Cold sore remedy.......?!


Question: Cold sore remedy!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!?
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Cold sores are a virus and will remain in your body until you die meaning you will always be at risk for getting a cold sore and no medicine can get rid of the virus permanently!. They are often caused by stress, sickness like the flu, and too much exposure to the sun!. Many cold sore medicines vary with each person and there are many treatments you can use!. Here are some tips:
1) Putting petroleum jelly on the sore can protect it from germs on the outside and keep it clean, however it does not faster the healing process!.
2) Vitamins such as B12 and C can help prevent cold sores from forming!.
3) Cold sores can die quicker when they are dried up!. My friend has a trick where she puts deodorant on the sore!. Though it is best to use scentless otherwise you can smell it really strong and after a while you can taste the deodorant!.
3) This January i had the flu and two really big, bad cold sores!. I used Abreva and it got rid of the sores within a week!. normally for smaller cold sores if you use Abreva they will go away within a few days!. It is best to put Abreva on during the first signs of a cold sore: tingling, itching, burning etc!.
4) If all else fails go to your doctor and let them know about the sores!. If you are getting them constantly, your doctor should give you a prescription that will hault the virus for a few months and heal the cold sore(s)!.
In the mean time (in between cold sores and during) always remember to put on skin protective chapstick, take vitamins B12 and C, eat healthy, try and avoid stressful situations and find things you can do to relieve the stress, and never share a drink or kiss any one who has a cold sore or if you have a cold sore!. Cold sores ARE contagious!.
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Are you talking about a cold sore or a canker sore!? They are often confused!.

A cold sore is sore that appears on the outside of your mouth, usually at the corners of your mouth!. It is contagious and spread by kissing or sharing drinks/food!. It is actually considered a small form of STD!. Once you contract a cold sore, you will always have it in your body, so your cold sores will come and go throughout your life!.

To care for a cold sore, you can buy an ointment at a drug or grocery store that will help get rid of that current cold sore sooner!. You have to use it every day until the sore is gone and try not to touch your sores, to prevent spreading!.

On the other hand, a canker sore is a sore inside your mouth!. It can happen for several reasons but it is NOT contagious!. It can come up from a sore where you may have bit yourself while chewing, or it can even happen if you are very stressed!. The sore starts as a small blister, usually on your cheeks or sometimes gums!. Then the blister erupts, leaving an open sore with a ring!. They are very, very painful and can be hard to heal!.

To care for a canker sore, avoid greasy foods, which only irritate it!. You can add a little salt to some water and swish it in your mouth for a few minutes then spit!. This might sting a little!. There are also mouthwashes especially for sores at drug and grocery stores that you can buy!. Also, don't touch it with your tongue or fingers!. Leaving it alone will let it heal faster!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

lemon balm works really well!.You can either use a lemon balm cream(make sure the cream has at least 1 percent lemon balm extract) ,you can make a compress or poultice using fresh lemon balm or dried lemon balm(3 to 4 times a day),or use lemon balm essential directly to the lesions 3 to 5 times a day!.
lemon balm essential oil can be very expensive,so if you are wanting to use an essential oil,lemon myrtle essential oil works just as good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Okat this sounds wierd, but i do this and i know people who do this!. Get a clove of garlic,peel back the skin of the garlic clove and rub the garlic on your cole sore!. do this a few times a day!. It will burn!. It dries the colesore out!. If you do this before the cole sore emerges, then usually in a matter of hours the sore will go away!. if it already has emerged, then the garlic method will take one to two days!. Dont use carmax!.!.!.!.it doesnt work!. The reason is because carmax moisturizes your cole sore, not cure it or make it go away!. And abreva doesnt work for everyone!. another method is before you go to bed put a little toothpaste on your sore and go to bed!. IN the morning wash it off!. This also dries up the cole sore!. But the garlic remedy is more potent and works faster!. I have told many people about the garlic remedy and many have tried it with fast results!. Your sore will dry up and scab!. But when it scabs dont pick it!. the scab will eventually come off and new skin will be underneath!.!.!.its nasty business!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Drink plenty of water!.
Eat mung beans, mung bean sprouts ,lima beans and fish!.
These contain lysine which inhibits the growth of the cold sore virus!.
You can use Tea tree oil or apply a cut garlic clove to the sore twice a day!. They both have anti viral properties!.
Avoid arginine this perpetrates the virus!.
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Honestly, I put nail polish remover with acetone (spelling) on my cold sores at the first sign of them and do it every 8-12hrs for 3days or so!. It really works well for me!. I have tried every medication and over the counter treatment but nail polish remover works the best!. I was given this advice from a parent where I teach and it sounded insane but really worked!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

"Carmex" has REALLY helped me out!. If you are barely feeling it, then you can actually stop it from coming out with carmex!. If it's already out, I have seen it make a difference from one day to the next!. They sell it at walmart, walgreens, where the chapsticks are :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Best thing is to show the pharmacist, they will be able to give you the real answer!. They have as much, if not more knowlegde about the actions of drugs to clear this up now !Www@Answer-Health@Com

"abreava"!.!.!.!.!.!.its $17 for a very small tube!.!.!.!.but it works very well!.!.!.!.!.!.its the only cold sore remedy approved by the FDAWww@Answer-Health@Com

Lysine is supposed to help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hold an icecube against it!. The sooner the better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Lysine cream!. It's an amino acid!. All natural, no side effects!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

see a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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