly increase as you get better.

Reduce Avoid spicy,fried, fatty, junk and oily food

Avoid Limit drinking coffee, tea and carbonated drinks to once a day

Exercise regularly

Increase daily intake of water to 3 liters

AvoidStop smoking and drinking if you have the habit

Reduce stress through methods such as yogameditation.

Avoid painkillers as it will increase your gastric problems at this moment.

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