Anyone have any tips on making a herpes outbreak go away sooner?
I take daily suppressive pills yet I still have about one outbreak everyother week and it takes awhile to go away! Ive heard of things like lemon or grapefruit juice and zinc just need some more ideas. I know i have so many due to stress and my immune system suck regardless of the fact that I take daily vitamins. This is genital not oral btw.
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If you can find an ointment with Melissa Officinalis leaf (also known as Lemon Balm) in it…apply it a few times a day for an outbreak or if you feel one coming on. Works quickly and is known for herpes..genital and mouth cold sores. Actually it works great! You may end up getting rid of hte suppressive pills! . Usually in decent health food stores I also produce/sell it if you can’t find it
I’ve always been told to take Lysine to help prevent outbreaks. If you are having such frequent outbreaks, you might check out your diet and make sure you are not ingesting high levels of arginine. It’s found in foods like Gelatin, chocolate, carob, coconut, oats, wholewheat and, white flour, peanuts, soybeans, and wheatgerm. I always seem to have an outbreak after eating popcorn.
Try eating foods that boost your immune system(You could research this).I read somewhere that when your body’s oxygen level is high your outbreaks will be minimal because the virus wont survive. That’s what i’ve been doing and my outbreaks have decreased. Eating a lot of fruits and veggies helps but u have to find out which are good or bad.
You can try using over the counter creams from the pharmacy like Abreva or Lipactin. Applying one of them regularly to the sore should help make the sore go away faster. Try to do some things to relieve your stress, stress is a big trigger of out breaks. I don’t think citrus juices or zinc would be very effective, they work better on canker sores.
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