Do any of you get cold sores?

[Kim]

Do you find that stress sometimes brings them on? I've got a whopper of a cold sore, and it really sucks! I picked up some abreva ($14 for a tiny tube :angry: ) Hopefully it will heal faster.

[latingirl]

Yes, stress does bring them on. And also, not when your body is not getting the nutrients it needs.

I get them all the time when I'm going through "serious" drama. Whem my papa (grandfather)was in the hospital for stroke and then eventually died in 95' I got them all over my mouth, it was horrible. NOT what I needed at that time.

Now, my doctor prescribes me medication that I start taking once I feel that "tingle" on my lip and it works VERY well. Sometimes its still a sore, but it doesn't go through that nasty "oozing blister" stage and it dries up quickly. But you have to take like 6 a day. Better than nothing, though.

[oblongmelon]

nope never. but i hear that tea bags heal them fast.

[johnnymk]

I go through "spells" whwn I get one after another. I tried everything under the Sun. I find that Zovirax, a prescription topical ointment helps. But the absolute best thing is the tongue scraper. That thing will wipe any bacteria off of your tongue. You can really see what's going on after you have had dairy products. Within minutes you will start feeling the tingling go away., and the days for healing will be reduced to just a few.

[jase71]

Hmm... cold sores? Or canker sores?

The red painful ones in the corners of your mouth? Or the REALLY painful little white ones on the interior of your mouth?

I get canker sores fairly often, the little white ones. They can make a guy seriously miserable for a couple of weeks at a time.

I've cut mine down pretty dramatically since I started using a toothpaste with no SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) in it, and started rinsing at least once daily with listerine. Stil get 'em, but not nearly as often.

[Kim]

I mean the ones on the outside of my lips, although I've had canker sores too. I usually only get those after I bite my cheek (yes, I'm dumb I know)

[latingirl]

Originally posted by jase71
Hmm... cold sores? Or canker sores?

The red painful ones in the corners of your mouth? Or the REALLY painful little white ones on the interior of your mouth?

I get canker sores fairly often, the little white ones. They can make a guy seriously miserable for a couple of weeks at a time.

I've cut mine down pretty dramatically since I started using a toothpaste with no SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) in it, and started rinsing at least once daily with listerine. Stil get 'em, but not nearly as often.

REALLY?? I'm going to try that.

I thought the little white ones had to do with dehydration.

I'm personnaly talking about the blisters you get on your lip.

[brainsmile]

did you know that canker sores are a form of herpes? :D

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by brainsmile
did you know that canker sores are a form of herpes? :D


WRONG!!!!

Canker sores are not herpes...

However, cold sores are.

Info: http://herpes.on.net/cold_sores/Default.htm

[latingirl]

Just for the record...getting cold sores DOES NOT mean that you have genital herpes.

Thank you very much.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by latingirl
Just for the record...getting cold sores DOES NOT mean that you have genital herpes.

Thank you very much.

well duh

what Im saying, and what brainsmile is trying to say, is that...

cold sores are in fact caused by the herpes virus, also known as Oral herpes.

[latingirl]

Look, I'm just putting that out there.

I'm not saying thats what YOU or brainsmile is saying, but you know that there are those that can and WILL take it there. :rolleyes:

[cruelpupet]

Yes but oral herpes can be transfered and become genital herpes, obviously youll need a second person in the equation...




unless your really flexable ;)

[cruelpupet]

Fortunatly I've been able to avoid oral herpes/fever blisters/cold sores.

I've been saved twice. First was by my friend Locke, warned me about a hottie in Fredonia who was on the feild hockey team.

And most recently, a teller and myself (Im a net admin at a bank), started to hit it off. A coworker who was there with me, starts bragging about me back at the office. Phil turns to me..and says oh, you mean christine? I wouldnt go there...she had herpes (oral) and some other STD (that was genital).



Moral of the story...if you know about a hottie who has it...warn your friends

[jujubees]

Stress, sun exposure, and fevers are the usual "triggers" for cold sores. I always get a HUUUUGE one every time I visit my folks, so stress is a definite trigger. :P

Abreva works better than Denavir, a similar cream that required a prescription and was ~$25 a pop. :eek: Doctors were touting Denavir left and right, but I didn't notice it helping. Abreva helps it heal faster, usually by a day or so. A couple of times, I applied Abreva early enough, and the cold sore never developed. Schweeeet. :D

During an outbreak, I also take 1500mg (3 x 500) of Lysine, an amino acid that promotes healthy mouth tissue. A recommended daily allowance hasn't been established by the FDA, but I figured that one tablet with every meal seemed reasonable. It's pretty cheap, but watch out, they're the size of horse pills!

A friend of mine takes an acyclovir/zovirax pill every night as her "prevention plan." She also says that Simply Essential (http://www.essential-nz.com/) works really well, but I haven't tried yet because it's kinda pricey.

[jujubees]

Originally posted by brainsmile
did you know that canker sores are a form of herpes? :D I'm sure everyone here thanks you for expressing that in the WORST possible way. :rolleyes:

[Napoleon54]

I gots genital herpes.

Any females want oral herpes?

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by Napoleon54
I gots genital herpes.

Any females want oral herpes?

I told you to clean your "Real Doll" more often

Geeze its bad enoguh you ordered the Mr. Belveder model

[Napoleon54]

Originally posted by cruelpupet


I told you to clean your "Real Doll" more often

Geeze its bad enoguh you ordered the Mr. Belveder model


Funny, it didn't develop 'til after you visited. WTF were you doing when I wasn't here?

I hope you get nose herpes.

[latingirl]

As a response to Jujubees post AND purposely "ignoring" Napoleon's ignant post...

Yeah, Lysine does work really well, I used that when I didn't have medical insurance (abreva wasn't out then). But the aciclovir works wonderfully and I don't get them enough to take daily. Also, I would think that your body would form some sort of tolerance if it was taken daily (similar to taking too much of the same anti-biotic).

I think its selfish for someone with a venereal disease to not disclose thier problem. Although, I do feel sorry for them in general because now it must be a stigma for them that they will have with them for the rest of thier lives. A form of constant rejection.

Personally, if I'm KISSING someone (let alone having sex with someone), I am very sensitive to whether or not I have a cold sore or feel one coming on (and I personally feel it the second it happens...tingle). I don't want to hurt (even this way) the person I love or care about.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by Napoleon54



Funny, it didn't develop 'til after you visited. WTF were you doing when I wasn't here?

I hope you get nose herpes.

hey wasnt me...looks suspiciously at Napoleons pet gerbils

[jujubees]

Originally posted by cruelpupet
Moral of the story...if you know about a hottie who has it...warn your friends No, the moral of the story is: if you don't know what you're talking about, shut your trap.

Herpes Simplex I (the oral kind) is present in 80% of the population. It lies dormant in most people, but some are more susceptible to it and get cold sores. Just because you don't sport a fat lip doesn't mean that you aren't carrying the virus, buddy boy.

Herpes is NOT transmissible unless it's active (and trust me, you can't miss it :rolleyes: ). Unless you were planning on getting hot and heavy with the "hottie" from work while she had a fat lip, you weren't "saved" from anything.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by jujubees
No, the moral of the story is: if you don't know what you're talking about, shut your trap.


How about kiss my @$$ i do know what im talking about. Yes i do know that its only transmissable durign certain periods. One of those periods being when its just starting to surface...when you cannot see it.

and im not carrying the virus...ive never had a cold sore

so how about you educate yourself a little before you tell people they dont know what they are saying

[Napoleon54]

Doing a little reading here.

Apparently there's another form of this virus: anal herpes.

Sounds nasty.




::scratch, scratch::

maybe these damn things ain't 'roids after all

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by Napoleon54
Doing a little reading here.

Apparently there's another form of this virus: anal herpes.

Sounds nasty.

::scratch, scratch::

maybe these damn things ain't 'roids after all

HA what a surprise...sounds like something you'd get :P

just make sure you keep to your plot on the camping trip

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by latingirl

I think its selfish for someone with a venereal disease to not disclose thier problem. Although, I do feel sorry for them in general because now it must be a stigma for them that they will have with them for the rest of thier lives. A form of constant rejection.



wow a responsible person... im shocked <-- no thats not sarcasm

you dont know how many people i know who dont care and wont disclose

[jujubees]

Originally posted by cruelpupet
How about kiss my @$$ i do know what im talking about. Yes i do know that its only transmissable durign certain periods. One of those periods being when its just starting to surface...when you cannot see it.I don't know what kind of company you keep, but transmitting the virus is very serious, and that's not something I want on my conscience. Like latingirl says, if I even feel a tingle on my lip, kissing -- let alone sex -- is out of the question.


Originally posted by cruelpupet
and im not carrying the virus...ive never had a cold soreDid you miss the part where I said that it lies dormant in most people, but only SOME get the cold sores? You never getting a cold sore does NOT mean that you're not a carrier.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by jujubees
Did you miss the part where I said that it lies dormant in most people, but only SOME get the cold sores? You never getting a cold sore does NOT mean that you're not a carrier.


well that seems pretty new to me...have any info to back that up. Ive never heard of people being infected and it not showign up at some point or another

[Napoleon54]

Originally posted by Napoleon54
Doing a little reading here.

Apparently there's another form of this virus: anal herpes.

Sounds nasty.




::scratch, scratch::

maybe these damn things ain't 'roids after all


y'all gotta pardon me tonight. I'm in a lowbrow (http://www.lowbrow.com) mood.


A little warning- that link goes to a somewhat tasteless site. Don't click if you're a winy pansy. I'm not responsible for what other people submit there.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by Napoleon54



A little warning- that link goes to a somewhat tasteless site. Don't click if you're a winy pansy. I'm not responsible for what other people submit there.

heh with the way thigns been goign i give this post another 3 min to live...before its killed


good site thoguh...why have you never shared this link before?

[latingirl]

Originally posted by cruelpupet


wow a responsible person... im shocked <-- no thats not sarcasm

you dont know how many people i know who dont care and wont disclose

I know this isn't a "popular" statement or view...but I think that your above statement is a good argument for ABSTINENCE.

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by latingirl


I know this isn't a "popular" statement or view...but I think that your above statement is a good argument for ABSTINENCE.


hey maybe we can also reinstate the whole scarlet letter deal...only make it for diseases

A - Aids
H - Herpes
S - Syphllis
Pwd - for being in extended contact with :passwird:

[jujubees]

Originally posted by cruelpupet
well that seems pretty new to me...have any info to back that up. Ive never heard of people being infected and it not showign up at some point or another http://www.poz.com/archive/april2001/inside/coldsore.html :
Transmitted through contact with mucous membranes or small breaks in the skin, herpes, whether type 1 or 2, is usually marked by one or more of the following: red, painful sores on the lips, genitals or anal area; swollen lymph nodes; or flulike symptoms. But the virus can also lie dormant for a lifetime.

http://www.families-first.com/hb/hb16.htm :
Over fifty million Americans develop cold sores every year. In some people this virus lies dormant over a lifetime. Others have frequent outbreaks.

http://www.oxygen.com/experts/delilah/delilah_19960925.jhtml :
Once you have contracted the virus, it can remain dormant in your body for days, weeks, years, even forever.

[cruelpupet]

I satnd corrected..i will tuk that away in my semi useless knowledge bin


on another note...





Ghonorrea, its nothing to clap about
:heh:

[latingirl]

Originally posted by cruelpupet
I satnd corrected..i will tuk that away in my semi useless knowledge bin


THAT'S not fair...she proved her point. You can at least give her HEARTFELT props.

[mojo]

Originally posted by latingirl


THAT'S not fair...she proved her point. You can at least give her HEARTFELT props. being humble is not everyone's strong point :heh:

you see, it's like this: if you insult someone, then it's ok because it doesn't cost you anything. if they show that you're wrong, you can just downplay it and pretend that you acknowledged it, and ignore the fact that you got nasty about stuff and it's supposed to go away.

some people aren't teachable in this respect :disa:

[nickel]

ithinks mojo has something there :)

see moj, i'm teachable ;)

[jase71]

Originally posted by latingirl


I know this isn't a "popular" statement or view...but I think that your above statement is a good argument for ABSTINENCE.

But... but... but... I'm married! :bawl:

On the other hand, sometimes marriage is the best way to ensure abstinence I've found yet... :hmm: :P