Hi... Okay - if you are using it for mouth sores - smile

Post radiation - is almost the same as during except I used to use it 15 min prior to my rads session... Then after my session- about 15 minutes or so. Then throughout the day a few times. I chose after "eating" - since it's intended to clean, and help heal. Ultimately I would eat - rinse with the baking soda mixtue to make sure there were no particles in my mouth, then use the honey. Post rads i use it after I eat. Or if I have a flare up of some kind. (sometimes acidic foods will cause a cluster of blisters) - I'll use it then. If you're not eating usually 3-4 times a day is good. If you take it after food, then it has time to work since it's unlikely you'll be putting anything in your mouth for a bit...

(i managed to get through rads without using my peg - so I would eat or drink my meals - if you are using a peg just use it several times a day.)

If you have active sores it will sting... Then the stinging will subside and you'll feel beter.

Amount - one tablespoon - put it in your mouth- let it melt swish it around 2-4 minutes then swallow... If you do have open sores it helps but it'll take a few days. When my mouth was at it's worse - 2 weeks post rads - I used to use a bit of magic mouthwash to numb me then use the honey. Or dilute it with a small amount of warm water mix it and swish... But undiluted is the best. If you are doing rads start using it as soon as possible even if you have no mouth sores... It is preventative. smile (I have to admit... I like honey but eventually - yack!)

I do have to say it won't stop you from getting mouth sores... But it will - I believe - make them less prevalent, and less... Things started to get bad for me Around week 4 - I was becoming good friends with my magic mouthwash in a big way! Then someone suggested the honey and a couple of days later I didn't need the mouthwash, things finally got bad enogh to warrant it again 7 days after I finished treatment and that period only lasted 5 days. So I believe it worked. It made the fall out less than what it would have been had I not used it. Also I noticed - perhaps because of it's anti bacterial properties - I never got thrush.

And that's it... Hopefully it helps.

Take care.

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