Natural Cures For Genital Herpes

You’d be surprised to know medical researchers have been unable to find a cure for herpes till date! Now, isn’t this an unsettling thought? But before you start fearing the worst, know that not all get afflicted with this condition and those who do, generally recover. Let’s see what this disease is all about.

Herpes defined

Herpes is a viral infection that commonly affects the mouth and genital regions. In US alone, fifty to eighty percent of the adult population carries oral herpes and twenty percent or over fifty million people, genital herpes. And the majority of these remain ignorant about it!

Both oral herpes, which manifests itself as cold sores or fever blisters, and genital herpes that appears as genital sores or sores below the waist, is caused by herpes simplex virus. Since this virus weakens the immune system, it’s important to keep herpes in check at all times.

Getting herpes

The good news is herpes doesn’t spread through air, but the bad news is it does through skin contact. A mere touch is enough, especially if the skin has sores. So, be careful with strangers, while kissing or having oral sex or intercourse. An uninfected individual has about seventy-five percent chances of contracting herpes during intimate contact. Even if you don’t see anything on your skin, but experience itching or other sensations, be warned it may be herpes. The first outbreak is usually painful and may cause itching, burning or tingling. It may also display flu-like symptoms of swollen glands, headache, muscle ache and fever.

Preventing herpes

The best defense against herpes is to avoid it in the first place. The best possible preventive measure is to maintain general good health and keep stress to a minimum. However, if you are infected, there are things you can do to minimize its effect:

a. Take care of the affected skin area by keeping it clean and dry during outbreaks to help healing.

b. Avoid physical contact with the affected area from the time the skin starts tingling, itching or burning until all sores get completely healed and not just scabbed-over.

c. Always wash hands with soap and water, if you happen to touch a sore. It kills herpes virus.

d. Those with genital herpes should use latex condoms during intercourse to prevent spreading.

e. See your physician while the symptoms are still present. This will help in securing virus for specific virus culture.

Natural Remedies

Although there are no medical cures yet for herpes, there are certain effective home remedies that can be used successfully in controlling the outbreak and even curing herpes. However, before you try anything, consult your physician first.

a. Avoid diet products containing the synthetic sweetener, aspartame. This ingredient is known to trigger herpes outbreak.

b. Increase the intake of diet high in lysine and low in arginine. This means, eat more fish, chicken, beef, lamb, milk, cheese, beans, brewer’s yeast and most fruits and vegetables, and avoid chocolate, coconut, oats, whole wheat, white flour, peanuts, soybeans and wheat germ.

c. Amongst herbal remedies, use of the medicinal herb Prunella vulgaris. It’s known to prevent herpes. Acyclovir, another natural product, also helps, but overuse is known to cause renal toxicity. Tea Tree Oil, another common product, has been successfully used in controlling herpes outbreak.

d. Stress is known to contribute in frequent outbreaks of herpes. So, adopting natural treatments and alternative therapies, like yoga, meditation can help manage stress.

Herpes is here to stay and with people carrying it around on person, it may be difficult to avoid! But, if you do get it, don’t panic, using natural cures can help you contain this menace. But whatever you do, don’t forget to consult your physician first.

Sam

Well I got it from a gal who didn’t bother to let me know. Stupid of me not to ask.
Sam

Also, have you had another blood test to test you are negative for the virus? Even though no symptoms, you can still be shedding the virus. Please let me know. Thanks
unknown

did you have herpes.. take these expensive pills and get retested and u were cured?
Rockxstarxfuneralxdirector

u can absolutely stil hand it out sores or not. im the same ive had it for 5 years and had lots of partners and given it to no one.. my theory is that im not that contageous i dont really know but i know whether u see it or not or on ur period or not u can still contract it. telling ppl is hard i just like to think if someone likes you enough they wont care. the way i used to go about it was far from the right thing to do… i used to not tell them and stay with them long enough till they really liked me and said i went for my physical and tested positive and it must have been from a previous relationship. not a good thing to do but no one has ever left me over it yet. :/ its really a hard thing to do. but think of how u got it some asshole lied to u and it changed your life forever… do you want to be that guy and do it to someone else? think of how mad u were when u found out. its the hardest thing but in the end you have to be honest.. “people who matter dont care and people who care dont matter” Good luck to you in these hard times.
Nan

Do Not puncture the sores…the serum inside of them spreads the outbreak!
nan

Keep area dry…
dont matter

hi guys just letting you know i have frequent breakouts due to stress and taking arginine supplements, i use salt water and apple cider vinegar on my soars when i get them…. works well to kill virus and heal quicker also just tryed using starting fluid(ether) its a spray for vehicles and it is an alcohol i usually spray the affected area and kills virus immediatly and heals like theres no tomorrow. hope works well for you. carefull its harmful
C.

I am recently diagnosed with herpes like a lot of you. I
don’t know which type, but I do plan on getting blood tests next week to find
out. I’m not really sure why it’s important to know the type, but it seems to
be the general consensus that it is. My first OB
I don’t think was as bad as many of you have described. I had a few of sores
for about five days. I treated them with an oil of oregano paste and like
someone else mentioned, it was very painful, but they cleared up quickly.

I don’t know what’s hardest about having this virus… 1.)
Accepting that I have it. 2.) The OB and the
potential for more. 3.) Going from happy to depressed in a matter of seconds.
4.) Losing my best friend, confidant, and lover in a 24 hour period. Probably
number 4… It seems to be the hardest to accept and makes everything else so
hard. I knew in my heart that I knew I would lose him as my lover. Although, I
hoped… What I’m struggling with the most is losing my best friend and
confidant. I really didn’t think I’d lose my best friend. I have all these
thoughts, feelings, and questions and I feel as if I can no longer come to him
with them. I feel shut out and alone. Alone… Maybe that’s it, the loneliness.
I read somewhere about people with cancer and what they need the most and get
the least is simple human contact. I miss the great big bear hugs that used be
so comforting and reassuring. Now I get patted on that back and am left feeling
like a leper. I think nights are the worst I lay there and listen to him
breathe and just want to snuggle into his side and feel safe and warm. I miss
the way he always used to tell my how beautiful I was, I almost started to
believe him, now… Now, I just miss my best friend.

They say in some cultures that this is the year of the
dragon… Well for me it’s the year of the herpes and I’m ready for it to be
over. Eleven more months right. My birthday is next month and I turn
thirty-nine. I’m not going to lie, I can’t wait to turn forty, because I will
have a year under my belt with this thing. I have always been a believer that
with time we can over come all things (I also believe in God, but I’m mad at
him right now. Anyway, that’s between me and my God). A year from now I will
hopefully have accepted the diagnosis, gotten over the loss of my best friend,
and be done with my certification. December 2012 will be the end of a very dark
and depressing chapter and January 2013 will hopefully be the beginning of
something brighter…

I have a very heavy heart today, I’m lonely, and my mind is
spinning. Thank you for “listening”.

C.
C.

Yes, thank you for posting this…
Flirt

Herpes has been easy on me. I have one bad flare a year but generally im good. When I have a bad flare I use aclovyr cream, but what really helps is ice and garlic.I ice the area and eat the garlic….i told my gf about it. SHe tested positive but has never had an outbreak. We never use condoms…
R Morgandixon

I’m still waiting on my results but I’m pretty sure I have herpes. Once I finish bathing I reopen the small lesions. By reading I found some remedies that I will be trying ASAP. My boyfriend is being very supportive, but now I have to be careful when I’m interacting with my children whom love to drink after me. We are not alone, just aware. God bless.
cola

Ok so I read all the comments on here and thought I’d say my piece. Firstly don’t use bleach or car chemicals on your poor vag! I’m 21 and i’ve had HSV for 3 years and its livable if you just handle it right.
So when you first get it ever, its horrible, but just go to the doctor they give you hardcore antivirals, you take it for like 4 days and its gone. You can go and get these antivirals each breakout but for me its too much hassle. Instead I got a years prescription to suppressor meds, they’re not amazing but its nice to have something on hand. I dont take these everyday, firstly cause its bad for your liver and secondly because your body doesn’t need to be reminded of the virus while you’re having a nice long break from it. So this also means you can take extra a day when you feel a tickle. Just take it when you feel a tickle and when you have an outbreak about 2 3xday.
Some other tips:
have l lysinc on hand, its really helps (also bad for liver, so be sparing)
if you’re out and feel a tickle buy some coldsore cream.
have some ointments at home: i bought a gel online, its definitely soothing and i noticed a lot longer between OB. I also bought this homeopathic oil stuff (smelt like lemongrass) from naturafarms.net (they dont sell it anymore but i’m going to ask a naturpath to make it for me) it was really good- felt amazing, just killed all the itch and smelt really nice.
It sucks that theres not a cure, but seriously, its just irritation every once in a while once you get a system happening. And remember that it gets better the longer you have it, for some people it even just never outbreaks. For me its definitely slowed down- i used to break out once every few months when i was first diagnosed, now its i every 6 months. Just try to stay healthy and stress free. Also, if it actually needs to be said, go swimming in a pool or beach- fixes, postpones etc all the good thing.
Also when you do outbreak, its soothing to keep it cool, point a fan on your vag while you sleep, and dont wear underwear.
Nonnie

I have
tried several of herpes and not have good result.I found the medicine called
HSV Zero can speed up healing and can lessen the pain of herpes. It is
decrease pain and itching and promotes healing and can shorten outbreaks and
make them less severe or stop them from happening. Its a treatment to put on
your skin. They have lemon balm as their main ingredient on the product.
sandra

I did found hsv-zero too , and it speed up the healing and relief the pain fast.
Abeatproductions

I work as an fitness model and got this devilish infection from my girlfriend ;( Im very lucky i dont have any huge infections and not on my actual penis so thank god for that. Anyways my research have come to an awesome way to be outbreak free and this have worked for me now for about 5 months.

Ok so people what you need is Zinc zinc zinc

Take 30-50 mg of zinc Gluconate with Magnesium (250-300mg) Everyday
preferably on an empty stomach.

If you want combine this with L-lysine No high doses are needed maybe 1000mg max a day even better.

I stress my body to the max every single day and i have no outbreaks since i started this routine.

And please dont take Valtrex and other shit unless you have a very severe outbreak.

Your kidney will thank you and dont give these bastards (the pharmaceutical industry) that problably made the virus in the first place more money…..
Micks

try the new HapaVir tablets. They stop a virus’s ability to connect to the host cells that they need to reproduce. This helps to stop a viral overload on your system and that can stop an outbreak, or dramatically reduce the severity and duration.