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EF Cold sore help

GeekMomGeekMom
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So I've never in my life gotten a cold sore. Of course it happens when I'm pregnant! LOL! So it's not horrible right now, but is there anything EF that can help speed the healing process?
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Re: EF Cold sore help

  • kdellokdello member
    It makes sense that the stress of pregnancy would bring it on. I've read that 6 in 10 people have the virus, so don't be too worried. I suggest taking the amino acid Lysine. You can buy it at the drug store, and it might help. Honestly, though, if it were me I'd drop the twenty bucks on a tube of Abreva asap and just get it gone before it gets worse and lasts forever!
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  • emilysmommy2010emilysmommy2010 member
    You can also use tree oil.

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  • CaseBrideCaseBride

    Crush up a vitamin C tablet, add a little water to make a paste, and put that on it.

    You can also use an ice cube to numb it if it's painful or throbbing.

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  • GeekMomGeekMom
    Thanks ladies! I'll try these!
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  • dosafyredosafyre

    Hubbie just caught that virus for the first time last month...Lysine and Abreva REALLY helped him out when a second one tried to crop up.

    And if you have an outbreak when LO is born, be really careful not to kiss or get saliva near the infant (mucus membranes only?) as it can be dangerous for them when newborn.

    I tend to not kiss LO directly on the lips or share drinks with her, even now that she's older...though I haven't had an outbreak in over a decade...there's still that slim chance of shedding the virus while not having a sore. But yeah...it's really not a big deal, and in a week they are gone...I'm just a hypochondriac like that. :P 

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  • GeekMomGeekMom
    imagedosafyre:

    Hubbie just caught that virus for the first time last month...Lysine and Abreva REALLY helped him out when a second one tried to crop up.

    And if you have an outbreak when LO is born, be really careful not to kiss or get saliva near the infant (mucus membranes only?) as it can be dangerous for them when newborn.

    I tend to not kiss LO directly on the lips or share drinks with her, even now that she's older...though I haven't had an outbreak in over a decade...there's still that slim chance of shedding the virus while not having a sore. But yeah...it's really not a big deal, and in a week they are gone...I'm just a hypochondriac like that. :P 

     

    Wow! I didn't think of that! Thanks!

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