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I had hsv2, does wine can cause an outbreak? i drank wine and the next day i had the worse outbreak i had ever experience
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Nope: Just a coincidence, I'm sure. There are no confirmed triggers of genital herpes outbreaks. You can find claims about stress, menstruation, sex, diet, alcohol, etc, but it's mostly urban myth. This is unlike oral herpes due to HSV1, for which clear triggers are known, like injury (e.g. sunburn) and other infections (hence "cold sore", "fever blister"). But not for genital herpes caused by HSV2.
Answered 10/23/2017
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