Cold sore!!!!!!! Eww:(?!


Question: Cold sore!!!!!!! Eww:(?
Its in my mouth between my lower teeths gums and lower lip on the right side and it hurts like hell and eating hurts to. I NEVER get cold sores only once in a while I do but its not coomon for me to get them. They gross me out and I hate them. How can I get rid of it?
I am 14 if that matter.

Answers:

Cold sores are actually a contagious virus. You can't really get rid of them, once you catch them. You get them every now and then for life.

Tea bags: An effective remedy is to put a tea bag to the affected area. The tannic acid in the tea will act against the virus and stop the cold sore from getting any worse. Another method is to apply a warm tea bag on the cold sore. Doing this for five days will make the sores disappear.

Salt: If you apply everyday household salt to the affected area it’ll make cold sores disappear in two to three days.

Aloe Vera: Rubbing aloe juice or aloe gel on cold sores is very effective in curing cold sores.

All of these remedies have worked, although if you have a weak immune system it may take longer to recover. So always wash your hands, and always avoid immediate contact with the blisters that are caused by cold sores. Apply sunscreen cream on the areas prone to the infection and never share your personal belongings like your toothbrush.

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As for inside the mouth, I'd only try the salt method.

You could try get something like Zovirax, Famvir (best if used early) or Valtrex but you'll need a prescription.
You can prevent them even further! Stress, sun exposure, dental surgery, skin trauma in the area, and diet choices all affect cold sores.

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If you don't know, cold sores are a type of HSV-1. There is abreva and other lip balms that have numbing agents to help reduce the pain. There are medications but i think those are only used for severe chronic cases.




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