Can eating certain foods help a cold sore go away faster?

Question

I just got a cold sore this morning! and School will be starting in just a few days! I have medicine on it, but I want to know if eating certain foods can help quicken the healing process???

Answer 1

No, eating certain foods will not help make the cold sore go away.  There is no over-the-counter medication or home remedy that cures cold sores.  Only time will take care of that.  But there is a good prescription medication for cold sores.  It will make them go away much faster, and as a result of taking this medication you will have far fewer outbreaks of cold sores.

The absolute best treatment for cold sores is a prescription medication in pill form called Valtrex.  It was intended for genital herpes, but cold sores are caused by the same family of viruses, and Valtrex stops colds sores in their tracks.  None of the other treatments come close to the effectiveness of Valtrex, not the ointment Zovirax, and certainly not Abreva or anything else.  Ask your doctor about it to see if you would be a good candidate for this medication.  My doctor prescribed it for me for cold sores about five years ago and after taking it only a couple of times I hardly ever get a cold sore any more, and before Valtrex I was having several attacks a year.  On the rare occasions that I do get one now, it is gone almost immediately when I take the medication - in about a day.    In the meantime, here are a couple of informative links.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t...

http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/ach...

Answer 2

Nope. Use CARMEX or at least petroleum jelly. You have to keep it moistured in order to heal.

Answer 3

You can try Abbrev or take a Q-tip and soak an end in mouthwash. Next apply the soaked end to it and hold for several minutes.

Hope that helps, try avoiding eating chips or anything that can aggravate the sore.