Originally Posted by
Machka
My problem with gatorade is that gatorade contains simple sugars which, after consuming several gatorades on a long distance ride, give me mouth sores. The longer the ride and the more gatorade consumed, the bigger and badder the mouth sores.
I find that the easiest way to get rid of mouth sores is to rince with a strong salt solution, a rounded teaspoon in 1/3 of a cup of water. Do it in two goes, take 1/6, quick rince and spit, then a longer rince with the remaining 1/6.
It seems that any bacterica I get from sugared stuff that cause mouth sores are not halotolerant.
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