Paul F. Getty wrote:

>You probably have apthus ulcers.  These
>are linked to viruses that live in your nerve cells, having gotten there
>when you were young and you had an outbreak of that herpes type virus.

No. Apthus ulcers have nothing to do with a virus. Cold sores are what you
are thinking of. I looked up mouth ulcers in my Merck Manual (16th
edition). It says "Etiology is unknown, but several factors point toward a
localized immune reaction. Deficiencies of iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid
increase susceptibility. Stress and local trauma are usually the
predominant precipitating factors."

I also have numerous articles connecting canker sores (same as apthus
ulcers) with gluten consumption, even in people that are not celiac.

Don.