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Need help. i've got a nasty mouth ulcer on the inside of my mouth. when i put salt on it (which is meant to help) it goes really white. why does it do that?
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Dehydration: Salt pulls the water out of the cells thereby dehydrating that area.
Answered 1/4/2014
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