VEGAN allergy and cold sore medication!!!?

Question

AHHH I NEED IT! I am a singer so I need to be prepared for performances, and if my nose is stopped up, or even worse if it happens to be a time in the year where a cold sore has popped up, it ruins the show! I just figured out that my Zovirax AND my Zyrtec are NOT VEGAN because they have lactose! WHAT THE MOTHER EFFER! Why does it need lactose in it anyway??? This is frustrating because I doubt the doctor would have anything else to suggest or that stores carry many vegan products for this. Is there anything anyone could suggest for me for good treatments for these two issues I have? My seasonal allergies get pretty bad at times, and I only get cold sores about twice a year but when it happens MAN they are ugly and that is just NOT gonna fly with me being a singer. I especially can't have cold sores. Being a performer means you can't look like cr_p. Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't know about cold sores, but I know someone with "allergies" and asthma, and the problem is really that she was eating a lot of foods with gluten in them.  It was clogging up her system and making it difficult for her to breathe from time to time.

Good luck in terms of a quick fix for when you're performing, because that cannot be easy, but if you use herbs that are blood cleansers and blood builders, that will help you in the long-term. . .but you might still have a detox reaction like mucus in your head (stuffy nose) or mucus coming out of your skin (cold sore) until the acids and wastes in your system are neutralized.

  When you're not eating foods that build mucus and cause acid waste in your system, then you're not going to have stuffy nose or cold sores.

All the best

Answer 2

Use Ice

Ice is a very good home remedy for cold sores. Rub ice on the infected skin for few minutes, repeat this every hour.

Use Tea Bag

Apply a tea bag for few minutes on the blisters, repeat this every hour. One can also consider pressing a warm tea bag on the blisters for approximately 30 minutes.

Other Remedies

Applying Witch Hazel on sores will give you some relief. Dip your moist index finger in powdered common salt and press the sore for 30 seconds using this index finger. Gently rub aloe vera gel or oil on the sores. Lemon balm extract helps to reduce symptoms and speeds up healing. Those having weak immune system will take more time to recover and may face more severe consequences.

Answer 3

I stopped getting cold sores after I gave up wheat. I know many people who have said the same thing.