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Suggest Remedy For Cold Cores
So every year around the time the weather starts getting colder I get a cold sore. I have been getting them for 4 years now, and the cause from it (told by my doctor) was a burn I had gotten. For 4 years they never really were an issue it would just come and go seasonal. But this year I have gotten 3 in a very short amount of time. The weather has been acting very up and down, but I also have been very very stressed out. I didn't know if that would be the cause of it?! They are never big either it just looks like a small pimple on my lip then it gets a white head on it for a for days and then it's gone. I just didn't know if there was anything I could do to help it??? Or if I need to just stop worrying about it?
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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1. events that trigger recurrent infection of cold sore [oral herpes] usually occur in people with high stress [present], weakened immunity, fever of unknown origin and temperature changes [present], and if you are getting them continuously it means that virus is in your system and will always be present.
PS. although mostly [in 90% cases] the immune system of a person clears the virus in two years but may remain dormant in the body and reappear again if there is weakened immunity of the patient [like the occurrence of diabetes, tuberculosis, thyroid problem, recurrent cold]
2. make sure that you consult your primary healthcare doctor or a qualified Ayurveda Physician before opting for any home remedy or treatment [since if medicine is not yielding results one may have to opt for surgical options]
PS. regular screening and follow-up is recommended
3. As the infection is recurrent thus Rasayana drugs (Rejuvenation/ Immunomodulators) should be instituted in your management as part of palliative therapy i.e. which corrects the dysfunction of tissues without disturbing the functions of normal tissues, also Rasayana drugs potentiate humoral antibodies, by increasing serum Immunoglobulins such as IgA, IgG, and IgM.
4. regular use of turmeric, ginger, black pepper, cinnamon,chyawanprash, cardamom, Yoga/Pranayam helps in maintaining immunity and reduce the stress level
Thanks for contacting with your health concern.
1. events that trigger recurrent infection of cold sore [oral herpes] usually occur in people with high stress [present], weakened immunity, fever of unknown origin and temperature changes [present], and if you are getting them continuously it means that virus is in your system and will always be present.
PS. although mostly [in 90% cases] the immune system of a person clears the virus in two years but may remain dormant in the body and reappear again if there is weakened immunity of the patient [like the occurrence of diabetes, tuberculosis, thyroid problem, recurrent cold]
2. make sure that you consult your primary healthcare doctor or a qualified Ayurveda Physician before opting for any home remedy or treatment [since if medicine is not yielding results one may have to opt for surgical options]
PS. regular screening and follow-up is recommended
3. As the infection is recurrent thus Rasayana drugs (Rejuvenation/ Immunomodulators) should be instituted in your management as part of palliative therapy i.e. which corrects the dysfunction of tissues without disturbing the functions of normal tissues, also Rasayana drugs potentiate humoral antibodies, by increasing serum Immunoglobulins such as IgA, IgG, and IgM.
4. regular use of turmeric, ginger, black pepper, cinnamon,chyawanprash, cardamom, Yoga/Pranayam helps in maintaining immunity and reduce the stress level
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