Iglü gels will help encourage faster healing

Iglü gels have a unique triple action which helps speed up the healing process: they stick fast over the ulcer and don’t slide off; their active ingredients soothe the pain and fight infection; and they shield the ulcer from further aggravation.

Iglü gels should be dabbed onto the ulcer

Dabbing should be avoided. A small quantity of gel should be applied onto a clean, dry fingertip or cotton bud, then applied directly onto the ulcer using a single, gentle wipe.

Iglü gels contain two active ingredients which numb the pain and fight infection

Iglü gels contains lidocaine hydrochloride (a local anaesthetic) to numb the pain and aminoacridine hydrochloride (an antiseptic) to fight infection.

She should avoid eating spicy, salty or acidic food

Avoiding eating very spicy, salty, acidic, rough, or crunchy foods, and avoiding drinking very hot or acidic drinks, such as tea or fruit juice, can help speed up the healing process.

She should see the GP if the ulcer persists after 10 days

It is essential that people with unexplained ulcers that have persisted for more than three weeks without sign of healing, keep coming back or are unusual in any way see their GP. This is very important to exclude the rare possibility of oral cancer, which can benefit from early diagnosis and treatment.