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Cold Sore Remedy

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Date: 08/05/2005 Topics: Health & Body > Advice | Readers Request > Health  
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I need help finding a treatment that works for cold sores.

Thanks,
Stephanie
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By heather, MO (Guest Post)
My mother has had them for years. She always uses a cold slice of a starchy potato. As soon as she feels one coming on she has it on the spot. It drys it up very fast.

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By foxtoy (Guest Post)
zylactin-jus tried for first time - dried up in less than a day..scab almost gone after 5

Posted on 01/28/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By gs7 (2) Contact
I have had problems with severe cold sores for many years. The most effective treatment I have found is Hylands Homeopathic Cold Sores & Fever Blisters formula (available at health food store). Dissolve under tongue 4 or more at first sign of tingle and continue with 3-4 under tongue every 3 hours or so for a few dosages. Use pure aloe vera gel (health food store) on cotton swab to cover cold sore as often as needed to eliminate discomfort. Also helpful to take l tablespoon plus pure Aleo Vera gel internally every few hours.

Posted on 11/27/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By N Mandela (Guest Post)
There is some amazing news with regards to cold sores. Professor Bloom of Florida University has discovered a novel way to inhibit the virus. Check it out:

http://www.joot.com/dave/writings/articles/cold-sores/news.shtml

-NJ

Posted on 11/02/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Muriel (Guest Post)
I find that Friars Balsam works like a charm. In fact if you put some on when you first get that 'tingle' telling you that one is on the way, (use an earbud)it doesn't develope at all. I haven't had a cold sore since I started doing this.

Posted on 08/29/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Wildhazelpisces (1) Contact
ZYLACTIN"(bu)

Posted on 08/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Fran Marie (Guest Post)
I just started to get one this morning.

As soon as you feel the tingling put an ice cube on it for about 1-2 minutes. The longer the better. It should be gone by day's end.

Posted on 08/08/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By littlebity (3) Contact
Hi Stephanie,
I use to get cold sores & sun blisters all the time.Then a Dr told me to get some Paba . You can get it at a health food store & it`s reallt cheap . I just take 1 pill a day in the summer . Seems to work all year.

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By seamstress (33) Contact
I go to the Pharmacy and ask for a bottle of ULCEREASE I promise you this works have used it for years a bottle last a long time it is a little expensive about 10.00 but it is worth every penny. My Pharmcist said to drink buttermilk to help counter react the acidity that causes them. Hope this helps.

Posted on 08/07/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By eplitt (9) Contact
I asked at the health food store that I go to regularly and my friend who works there swears by something called IPSAB. It is made by Heritage Products and available at health food stores. You can use it every few days as a mouthwash as prevention or on a q-tip or finger 2x day until gone. It is supposed to be good for the cold sores outside and the mouth ulcers inside as well as the gum disease that makes your teeth loose. My daughter and grandaughter both get them really bad and they think that this works.

Ellen

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By Elaine (Guest Post)
I do not get cold sores, but my husband does. He used to get them really bad and very large. Then his doctor prescribed "Denavir". He starts to apply it when he feels a "tingle" prior to the cold sore. He hardly knows he has a cold sore now and I can't even see it. He had tried every over-the-counter medicine and nothing worked. Without insurance, I think Denavir costs about $25.00 for a tiny tube, but that tube is enough for 4-6 cold sores. My husband and I both think it is worth the money,

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By bbartlein (32) Contact
I am no longer plagued by cold sores but when I was I always used "Carmex". If you can't find it in your local drug store, Carma Lab is located:

CARMA LABORATORIES INC
5801 W AIRWAYS AVENUE, FRANKLIN, WI 53132
Phone: (414) 421-7707

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By snigdibbly (Guest Post)
l-lysine works wonders but your cooking vanilla will also dry them up.

Posted on 08/06/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By (Guest Post)
Try holding plain, (non-sweet), yogurt in your mouth for five minutes, two or three times a day.

Posted on 08/06/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By CEIL (25) Contact
The l-lysine also prevents the cold sores. My husband spends a lot of time in the sun and was getting them weekly. Since taking 500mg a day as a preventative he's not had one.
good luck

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By Fran (Guest Post)
I take L-Lysine 1000mg. When I feel one coming on I take two and then take another in the afternoon or morning....goes away the next day or so.

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By jots (1) Contact
my cheap remedies that have worked for me are L-lysine and zinc (not both at the same time). L-lysine i always take at least 500mg at the start of an itch and take 3x day. i had a nurse tell me that zinc would help so the last one i had i took 50mg zinc for a couple of days. from what i have heard L-lysine high doses arent dangerous but the zinc you do have to watch the dosage. anyway im not a doctor or a nurse-this is just what i have taken. i also make sure to keep it moist. i dont like carmex that much-i generally use high moisture chapsticks or vaseline (esp at nite)

Posted on 08/06/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

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