Almost every American who isn't wealthy worries eventually about the fact that when they are sick or injured or need dental care or eye care they can't afford to get it. It's the story of my life. Even with paying for health insurance through my employer now, I don't have full dental care or any eye care and would have to first pay $1000/year out of my pocket before any coverage kicks in to see the doctor.

Until you can see a doctor, Bobert, I second the suggestion of slippery elm.

"While slippery elm helps to ease pain and irritation in the stomach, intestines, kidneys and the urinary tract, it is also useful in treating problems related to the reproductive as well as the respiratory system. If one uses the powder of slippery elm's inner bark, it can produce a superb comforting effect on the mucous membranes covering all over the body. In addition, the inner bark of slippery elm is of high medicinal value to treat gastritis, sourness, peptic ulcers, colitis as well as enteritis. The herb also has properties of alleviating cystitis, inflammatory bladder, nasal and bronchial catarrh as well as providing relief from an irksome cough."

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