Cold sores can be both painful and embarrassing. For those who suffer cold sores, the following may help minimize their occurrence, severity and duration. Having suffered cold sores since I was a child, these are the remedies that really help me.
Here are some tips:
* Learn your cold sore triggers. For some, it may be stress, exposure to extreme cold/wind, sunburn, having a cold, and even certain foods(For me, its potato chips, eggplants, tomato sauce). Try to avoid or minimize triggers.
* Wear lip balm with SPF. Lip balm should be applied to the skin area just surrounding the lips, as well as the lips themselves. This goes a long way in protecting your lips from exposure to the elements that trigger cold sores. Healthy lips, that are not chapped and irritated, may suffer less breakouts.
* Take L-Lysine supplements. This inexpensive supplement, found wherever vitamins are sold, really helps. I take the supplement as a preventative whenever I have a cold/virus, since for me, that will usually trigger a cold sore or two. Since starting Lysine a couple of years back, I probably get half the number of cold sores I used to. Also, I rarely get those huge whoppers that swell up your whole lip, since adding Lysine to my arsenal. For frequent outbreaks, you may want to consider taking Lysine as a daily supplement–follow directions on the bottle for dosage.
Unfortunately, even with all of the above preventative steps, you may still get a cold sore now and then. FIGHT BACK!! At the first sign of a cold sore(tingly, warm feeling/sensation), take two Lysine supplements asap.
Next, grab an ice cube from the freezer and ice the area for about ten minutes. Wrap the ice in a paper towel to catch the melting water. The tingly area should feel numb when finished icing.
* After the ice treatment, using a q-tip or tissue, add a dab of minty toothpaste to the tingly area. Let it sit for as long as possible.
* Periodically re-ice and reapply toothpaste throughout the day, until the tingly feeling subsides. Even if the cold sore appears, doing the above should lessen it’s size and severity. Keep taking the Lysine supplements for the next few days, until symptoms improve.
Consult a doctor or pharmacist before starting any supplement.
Wash your hands before and after treating cold sores- they are contagious!
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