i suffer from them i tried ice, abreva but they hurt and it takes along time to heal, any tips, also do you know the reason why im getting them?
2006-09-01 09:10:28 · 13 answers · asked by paola r 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Well, all those answers are correct but here is some thing 'natural' thing that does work: L-Lysine is an amino acid it is cheap and easily found at any place that sales vitamin stuff from Walmart to your local health food store.
When stress causes the l-arginine in your body to overtake the l-lysine and you have herpes(as does EVERY one that has had chickenpox) the result may be cold sores or shingles or several other uncomfortable things on a sliding scale of unpleasantness. Stress may be in any form from a sunburn, a test in school, a period, a fight with a loved one you pick--herpes the gift that keeps on giving.
BTW: any cold sore remedy that has a drug that ends in "caine" like benzocaine should help with that pain and remember the sooner you start dealing with it the sooner it will be gone BUT you are contagious from a few days before you feel that first tingle until after the last scab is gone...
2006-09-01 10:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mod M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-04 02:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold sores are the herpes virus(type 1 I believe.) You will get recurrences for your whole life, but the longer you have it the less often the outbreaks, usually. If you can get your hands on it, Valtrex, the herpes medication, can shorten the length of these outbreaks. But it is expensive and not available without prescription. It also seems that a healthy diet helps to prevent and limit further outbreaks. I take a lot of vitamins and get a good amount of rest each day and the cold sores are generally mild and very rare these days. Other than that nothing else works with certainty
2006-09-01 09:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by rcrespo@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the abreva on the first tingling you get and continue all day every day.
2006-09-01 11:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by 2strongfor2long 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound good but now they make a stick form. Carmex or anything with those ingredients in it!
2006-09-01 09:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by sxymama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure they are just cold sores? Contact your doctor, they could be something more. You may need a pill instead of just topical treatment.
2006-09-01 09:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try valtrex - it's a prescription oral medication. There's also zovarax, it's a topical.
2006-09-01 09:17:27 · answer #7 · answered by Moxie1313 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rinse your mouth, at least 30 seconds at a time, several times daily with a good tequila...Seriously, it works for me...Not Scotch, Bourbon , Vodka etc....It only works with Tequila...
2006-09-01 09:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen peroxide directly to the sore to clean it, then at night neosporin
2006-09-01 09:17:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a lot of make up on
2006-09-01 09:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by Brittany B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋