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How To Deal With Cold Sores In Mouth?
Hello I am a 44 year old female that have had a hx of cold sores that happen yearly. However since Thanksgiving I have had 4 outbreaks on different parts of my mouth. I have moved recently and am currently not working. I was wandering what I can do to have them heal quicker and if you have any dietary suggestions?
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
hello thanks for the quiery, u r having herpes simplex infection, hence suggest isolation for urself, since it is highly contagious,,u could apply vaseline, take analgesics for pain and fever, topical anesthetic if burning, ad finally topical antivirals could be used,, prevention by using spf 15 above,for the lip to reduce sunlight triggering the virus,, hope it helps,,tc
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