Cold Sores?

Question

How do you prevent cold sores. Is there any medicine to take. I get them when there is any trauma to my lips or if I get sick at all. Help!!

Answer 1

Yes, there's a precautionary method used by health professionals today called "Using a condom." Knowing your partner's sexual history is also beneficial.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Cold sores are not from an STD but can be easily transmitted by touching an object which has been touched previously by someone who has the virus. It is caused by herpes simplex and almost everyone in the world has it.

What you can do is not pass it along to others by washing your hands and carefully washing all eating utensils you use. That's how you probably got it and when you have the sore, it's in it's active phase. So by particulary washing all your eating utensils, cups, glasses, dishes etc. you can help stop the spread of the virus.

There is no real treatment or prevention The URL below gives a prescription drug.

Ps, if the sore becomes cracked or chaffed and starts to spread, it means the sore itself has become infected by a bacteria. A prescription creme you can get from your Physician will clear that up in a jiffy.

When a cold sore looks like it's spreading it usually means that you had a cold sore that was caused by herpes simplex. But the skin developed a secondary infection. Should you see a sore spread and the skin is no longer smooth, you have a secondary infection and there is an efficient cure for that.

Answer 4

Cold sores are usually caused by herpes simplex virus. Once contracted, it lives in yuor body forever and acts up when you irritate your lip with minor cuts, bites or sunburn.

There is anti-viral drug called Valtrex that you can take to alleviate the problem. It will reduce the occurrence and make it more tolerable. It's sold by prescription and is expensive as hell. Abrieva helps too.

The virus gets transmitted by contact. Any contact. Not only sexual contact like this one person said. So don't touch them if you don't want to give it to other people, and don't kiss anyone while you're having a breakout. Don't share dishes or towels.

Answer 5

Otc lip balms like carmax and abreva as well as the anti viral rx's valtrex and acyclovir. These are the meds that treat herpes infections, both hsv1 and hsv2.

The person making the remark about using a condom is uneducated. Both version can be transmitted in many other ways than sex, and almost everyone is atleast a carrier of hsv1.

Answer 6

All you have to do is get acyclovir (medicine, pill form), it stops the virus from multiplying, so that your body can kill it. I use it all the time and the cold sore dies in two to three days. (take it when a bump appears on your lip)

Answer 7

You can take Lysine(not sure about the spelling) supplements. Take 2 a day like a vitamin, also try your dentist at the first sign of one coming on. They can treat them fast!