Coping with herpes can be extremely challenging not just physically but also mentally. In the event that you just discovered that you have herpes you should relax, it is not that scary in the end. Once you learn how to come to terms with your diagnosis and find out how other folks deal with herpes you will feel better. Don't have a pity party for yourself, it is not that big of a deal.
After being diagnosed with herpes, thinking that there is no cure for herpes, many people begin to feel frustrated, angry or sad and live with a constant fear of rejection. Herpes also causes a lot of physical discomfort - itching, painful sores, etc. And the worst thing about it is the possibility of passing the virus to others through asymptomatic shedding without even knowing. Eighty percent of people with herpes have no idea they have even it!
There are two types of herpes: HSV type 1, or oral herpes, that triggers cold sores around the mouth, and HSV type 2, or genital herpes, that triggers sores around genitals and buttocks. It is a very common infection and every fifth person has it. According to FDA (Food and Drug Administration) there is no herpes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3fpG4SVlc cure. It doesn't mean that there is no way to control herpes though.
Most doctors recommend taking antiviral medication to deal with HSV. Because herpes is a virus it has the ability to mutate, so eventually drugs may go wrong. Also antiviral drugs have potentially serious side effects and they often cost a lot of money, that is why many people look for alternative herpes treatments.
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It is very important to learn what causes herpes outbreaks and the way the virus can be passed to be able to understand how to control it. Here are some interesting factual statements about HSV by Herpes Cure HQ
1. Stress makes it worse. Herpes outbreaks often appear right after or during some stressful life event. Managing your stress levels might help prevent outbreaks.
2. Strong immune system can produce enough antibodies to fight herpes, shorten time and severity of outbreaks and in some cases even prevent any future outbreaks.
3. It is very important to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. And while some foods (abundant with arginine) could cause herpes outbreaks, other foods (rich in lysine) can help control herpes and cure symptoms faster. Certain foods, supplements and vitamins, such as olive leaf, oregano oil, wheatgrass juice, jamu, vitamins B, E, C help raise the immune system.
4. Physical activity helps tremendously because it relieves stress, increases blood circulation, boosts metabolism and disease fighting capability. However, excessive exercise can be stressful on your body and mind.
5. Strong disease fighting capability might help cure herpes symptoms faster and could keep herpes in a dormant state and make it hide it in the nerve cells where immune system can't "see" the virus. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that the virus won't reappear months or years later. The good news is that some studies claim that it is possible to permanently get rid of herpes.
6. H2O2 Therapy. Dr. Otto Warbugh won the Nobel Prize for proving that herpes virus can't exist within an elevated oxygen environment. H2O2 or Hydrogen Peroxide is basically water and extra atom of oxygen. H2O2 cleans your body without harming it by delivering a supplementary atom to viruses and bacteria and oxidizing them. It can be very dangerous and cause side affects if not used correctly.
7. Some doctors use DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) to fight herpes due http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/218580-overview to its unique capability to penetrate protective protein and enter the cell.
8. PCR DNA (polymerase chain reaction) test can detect if herpes virus is in its dormant state whenever there are no sores present. Most tests only look for the presence of antibodies (which is normal for to body to produce after being infected with herpes).
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