Heal a Cold Sore- Getting Rid of Cold Sores and Fever Blisters
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A cold sore is a most unpleasant experience and is affecting one out of over sixty million people each year. Why do we get this particular virus and how do we heal a cold sore and the ways of getting rid of cold sores and fever blisters?
There are various products that are available in the market for the treatment of cold sores but none of them can offer prevention in the formation of the virus. The medications can only help in pain reduction and faster healing. Some medications require doctor prescription while others can be bought over-the-counter (OTC). Unfortunately, OTC drugs seem to help in only a small way, thus, making them ineffective as a cure.
The cold sore virus requires three things to replicate and knowledge of this is needed to heal a cold sore as this will be useful in getting rid of cold sore and fever blisters:
1. Arginine–This is an important protein needed by the herpes virus as a building block in the creation of new herpes viruses. The presence of abundant arginine in the cell is required in order to do this. To prevent the replication process and heal the cells, there should be plenty of lysine. Lysine replaces the arginine that is in the cells, which in turn will reduce and prevent the cells from creating clones of the herpes virus.
Normally, the herpes virus will surface and get enough arginine that is present in the cells. If there are not so many available arginine, they often retreat. Due to this reason, many folks are eating lysine rich foods before and during cold sore seasons. These folks usually avoid arginine rich foods. To them, lysine can heal a cold sore; and the best way of getting rid of cold sores and fever blisters is by taking 1,000 mg to 3,000 mg lysine capsules during outbreaks.
High lysine rich foods include meat, cheese, milk, and yogurt while arginine rich foods are chocolates, grains, seeds, and nuts.
2. Warm and moist environment–As an antidote to this, applying ice at the first time you feel itching will greatly affect the delay and reduction of the cold sore. This procedure when applied to the area will delay the outbreak in case you have some important matters to attend. This might not totally heal a cold sore but getting rid of cold sores and fever blisters even on a temporary basis will offer some good relief.
3. Acid environment–When a person is in good health, the normal pH balance level should be around 7.4 or slightly alkaline. Below 7 on the pH scale would mean that the body system is turning into acid which usually happens during times of flu, stress, colds or too much exposure to the sun. Avoid citrus foods, tomatoes, vinegar and carbonated soda in touching the affected area as this will cause further burning sensation.
Understanding the information given will help heal a cold sore and much more get rid of cold sore and fever blisters. This should be done in continuance with the cleaning of the sore area with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol to shorten the duration of the virus by as much as fifty percent.