The problem I had was figuring if a product had Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.

I found that if I wash my sheets with detergents with it, the first night my sheets make me feel like I'm sleeping with a sunburn.

Apparently toothpaste with SLS might cause canker sores.

It is deliberately hard to determine!

lol, here's a website:

https://namephantom.com/other-names-for-sodium-lauryl-sulfat...

they use different names on purpose.

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CobaltFire 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yup, stopped using SLS toothpaste because I heard that it could be causing my canker sores. I've had ONE in the three years since, when they were a weekly occurrence before.

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lostlogin an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> canker sores

TIL Canker sores are a specific type of mouth ulcer. Where I am (New Zealand), this would just be called a mouth ulcer.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/canker-sore/s...

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m463 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

same here.

also, when I was young I worried I might have herpes or something, but doctor told me canker sores are different from cold sores. Later in life, turns out there might be a chance I have crohns?

	▲	maddie0 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		there's a big constellation of autoinflammatory health issues that affect people, especially the autistic/adhd types who might find their way to Hacker News in large numbers if you are not already familiar, you should have your doctor go through https://allbrainsbelong.org/clinician-resources/ (this is a nonprofit's project funded through an HHS grant) and see what actually applies to you Crohn's, irritable bowel syndrome, regular old heartburn, brain fog, chronic fatigue, depression, sleep apnea, hives, rashes, waking up in the middle of the night, heat sensitivities, Ehler-Danlos, joint issues, vascular issues, dizziness on standing, arthritis, long COVID... it's quite the list!! (and it's really frustrating when (e.g.) a cheap allergy medication can solve half your problems and you go without it for years because no one's thought to connect those dots)
	▲	CobaltFire 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I do have autoimmune issues, but I had a totally different gut issue that they basically hand waved as IBS due to those until a different set of docs realized it was a dysfunctional gallbladder. I had been dealing with weekly gall bladder attacks for a decade and then they pulled it. Just to say, be careful with the diagnosis. They can be rather imprecise.