Fever Blister Information and Fever Blister Tips

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What is a Fever Blister? What causes a Fever Blister? Prevention Methods Natural treatment option

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What are Fever Blisters?
 

Fever blisters, also called cold sores, are blisters filled with fluid and usually erupt on the lips or between lips and nose, outside the mouth, as opposed to canker sores that occur inside the mouth. They can occur within hours and are very painful, lasting up to 10 days. Many people report that the outbreak of the painful blisters is usually introduced by a tingling sensation and burning pain in the mouth area.

Fever blisters are often referred to as Herpes labialis. Herpes is a viral infection. Open herpes blisters can spread from person to person. When a person catches the oral herpes simplex virus (HSV 1) for the fist time, the fever blisters will usually erupt inside the mouth. This infection is called “gingivostomatitis”.  This infection usually takes place in the early childhood and causes a fever and swollen lymph nodes in the child. Most people catch the oral herpes simplex virus by their early twenties.

In the US over 70 percent of the population has the herpes simplex virus. However, that does not mean that 70 percent also suffer from the outbreak of the virus. A huge number of people just carries the virus and can also spread it; however the virus itself will never affect their lives. In fact only 30 percent of the population actually suffers from the symptoms.

What causes Fever Blisters?
 

If a person carries the herpes virus, the virus can break out any time, since it is a dormant virus. However, certain situations in our lives can favor the outbreak of the virus. One thing is for sure, once infected with the virus, we carry it throughout our life in our bodies. One can infect other people too. Some people are more prone to getting the virus than others. Following is a list that cause break outs

• Emotional Stress
• Job Stress
• Travel Stress (extreme climate and culture changes)
• Lack of Sleep
• Illness, fever or common cold
• Hormonal Changes
• Exposure to Sunlight
• Menstruation or Pregnancy
• Food Allergies
• Low Immune System
• Tissue damage
• Cold

How to help prevent Fever Blisters

As with most viral infections, no cure has been found yet. The only thing we can do is to decrease the pain by applying Manuka Honey 4-5 times daily and trying to avoid some of the above mentioned situations, like stress, lack of sleep or extreme exposure to sunlight.

“Since I am using Manuka Honey for my fever blisters, they seem to heal a lot faster. Also they do not hurt as much as they did before. At first I thought putting honey on a fever blister was weird, now I am convinced: it is the best thing you can do.”

A. J. California

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