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what is a good way to cure or prevent fever blisters?

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See below: To prevent cold sores from occurring wash hands often. Maintain a healthful lifestyle (regular exercise, nutritious diet, adequate sleep, keeping stress at bay). Keep lips well moisturized & apply sun screen to the areas that your cold sores normally pop up. Talk with your physician about supplementing with lysine. Melissa officinalis or lemon balm can help heal fever blisters.

Question 2

how would doctors recommend i treat painful fever blisters?

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This can help: Melissa officinalis or lemon balm (cream) has been shown in european studies to help expedite healing of cold sores. It can reduce healing time by half. Studies also show that regular use can help v recurrences.  Brief supplementation with lysine 1, 000mg orally three times a day at the onset, can also hasten healing.

Question 3

can i spread herpes from my fever blister if i masterbated after touching it?

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: You are a carrier of HSV-1 so the virus can be everywhere in your body but most of the time this viral disease presents as a cold sore or fever blister when reactivated. If genital ulcer appears it is due to the reactivation from a latent virus, not because you contaminate your genital from a lip lesion. Take care.

Question 4

how to get rid of fever blisters?

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Valtrex, (valacyclovir) famvir: If you have sever or frequently recurrent fever blisters it is vest to treat with oral antiviral for a week to lower the viral count. If recurrences are frequent a preventive dies of medication one to two pills a day will prevent recurrences. Document severity and length of episodes to determine if treatment of this episode or longer term is better gor you, .

Question 5

how to get rid of a fever blister?

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Pallative Measures: What most people call a fever blister is herpes simplex i - a virus that has to run it's course of 7-14 days. Your dentist or md can give you meds. To take that may help if it just came on but generally when we see them all we can do is help with the discomfort and help you prevent them coming on again. You still should see someone to be sure it is what you think it is if this is the first time.

Question 6

why do fever blisters come out on noses?

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Oral herpes: Oral herpes (fever blister, cold sore) outbreaks occur mostly on or near the lips, but they're also common elsewhere like the nose. Between outbreaks, the virus (HSV1) occupies nerve ganglia. There's no special reason for the nose or other places, just the luck of which nerve(s) happen to be infected. Treatment is easy and effective:  single dose of valacyclovir (Valtrex). Discuss w/ MD

Question 7

is there a baby orajel for fever blisters?

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Leave em alone: Fever blisters are best treated by leaving them alone to dry out. It seems that when an anesthetic gel is put on these things...We tend to overdo it.  If you are prone towards getting these things then talk to your dentist and get something that can shorten their duration and pain intensity.

Question 8

do l-lysine tablets work for fever blisters.

Accepted Answer

Nope, no effect: D-Lysine has absolutely no benefit in people with either oral or genital herpes. Do not believe the many misleading claims you can find online and don't waste your money. Acyclovir and related drugs effectively treat outbreaks (it only takes a single dose); if frequent, daily drug can prevent them. Use a strong sunblock if you find sun exposure triggers outbreaks.

Question 9

can fever blisters transfer to vaginal areas?

Accepted Answer

Perhaps: A true fever blister will not 'transfer' to any other area. However, many people have re-activation of old herpes infections (cold sores) during times of stress, which a fever is. These lesions do contain some active herpes virus and can indeed be 'transferred' to other areas if directly touching them and then areas without intact skin in place. So you really need to know which is which.

Question 10

is it possible that abreva cause fever blisters?

Accepted Answer

No: Fever blisters is due to a viral infection called-herpes simplex-1.
Abreva is an over the counter cream that may be helpful in treatment.

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