With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Genital Herpes
Our body works like a machine and encounters with problems just like the machines. Fortunately, solutions are there to treat these problems. Body can get affected with different kinds of diseases and disorders. Some of them are mild and are treated with simple treatments but some are chronic and contagious. People, who suffer from such problems, look for different treatments in the hope of getting cured. Barely of those treatments, work and provide relief. Here are some home remedies for genital herpes that will help the sufferers to get rid of the diseases.
Herpes is a contagious disease that spreads from person to person through sexual contacts. Herpes is caused by a virus that creates chronic skin infection with pain and inflammation. It can spread to the genitals organs from a cold sore if hygienic precautions are not taken. This virus has the ability to spreads in its inactive stage also. Herpes virus can also be passed from one person to another in its pre-active stage when the symptoms are only itching or tightening of the skin. This virus does not die easily, so there is a risk of passing the virus, long after its treatment.
Below we have mentioned some symptoms of genital herpes to help you to recognize the problem.
Symptoms: The first episode of the disease starts within a couple of weeks of the exposure to the virus, and the initial onset can also be quite bad. Second round of the disease includes painful sores, fever, flu-like symptoms and swollen glands. The symptoms are not always severe initially, however, they include an initial round and then a second round of painful sores, flu-like symptoms. The initial symptoms appear as rashes or insect bites.
One, who gets infected with genital herpes, suffers from it for a lifelong. Expecting treatment to cure it completely will be a false expectation; however, some treatments are there to reduce the itching, inflammation and the pain. This disease may recur four to five times in a year with the same symptoms. Home remedies given below will surely help you to reduce the pain and inflammation and in preventing the disease from recurrence as well.
If genital herpes is troubling you, causing genital herpes pain and problems, you can look forward to herbal genital treatments for it.
Hygiene: This is the most important precaution one should follow to prevent the infection from spreading. One should wash hands every time before touching the genital organs. Washing hand every time after sneezing or coughing will help to stop the infection from spreading.
Mint Tea: Herbs that can help you to cure genital herpes are not rare to find and they work effectively in relieving the pain and infection. Peppermint tea is one the greatest remedies to fight with the flu symptoms and the fever associated with genital herpes. It will also help to ease the genital herpes pain.
Baking Soda: Baking soda is a substance found in the kitchen, and works miraculously in healing genital herpes problems. Baking soda (sodium bi- carbonate) is also termed as the cooking soda. Slightly damp a cotton ball or tissue in water, dip it in baking soda, and coat the infected skin area with it. Leave it on the sore to dry out the infection and to help relieve the itching. Do not re-dip the same tissue or cotton ball after you have used it once, as it could contaminate the remaining soda in the container.
Tea Bags: Applying cold tea bags to the infected area every hour may be beneficial in minimizing the pain. This is because there is a content called tannic acid in tea bags, which is considered to have antiviral properties and it works the best when used at the first sign of an outbreak.
Aloe Vera Gel: Aloe vera gel is known to be one of the most powerful skin soothing agents around. The gel is obtained from the aloe vera plant. If you already have an aloe vera plant at home, all you need to do is to snip off the leaf and take out the gel. Then simply apply this gel to the affected gentile herpes areas of the body. You will find relief and comfort from the genital itch instantly.
Ice: Ice is one of the wonderful remedies to conflict genital herpes infection. Just fill up a plastic bag with ice from the freezer. If you do not have ice, you could use frozen peas for this purpose as well. Wrap this plastic bag in a sheet. Use this pack to apply on the affected genital herpes areas for instant soothing relief.
Echinacea herb
This herb is an amazing herpes virus home remedy, which has been used for ages. You can take the herb in capsule, powder form or even as a tea. The recommended doses may differ according to the format of the remedies..
The medicines available in the market are effective in treating the infection. However, its effectiveness may not remain for long. Also, these medicines may increase the warmth of your body. Home remedies for genital herpes given above will soothe and heal you naturally.
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