There is much wisdom here. Birte thank you so much for reminding us of what we all SHOULD know but tend to forget.
You can get a "double whammy" by taking Calcium ascorbate (an even better product would have a small amount of Potassium ascorbate in it) because the product is neutral, low on sodium and containing instead calcium and/or potassium; not ascorbate acid (vitamin C), which is acidic and may cause the mouth/ stomach sores.
It is as easy as "don't forget to take your vitamins" but we knowledgeable adults often forget to get a balanced diet which creates deficiencies in our RDA of vitamins and co-factors. IF you don't follow these simple intakes, then in one way or another, you are going to suffer from it.
By the way those little "floss picks" which contain a small piece of floss in a plastic "cradle, I find are a lot better to get the job of flossing done for us PWP (so much easier to manipulate).
And Birte, I got myself a red cane, but it doesn't "speak" to anybody. Maybe it needs some sort of red spikes projecting out of it to really "Say something" . And don't forget the flax seed oil, it's done my bowels a world of good. Thank you Birte! cs